About Alicia

As a lifelong learner, I have accumulated many certifications, and spent 1000’s of hours researching and integrating those learnings into my everyday.

As a teenager, I was expelled from high school and, as a result, had to live in the mountains near the Chehalis River and began homeschooling. This was a pivotal moment in my life. Before homeschooling, I was a C student at best. Living in the outdoors, with a part-time job caring for the land and being responsible for my own school schedule, was exactly what I needed to focus and discover my strengths. I became an honors student, enjoyed the physical work, connected with the forest, and grew into an independent individual.

Years later, I attended the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and began working as a Nutritionist and Fitness Instructor. This marked the start of my journey into natural living, herbal medicine, foraging, and self-sustainability.

I continue this journey today, constantly adding new certifications and gaining more education and experience. I have a deep passion for the outdoors, local plants, wild food and medicine, healthy cooking, and functional plant art.

Certifications and Experience

  • Registered Holistic Nutritionist
    Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
  • Chartered Herbalist
    Dominion Herbal College
  • Practical Herbalist
    Wild Rose College
  • Holistic Nutrition Program
    Pacific Rim College
  • Plant Identification Certificate
    Burnaby School District
  • ISA Tree Identification
  • 500-hour Yoga Instructor
    Ananda Yoga & YogaMu

Mentors and Influences:

  • John Kallas, Foraging and Wild Food Author
  • Tom Elpel, Author of Botany in a Day
  • Starhawk, author of The Earth Path & The Spiral Dance
  • Lori Synder, Indigenous Herbalist
  • Katolen Yardley, Medical Herbalist & Doctor of Osteopathy
  • Yarrow & Terry Willard, Wild Rose College
  • Robin Kort, Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures
2 week foraging excursion with Tom Elpel
Foraging with John Kallas
Permaculture with Starhawk

Professional Collaborations and Organizations:

  • Vancouver & Burnaby – Renfrew CC, Douglas CC, Thunderbird CC, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, Koome Forestry, Pacific Chiropractic and Massage Therapy, Salvation Army, Soigne, MakerLabs
  • Vancouver Island – City of Nanaimo, Township of Ladysmith, Restore – Habitat for Humanity, Tigh Na Mara

Feature Presentations:

Canadian Herb Conference Nov. 2024 Foraging 101

Earth Day – City of Nanaimo, Bowen Park April. 2024 Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants