Cascade Anderson Geller

Cascade Anderson Geller grew up always on the lookout for wild muscadine grapes and picking wild greens. With a family background steeped in Appalachian mountain people's self-reliance and herbal knowledge, she continued her quest for understanding the intricate relationships between plants and people through more formal herb studies on the West Coast with herbal elders such as Ella Birzneck at Dominion Herbal College, Norma Meyers of Alert Bay, B.C. Her studies continue with travel to areas of the world where people embrace a lifestyle that respects and directly uses plants in all aspects of life. Cascade has served on the faculty of naturopathic colleges throughout the U.S., as well as having an herbal practice and offering an educational program open to all students. She continues with her passion for oral teaching and getting people and plants together on herb walks as she has done for nearly three decades. She is currently devoting time as an activistist in water and public land politics.