Christina grew up climbing dogwoods and Southern magnolias in Atlanta, GA, and has spent many moons rambling around the forests, fields, and creeks of the Southern Appalachian mountains. She has worked on land planning and design projects across scales, from residential permaculture design and fine gardening, to flower farming and urban forest restoration. Christina holds a B.A. from Sewanee and an M.A. in ecological design from the Conway School of Landscape Design. She is an adjunct professor of Environmental Studies at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and serves as Vice Chair of the City of Chattanooga’s Tree Commission.

Christina began her studies in herbal medicine in 2015 with Patricia Kyritsi Howell at the Botanologos School of Herbal Studies, where she became fascinated by the dynamic intersection of medical herbalism, energetic healing traditions, and the applications of bioregional plants of the southeast. She then apprenticed and worked with Lorna Mauney-Brodek of Herbalista, where she learned the roots and shoots of clinical practice, medicine-making, apothecary management, mobile street medicine, and community organizing. Ever since, Christina has been supporting folks with herbal remedies and building healing gardens everywhere she goes.