Violet Snow is a naturalist, herbalist, photographer, and outdoor educator living in upstate New York. She has taught classes for the Appalachian Mountain Club, Ashokan Field Campus, New York State Outdoor Educators Association, and many other organizations. She writes a nature column for the Phoenicia Times and has published articles on plants in the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, Northeast Herbal Association Journal, Woodstock Times, and other periodicals. Among her many teachers have been wild food expert Steve Brill, herbalist Susun Weed, and primitive skills instructor Barry Keegan. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Violet’s mission in life is helping people to draw emotional, physical, and spiritual sustenance from nature, especially by using wild plants in their daily lives.