Your Guide and Instructor, Certified Herbalist, Wild Woman, Wise Woman, Barbara DuTot has over 25 years experience as a Traditional Herbalist. She is intimately acquainted with the plant communities of forest, field, stream, meadow and mountain having a lived a rural lifestyle in the Shuswap for close to 30 years.
Barbara is a skilled facilitator with seventeen years experience developing, designing and delivering educational and training programs to a wide variety of learner groups.
Her passions are wild landscapes, horses and dogs.

We would like to introduce this year's Apprentice - Danielle Legault, aka “Baby Bear”.

“I come from a family of healers and farmers/gardeners and I lovingly embrace the two together. I've always had my own vegtable garden and when working in the dirt, I couldn't be happier. I just love to experience the earth and all it has to offer. My life moto is : 'Live the life you love and love the life you live'.”

Danielle has a background in bichemistry and the natural foods industry. She is fluent in French and English and has formal training in Therapeutic Touch Level I, Basic Kinesiology.
Danielle has impressed us with her positive attitude and the enthusiasm in which she has embraced all of her duties as Apprentice. Her beautiful smile and sunny dispostion make her a joy to be around.
For one so young she is nonetheless very Wise and we are thrilled to have her as part of our team!
Welcome Danielle!!

Megan McNairn, a previous apprentice of Wild Roots, is a local 'Kingfisher' girl and has been delivering interactive ecology and stewardship programs with the Kingfisher Interpretive Centre for the past three years. She has formal training in Natural Sciences, as well as practical experience as a field technician and florist!  She delights in discovering new forest treasures, and sharing these with others.  
Megan's goal is for a long and varied career in ecological stewardship, but her passion is plants .... they eat light!  What could be cooler?