Sandra Arseth - All around Plantswoman. Sandy has been studying, growing, and utilizing plants in the Midwest region since they first allowed women to work with planting at the Arboretum in 1974. Her deep spiritual connection to all living things and the energy things produce is so clear from her ways and her words.

She has been propagating, and making use of medicinal plants in the Greater Longfellow Neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota and several sites in the outlying areas and Wisconsin for many years. She volunteers and shares her knowlege and skills extensively throughout the community. Many of us are indebted to her for her generocity with her knowlege and experience. Her way of steeping St. John's Wort into olive oil keeps my 40 year old body supple and happy! I thank her.

Her work in creating sustainable and harvestable garden areas, especially in the urban environment of Minneapolis has led her to collaborate with many community resources including Kari, Lise Wolfe and United Plant Savers.

When I watch her with the children, especially my youngest son, I breathe in her wise woman self like a whiff of true home. She is a treasure and a resource I would always want to sustain!

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