S&S/Simon Element

Rebecca Beyer is the woman behind the Blood and Spicebush School of Old Craft and one of the women behind the Sassafras School of Appalachian Plantcraft. She lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she manages a homestead and teaches people how to forage wild plants and mushrooms with No Taste Like Home. She has a BS in plant and soil science from the University of Vermont and a Masters in Appalachian Studies and Sustainability, concentrating in Appalachian Ethnobotany at Appalachian State University. She is also a member of the Association of Foragers. She spends her days trying to learn what her ancestors did and finding ways to share traditional skills while tackling cultural appropriation through practicing and teaching those things.