Jess Krueger is a writer, educator, and herbal remedy maker who spends a lot of time outside, harvesting plants for medicine and food. She uses locally sourced raw materials, practices ethical harvesting, and strives to demystify herbalism as an art and a science. She cites her mentors as Linda Conroy, Carol Jacobs, Carol Willis, Rose Barlow, Jim Mcdonald, Aviva Romm, Matthew Wood, Margi Flint, Tracy Mangold, and Thomas Easley.