My name is Rachel Milford, and I am a Knoxville, TN based community herbalist, herb grower, and teacher. Through my business Reclaiming Your Roots, I offer sliding-scale classes about herbal medicine, as well as craft and sell a variety of herbal teas, salves, syrups, and other herbal products.

Reclaiming Your Roots was born out of a desire to help empower individuals and communities to reclaim their own healing process. It’s been shaped by my lived experience of chronic illness and my littlest self, who so early on understood the magic of plants and potion making and how integral play, joy, and pleasure are to health. And it continues to be fed by the deep connections I experience providing local access to herbal medicines, supporting my community in redefining what healing and wellness looks like for each of them, and working to build resilient communities of care where no one is left behind.