My name is Brooke Bridges, Kitchen Magician, Farmer, and CSA Assistant Manager, (she/her) and I am a 30-year old, biracial black woman from Los Angeles, CA. I am actively embracing my femininity, my connection to nature, my biracial roots, and my fluidity in all aspects of my life. I use food, fungi, and plant medicines tools for healing and for benefiting not only my personal journey but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the collective. All of my ailments can be, and have been, healed with nature – from the dirt I stick my toes in, to the seeds I delicately plant, to the water that falls from the sky and to the final product; the sustenance that luxuriates from the land and ends up on and in my body.
I moved from Los Angeles to the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts in 2017 with hopes of being able to farm and live in the woods. I am now farming and living in community on the land at Soul Fire Farm. I birthed my first child in August of 2021 and am now deeply passionate about using plant and fungi medicine to heal ailments associated with birth, postpartum, and the womban’s cycle. I also work as a mental health speaker for youth, developed a social emotional learning curriculum called Building Bridges, and I’m learning to unite all of these skills and passions to improve the overall wellbeing of our community.