Norma P. Weinberg --- ‘herbsdottir' 

Norma Weinberg, herbsdottir, is an herbal educator, author, speaker, workshop leader, lifestyles coach, and Master Gardener. Her ‘hands-on’ background includes an apprenticeship at HerbPharm, a grower of organic herbs and producer of herbal remedies in Williams, Oregon; and as a graduate student intern in public affairs at the FDA. She has completed postgraduate studies in health, communications, and management. Norma is the originator of a cable television series, “herbsdottir.” She is the founder of the ‘Healing, Herbal Medicine and Cancer Conference,’ and author of: Herbal Secrets for Gardeners; Natural Hand Care - herbal treatments and simple techniques for healthy hands and nails; Henna from Head to Toe, Natural Remedies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Herbal Hand Creams and Salves, and Herbal Home Spa (this, co-authored with Stephanie Tourles) (Most of her books are published by Storey Books). 

Norma is Vice Chair of the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America and a regular contributor to Pennyroyal Papers. Her column, The Herb Traveler, takes readers around the globe for insights into the ethno-botanical uses of a country’s varied gardens and how the plants are used for food, clothing, shelter and medicine.

Her talks and workshops on expanding one's knowledge about herbs, and launching healthy lifestyles, happen both in the U.S. and abroad at: herb festivals, garden clubs, flower shows, health spas, hospitals, schools, art and education centers, and onboard the great ocean liner, the QE2.

Norma lives in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts and also in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on Lake Wequaquet (where she tends her herb gardens). Norma is a member of the Master Gardeners in Boston and on the Cape. When she is not in either place, she is ‘on the go’ to learn more about the world's plants and how folks reap the benefits of nature's bounty.

Norma nurtures a ‘hands-on’ approach to gardening, and shares the knowledge about plants and wellness with a touch of humor. She loves to link scientific research with folk wisdom relating to nature’s botanicals. 

P.S. Norma really is Herb's (and Helen’s) daughter!