Lottie V. Spady

Lottie V. Spady, Detroit food, environment and media justice activist, has been studying herbalism formally for over 5 years, although she has been an advocate and user of herbal supports for decades. She currently hosts community herbal education sessions, plant identification walks and medicine making workshops in Detroit. Lottie creates a variety of herbal products for health and wellness under the Detroit Elixir & Salve Company brand, and blogs it all at Earthseed Detroit, which chronicles her evolution as an urban farm girl as she learns about and adapts to the challenges of living a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.