Adrian White

Adrian White is an organic farmer, gardener, and certified herbalist based in the Iowa City area of Iowa. She is a writer, herbalist, regenerative farmer, and researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of traditional plant knowledge, sustainable agriculture, and evidence-informed natural health. Food, agriculture, and herbalism form her trifecta of passions. Adrian has written many food, herbalism, and health-oriented articles that have been published around the web. She has also ghost written nearly a dozen published Amazon Kindle e-books on these subjects, many of which are bestsellers.

Adrian’s interest in food began in 2008, with the culture surrounding its production, sustainability, and environmental impact igniting her passions most of all. This sparked her to set up an immersive college internship in Ecuador to learn organic food production which later led her through many U.S. regions: southern Oregon, Appalachia, the Southwest, and the Midwest. Having studied herbalism through formal training programmes and apprenticeships beginning in 2012, she has spent years researching the medicinal properties of plants and communicating complex health topics in an accessible, practical way. In addition to her work as an author, White has written extensively for respected health and science publications and has consulted on herbal product formulation and wellness education. Adrian has learned CSA management and microgreen production as a participant in projects near Houston, Texas; infrastructure and start-up practices in northern California; animal husbandry and mushroom cultivation in North Carolina; as well as the basic tenets of organic vegetable production in these places and more, including Oregon and Minnesota throughout 2008-2011. Her educational path finally led her to eastern Iowa in 2012, where she became Field and Pack-Shed Manager, CSA Administrator, and Web Master at Echollective Farm & CSA – an organic farming business she still remains connected to and involved in today. Adrian loves to tinker with fermented beverages like kombucha and shrubs, as well as healing herbal preparations. Her main food, farming, and herbalism endeavours have sprouted into her own project, Deer Nation Herbs, a developing LLC that grows and produces healthy, organic veggies and greens along with herbal simple syrups, bitters, and shrubs. She is a cooperative grower with the Greenshare LLC of the Iowa City area, making her produce and products available to local restaurants.

White is the author of Herbalism: Plants and Potions That Heal, a comprehensive introduction to the history, philosophy, and practice of herbal medicine. The book explores the therapeutic uses of a wide range of herbs, explains how to identify, harvest, and prepare medicinal plants, and includes practical guidance on making herbal teas, tinctures, infused oils, salves, and other traditional remedies. Written with beginners in mind, it combines historical context with hands-on instruction to encourage safe and informed exploration of herbal practices. Beyond her books, White is recognised for her commitment to sustainable living and regenerative farming through her work at Jupiter Ridge Farm. Her writing on agriculture, nutrition, and environmental stewardship has appeared in publications such as Healthline, WebMD, The Guardian, Modern Farmer, and Civil Eats, reflecting her dedication to promoting ecological resilience and the responsible use of medicinal plants.