After becoming a mother in 2010, Dana felt a strong calling to herbalism through the beloved Tulsi plant, and began her studies with Master Herbalist Patricia Howell at the BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies. That education gave Dana language, structure, and deeper reverence for what the plants had already begun to teach her: that herbalism is practical, relational, and rooted in a deep relationship with the land. It continues to inform Heartsong’s approach to medicine making, education, and the belief that healing grows through relationship as much as remedy.

Heartsong Herbs grew from the union of Dana’s two great passions, farming and herbalism, and from the belief that healthy soil grows healthy plants, and healthy plants help grow strong, healthy people. Since 2017, Heartsong Herbs has been bringing this belief to life in the greater Athens community and beyond, growing herbs, making tinctures, touching lives, and helping people build meaningful relationships with the plants that support them.