Dawn Combs, M.A., Certified Herbalist, is an Ethnobotanist and functional foods expert. She is the best-selling author of the books Sweet Remedies, Heal Local and Conceiving Healthy Babies. Dawn's favorite media appearances include MarthaStewart.com, MindBodyGreen, NPR, and The New York Times
A professional speaker, educator, wellness coach and frequent contributor for several magazines, she is best known for her expertise in using honey and plant-based sugars as a medium for medicine-making and for empowering people in their innate wisdom to be well using local food medicine. The Combs family were named "Homesteaders of the Year" by Mother Earth News magazine for their life on the internationally renowned Soda Farm, a United Plant Savers (UpS) botanical sanctuary, and teaching facility. Dawn and her family model how to grow personal health with a strong community focus, practical solutions, and Creator, rather than man-made, foods and remedies through her “Proactive Health Club” online membership forum and her unique line of healthy supplements at SodaFarm.com.