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Meet Maria

Maria Solakofski is the founder and visionary of Wild By Nature Botanicals.  She is the matriarch, magician and mentor.

 

For 25 years, she has been passionate about gathering and creating community to serve as an herbalist, a trusted mentor, and an urban agriculture champion.  

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Inspired by everything herbal, sustainable gardening practices, community building, and self-sufficiency, Maria emphasizes nature connection as a pathway to learn and live the life our wild nature longs for. 

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Some of her unique leadership initiatives and experiences include:

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  • Founding Guerrilla Gourmet, a slow food movement forging connections with local farmers and food enthusiasts

  • Selling home grown fresh herbs and bioregional herbal products at farmer’s markets 

  • Establishing systems to provide seedlings through her own nursery

  • Designing and overseeing the installation of residential and public teaching gardens

  • Building community and growing resilience through public gardening initiatives

  • Creation and delivery of children’s garden programming

  • Running a flourishing local food catering business

  • Headlining cooking classes focused on local food and seasonal harvests

  • Growing herbs, edible flowers and herbal tisanes to supply restaurants

  • Composing bespoke home grown cut flower bouquets for events and special orders

  • Conceiving recipes and organizing workshops on herbal medicine and edible cosmetics

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