Tina Sams is the editor of "The Essential Herbal Magazine" and the author of several books on herbs, the most recent being "Herbal Medicine for Emotional Healing". Living in rural Pennsylvania, previously she co-owned an herb shop as well as an 'herb hovel' at a renaissance festival, facilitated and taught classes, learned distillation the hard way, and helped set up a soap making venture. Current adventures include writing, soapmaking, distillations, gardens, resin work, and eco-printing.