Biography

Valerie lives on a small homestead in coastal Maine with her family, where she homeschools her two children. She approaches wellness in a hands-on, practical way that is deeply connected to nature.

Before settling into life on her homestead, Valerie gained immersive experiences through travel and learning. She WWOOFed on organic farms throughout France, learning about biodynamic wine making, organic agriculture, beekeeping, and propolis-infused skincare formulation. She also served as a lead field trip guide at Sweetwater Organic Farm in Tampa, Florida, teaching school-aged children about organic farming and sustainable living.

Valerie regularly hosts wellness workshops in her local community, helping participants restore natural rhythms and support digestion, energy, hormones, and overall vitality. She has also been involved in her local co-op for nearly a decade, contributing through classes, newsletter support, and community wellness workshops. She also makes her own line of handmade holistic wellness products: Wild Hope Botanicals. Learn more here.

Valerie enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, saunas, cooking and fermenting foods, watercolor painting, spending time outside with her children, long walks in nature, making herbal teas, and coming up with new botanical formulations.