A direct descendant of Pocahontas, E. Barrie Kavasch has studied with many acclaimed native healers and is a trustee of the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, Connecticut. She is the author of Native Harvests and Enduring Harvests; her work has been featured in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and more. She has been a guest lecturer at the New York Botanical Garden, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Yale Peabody Museum.