Tina Sams and Maryanne Schwartz
Owner, Essential Herbal We have each completed Rosemary Gladstar's year long "Art and Science of Herbalism" course, as well as Susanna Reppert's "A Way of Life Practical Herbalism course." We began working with distillations in 2005.
About this speaker
Sisters Maryanne Schwartz & Tina Sams have been working together in various herbal pursuits for over 30 years, beginning with a herb shop inside the PA Renaissance Faire, then expanding to a shop in the “real world.” There they learned to make soap and developed a popular local newsletter. In 2000, the shop was sold and Maryanne (retired) started Lancaster County Soapworks, Etc.
She and Tina started The Essential Herbal magazine a year later. They continue to work together, helping in each other’s businesses. Over the years, Maryanne also became a skilled lampwork glass artist and learned layout and composition for the magazine. Tina has written several books on herbs and can wrap a bar of soap with her eyes closed. Together, they learned distilling, and most recently eco-printing and dyeing with plants.
