Laura Ash is a Clinical Herbalist, passionate feminist, and social entrepreneur.

Laura grew up in the Sierras of Northern California, focusing on the arts and connecting with nature. Laura has been practicing western herbal medicine since 2000, and is a lifelong learner.

After living overseas in the UK and East Africa, Laura has felt a sacred obligation to support Indigenous People in their health sovereignty, and in 2011 she started a nonprofit called Herbal Anthropology Project which has protected Maasai Traditional Medicine in Tanzania through the framework of the Traditional Knowledge Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Laura continues this work and is focused on the European continent.

In 2015, Laura acquired The Scarlet Sage Herb Co. in San Francisco, continuing the legacy of the iconic healing store, and closed it in 2024.

Laura founded Land of Verse, an online wellness education marketplace in 2021 to bring trusted voices of healing arts into the forefront. As a Masterclass for healers, Verse classes are poised to bring vetted voices to the masses, engaging people of all levels to embark on their journey into the healing arts.

Laura lives in Oakland with her wife, two children, and two doodles.