About
We are Alyssa and H.e, two friends and herbalists, who are excited to explore the power of our natural world with you.
Meet Alyssa & H.e
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Meet Alyssa Pittera!
She is a recent transplant to the Hudson Valley and Graduate of Arborvitae School of Traditional Herbalism. She has been a long time lover of plants, mushrooms, and the natural world all across the country and then some.
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H.e has been a lifelong reverer of nature, having mused upon it through their studies, art and free time all their life. They have a B.S. in Conservation & Resource Studies, with a concentration in socioecology from UC Berkeley. They spent years as a garden/outdoor educator, vegetable farmer, and beekeeper, prior to settling wholeheartedly into the study of herbs. They have managed the herbal apothecary at Bloom + Reveal Botanicals since 2023, and will complete the 3-year Clinical Herbalism Program at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism in May 2025. H.e is a NADA-certified acudetox specialist, crochet enthusiast, avid reader, and music lover.
Why Common Abundance?
Historically, humans have relied on communalism to grow crops, graze animals, and forage the land for all the treasures it has to offer. The commons have been the site of shared arts, political discourse, pleasure, and connection. In a culture dominated by individualism, it can be hard to remember what the commons have to offer us and that they are still all around us. Stepping into nature, coming into relationship with it, and relying on it help us reopens our eyes to the abundance all around.
The name ‘Common Abundance’ reminds us not only that nature is teeming with treasures so common we forget that they can heal and feed us, but also that we can discard the capitalist notion that we do not benefit, as a society, from shared common resources. We are abundant when we are together!