Hi, my name is Sharon and we live near Boise, Idaho. We were introduced to Dr. Jones through the presentations he did for the online summit last year. My husband and I decided to enroll in the HomeGrown Herbalist School as a result. I grew up in a farming family in this area and for several years we owned and operated an organic produce farm, selling at farmer’s markets, through a CSA and some wholesale. My husband has an engineering background and I’m a Master Gardener. Seven years ago I spent the first week of the year in our local hospital, near death due to kidney problems. I was told by the docs that they weren’t sure I’d make it through the first night. My family has no history of kidney problems, so this was a big surprise to us. Two surgeries and another hospital stay later, I was trying to recover my health and learning everything I could to aid my recovery. Unfortunately I discovered that following the specialists path to recovery wasn’t a good choice for me. The last seven years has been a journey of discovery leading to improved health. We are very excited by the prospect of learning more through this opportunity.