Emma is an holistic nutritionist, fermenter, culinary alchemist, yogi, and most importantly, a mother who cares about her children and how they are being raised in this world. Growing up on a farm in the Central Valley she gained an appreciation for the earth, local ingredients and home-cooked meals. After her children were born she started fermenting, canning and dabbling in urban homesteading life. She is the co-owner of Women's Heritage a back to roots living brand and Heritage Goods and Supply, a curated country store in Carpinteria, California where she authored two books and teaches classes on culinary medicine, fermentation, edible gardening, food preservation and cooking. 

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In 2020 Emma became a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner to connect her passion of food, nourishment and wellness and in 2024 Emma Jean Wellness was born to offer private, group or one-on-one wellness coaching and folk skills classes and products.