Alison Espinosa
Alison AKA Dr. Doolittle with a pullet
Pronouns | she/her/hers
Member Since | 2020
Livestock Herbalist/Farmer/Advocate
Alison Espinosa is an ancestral farmer of Afro Caribbean descent with over 10 years experience in Animal Husbandry. As a certified veterinary technician, Alison raises flocks of chickens, ducks and rabbits on a regenerative farm in West Bloomfield, NY. While completing veterinary clinical training Alison worked on a horse farm in Cayuga County, NY, which inspired her admiration of bucolic living and land stewardship. Over the years Alison has dedicated herself to studies and internships with mentors and regarded professionals in the fields of Herbalism, Agriculture, Indigenous culture, seed saving and more. With ancestral ties to the land and a background of agriculture in her lineage, Ms. Espinosa raises medicinal herbs, hearty vegetables, ceremonial botanics, and the newest addition to the farm this Summer 2021, Honeybees. Alison hopes to empower, inspire and educate the future generation of earth-workers through educational works and hands on experiences in community gardens in addition to on her farm in the Finger lakes region. For the local community, Alison provides seeds, fresh herbs/vegetable produce, herbal tea blends, farm distilled essential oils, chicken/duck eggs, education and advocacy through works with Black Farmer Fund, Black Farmers United NYS, Northeast Farmers of Color (NEFOC), and Buffalo Food Equity Network. Some of Alison’s passions include community gardening, youth & family nutrition and education surrounding culturally relevant foods, Ancestor reverence, land reclamation, seed harvesting, indigenous farming, seed starting, greenhouse growing, animal tending, painting, photography, and all things creative.
To connect with Alison contact via email at rootworkerscroft@gmail.com or social media Instagram & Facebook @Rootworkerscroft
