Nikola Barsoum has been working as a small-scale organic/permaculture farmer for ten years focused on enhancing the local food supply, while integrating farming strategies that support biodiversity and ecological health. 

After graduating as a certified Community Herbalist from Pacific Rim College in 2016, Nikola started Half Moon Herbals in response to the growing demand for clean, ethically grown and locally sourced Western medicinal herbs.  Since, the focus has been on cultivating a supply of medicinal herbs for Naturopathic Doctors, Clinical Herbalists and for her local community through her Herb CSA program.  Nikola is passionate about growing medicinal herbs in a way that can also be medicine for the land, and continues to explore ways to do this while offering opportunities to learn and share with other growers.   

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Nikola was raised in Waterloo Ontario, on the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg, Haudinosaunee,  and Neutral peoples.  She lived for many years in the West Kootenay Region of BC, on traditional territory of the Sinixt peoples, and was greatly inspired and informed from her time there.  Nikola is of Egyptian, Ukrainian and Irish descent, and is grateful for the rich tapestry of teachings and experiences that continue to guide her on her path.