Kim Crutcher

As Lead Conductor for Urban Growers Collective’s Herbal Apprenticeship program, Reverend Kim Crutcher brings a lifetime of passion and curiosity about plants, nature and the impulse to heal. An Interfaith Minister, educator and licensed mental health counselor (MAPC, LCPC) , Kim uses the term ‘Conductor’ as a reminder to support and guide apprentices and community members in their personal journeys with herbalism. For over twenty years she’s shared insight, and the creative process as an artist and as a folk healer for those seeking change on multiple levels. Using evidence-based therapies, a trauma-informed approach, and culturally sensitive frameworks Kim offers supportive care for individuals, groups, organizations and communities. Kim discovered her first herbalism book on her Mama Alice’s bookshelf when she was a little kid growing up in rural Tennessee. Since then she has studied plant traditions from multiple perspectives with many wise teachers ; and she shares the knowledge gained as a community herbalist. She brings over 30 years as a student herbalist to a practice of holistic change-making that privileges liberation, play, investigative urges, gift making and responsiveness. She’s so glad that the Mysterious Mycelial System that makes things grow with health in unexpected places led her to join the UGC team.