Phanie Mixelle founded Apothecary For The People, a plant medicine distribution and education platform in 2018. They have 16 years of practice and study in Phytotherapy, a practice merging plant medicine, food nutrition and mental wellness. They are part of many farming communities in California, supporting equity for Brown and Black farmers. What once started as a collective grassroots movement, is now a state-wide enterprise, aggregating quality plant medicines from farmers and stewards in the state of California. Their life’s work is dedicated to  building awareness of the intrinsic relationship of  people and the natural world around them in order to restore social and environmental wellness.