Nana Root is a traditional herbalist, oral historian, plant companion, and wandering caretaker of the Emporium shelves. Her practice centers on intergenerational wisdom, domestic herbalism, and the preservation of folkloric and practical herbal applications. Her work resists commodification and emphasizes community care over performance. She is known for speaking kindly to tinctures, misplacing carefully gathered notes, and brewing insight with a touch of story.   

She does not hold formal institutional ties, though her contributions have been cited informally across grassroots archives, family records, and community notes passed hand to hand. She is also fondly remembered by trees, apprentices, and the occasional unsettled spirit. She claims to have been taught by plants and old songs. Some say she’s older than she looks. Others say she’s not quite from here. She says nothing.   

Nana Root does not publish regularly, but when she does, it is with intention. She believes most things worth knowing take time, and most things written down should have been remembered first.