Taikaraya Kairi/Goodnight Island

Sarah E. Serrano is a birthkeeper, ethnoherbalist, writer, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. She has many years of experience in urban farming and garden education as well as one-on-one and group postpartum care, with a specialty in herbal and plant-based approaches to the "fourth trimester". Some of Sarah’s favorite plants include sunflowers, okra, cassava, and soursop.