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Julie Bruton-Seal BSc MAMH MGNI Fellow, Association of Master Herbalists is a practising Naturopathic Herbalist, Iridologist, Cranio-sacral therapist and natural Healer. She is a Fellow of the Association of Master Herbalists (FAMH) and is a past chair of the Herbal History Research Network. Julie was also editor of Nature's Path and The Herbalist magazines for many years, and was one of the founding organisers of HerbFest, an annual gathering celebrating healing plants and herbal medicine. Julie co-authored the vegetarian cookbook Vegetarian Masterpieces. She has worked as a wildlife illustrator and artist for many years, holding a number of exhibitions. She illustrated the children’s book When Elephant was King. She is the daughter of renowned wildlife film-makers Des and Jen Bartlett, with whom she won an Emmy in 1993 for Survivors of the Skeleton Coast. She may be contacted via www.juliebruton-seal.co.uk  and www.hedgerowmedicine.com

Matthew Seal’s CIEP first recorded proper words (according to his mother, who wouldn’t exaggerate on such a matter) were ‘meadowsweet’, uttered on a nature walk in the River Trent marshes when he was nearly three. He grew up in a family of gardeners and botanists and, while not following his kinfolk into professional gardening or horticulture, he has never forgotten this early ‘greening’, and delights in herb walks and botanical rambles. He is a career editor and author of books, magazines and newspapers, in both the UK and South Africa. He is author of Survive and Thrive in the New South Africa. He also  has experience in design and as a production manager for a radical publisher. He was awarded a Licentiateship in Editorial Skills (City & Guilds) and is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).

Matthew and Julie work together on their books, undertaking the research, writing, photography, layout and indexing as a team under the Hedgerow Medicine banner www.hedgerowmedicine.com