Jaz Bias, Administrative Program Manager, (they/them) is a Genderfluid, Afro-Caribbean, farmer, and heart-centered grief herbalist.
They are warmed by deep belly laughs, altars, dirty hands, fireside gathering, wild berries, sowing seeds, and all things food.
Their life’s work is a love letter to The Land, Transness, Queerness, Blackness- and will be forevermore!
Their passion for land tending was a seed planted by their ancestors that was found under a canopy of old growth trees in Oregon, 10 years ago. Since then they have harvested those fruits as an offering of heirloom love for their communities. Those offerings have come in the form of being a farm and garden educator, a community herbalist, a food systems program manager and more. They are elated that these offerings can continue to bloom at Soul Fire Farm.
Alongside their passion for stewardship, Jaz currently runs an Herbal Medicine Shop and platform called Heart Space Healing. The free medicine shop provides free grief medicine to folks that hold marginalized identities across the country.
When not farming or making medicine, you can find Jaz on a snowboard, in the woods looking for mushrooms, dancing to reggaeton/dembow, sitting by a river, or cooking a cozy meal at home with their partner.