David Crow, L.Ac.
David Crow is an acupuncturist and herbalist with twenty years experience. He is the author of In Search of the Medicine Buddha a book about his studies of Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine in the Himalayas. He is the founder of Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures, which supports ecologically sustainable agriculture through the production of essential oils and traditional attars. He is the founder of The Learning Garden, one of the country's largest school gardens, which has helped bring cultivation of organic food and medicinal plants into the Los Angeles public school system.
Through writing, teaching, and activism, Crow is promoting the creation of a grassroots healthcare system based on community gardens. Mr. Crow teaches Vipassana meditation, with an emphasis on realizing the biological interrelatedness between the body and the environment. He can be contacted at www.floracopeia.com.