About Lata

Lata Kennedy

 
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The store's resident Wise Woman/Green Witch, Lata Chettri-Kennedy, is a knowledgeable and quality-driven herbalist who is loved and admired far and wide for her integrity as well as her loving positive energy and the empowering information she offers. Lata has been practicing astrology and herbalism in NYC for over three decades. In 1993, she established Flower Power Herbs & Roots, an herbal apothecary. Lata works with various schools and community groups and is also very active in supporting herbal relief work, from street medics at Occupy to partnering with larger efforts. She has been featured in the New York Times, New York magazine, and interviewed on ABC, NBC, Fox, MTV, Lifetime, and around the world. Lata is a visiting faculty member of Arborvitae School of Traditional Herbalism and also is an educator for Herb Pharm.