Meet Lauren, Good Fight’s person  

Lauren Giambrone Is A Queer Femme Community Herbalist, Medicine Maker, and Educator Based In The Mahicantuck Valley Since 2010, Otherwise Known As The Hudson Valley.

“To me, care work is both in my bones and an active living practice ~ something that combines remembering old ways of being in service and in community, and emerging ways of living out that service in embodying and advocating for interconnectedness, inclusion and equity.” ~ Excerpt from Lauren’s interview with Spellbound Herbals, as part of their ‘Be a Kitchen Witch Zine’ interview series. Find the full interview here.

Lauren came to herbalism through her own health needs, Particularly, burnout. She was a founder and organizer with the Rock Dove Collective (2006-2013), a group that connected movement and marginalized folks with health practitioners with aligned values and who would accept mutual aid and sliding scale in exchange for accessible and inclusive health care. from here, she came to learn what herbalism was and pursued her education in that field which continues to this day. In 2015, Lauren co-founded Wild Gather : School of Herbal Studies. Wild Gather is currently on Sabbatical, however, you can find their online, self-paced Programming here.

“I Love What I Do Because Of Its Interconnectedness. Plants Caring For People Caring For Plants. As A Community Herbalist, I Am Able To Be A Bridge Between Those Worlds, Advocating For The Care Of Each. This, To Me, Is The Greatest Gift And Blessing.”

Learn more about Lauren’s background and Good Fight’s history, listen to her interview with dear friend and Rock Dove Collective co-founder, Autumn Brown, on How to Survive the End of the World Podcast, here.

More About Good Fight…

Heart-Centered Medicine

Good Fight makes plant-based remedies from the NE bioregion that are organically cultivated with great care by ourselves & local farming friends we’ve grown sweet, collaborative relationships with. We offer these remedies, along with others made from a selected set of heart-centered medicine and magic makers, who are committed to the collective care & liberation of all beings, lands, and peoples.

The Early Days

From 2010-2017, Lauren and Good Fight were found weekly at the Hudson Farmers’ Market, and often at various Makers’ Markets throughout the Hudson Valley and NYC. In 2017, Lauren and Good Fight opened a brick-and-mortar Herb Shop in Hudson, NY that provided a sweet sanctuary for care and connection.

Thank you to my ride or die, Sara Beckley, who held down daily operations and community care with me from the start to the finish. We love you.

Thank you to everyone who came through to every market and every shop open hour. We love you.

Current Offerings

Having closed the shop in 2021, Lauren and Good Fight currently offer a beautiful variety of remedies in their Herb shop, Care Consultations, Educational opportunities, and wholesale of their products.

Main: goodfightherbco@gmail.com

Wholesale: goodfightwholesale@gmail.com

Where to find Good Fight

Chaseholm Farm Store, Pine Plains NY

Little Rico Wellness Bodega, Hudson NY

Hedge Meadow Herbs Shop, Wisconsin

Random Harvest Farm Store + Cafe, Craryville NY

Mutual Aid Medicine

We always have and always will provide mutual aid medicine ~ no cost extracts, bulk dried herbs, bottles, medicine making supplies, etc. when folks put calls out in need for their communities’ care.

If you’d like to donate to our efforts, for supply and shipping costs, click below to be linked to our Venmo. Add “mutual aid” in the subject line. Don’t have Venmo but want to contribute? Email Lauren. Thank you with all our heart.