Expert Herbal & Natural Food & Supplement Companies Consultant, Formulator, Author, Speaker, Whole Food Chef & Alchemist, Enzyme for Collaboration

Lynda now serves as a Consultant to Herbal & Natural Food & Supplement companies.

• Herbal Expert Consultant
• Herbal & Natural Food & Supplement Companies
• Herbalist, Environmentalist, Lecturer
• Medicinal Plants, Sustainability, Food Irradiation
• Socially Responsible & Sustainable Business Models
• Enzyme for Collaborative Association and Industry Practices!

From the early years of the natural industry’s development (1968 to the present), Lynda LeMole has been an active herbal and nutrition professional who has worked in leadership positions both in private companies and industry organizations.

From 2002-2010 Lynda LeMole served as Executive Director for United Plant Savers (UpS), where she worked to preserve, conserve and restore native at-risk medicinal plants and their habitats. She continues to serve UpS on their Board of Directors. Over the last three decades Lynda has fought against food irradiation, set an example of waste reduction in industry, and encouraged sustainable organic growing and manufacturing practices. Previous work includes co-owner and president of a progressive medicinal herb tea company, Traditional Medicinals. She initiated and pioneered the company’s development of over-the-counter herbal tea products, a revolutionary and innovative idea at that time. During 1984-1990 Lynda was President of American Herbal Products Association and it was during these years that the Code of Ethics, List of Common Botanical Names and much formative industry standards work was accomplished.

Involved in the herbal community since the 1970’s, Lynda has often been credited with bringing the heart of business back to the herbal business world, receiving the first ever-presented Cliff Adler Heart in Business award. Her commitment to herbal medicine and social responsibility shines through her lectures, publications and national radio presentations. During the late 80s and 90s Lynda lectured at several progressive universities (Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, San Francisco State, Sonoma State U) on Socially responsible business development and practices. Her involvement in the business community has won her a range of awards including:

• The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) VISIONARY AWARD 2013
• Association for Women in Natural Foods (AWIN), WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1989
• Cliff Adler HEART IN BUSINESS AWARD 1989
• Natural Business LEADERSHIP IN BUSINESS AWARD 2000
• NNFA Rachel Carson Environmental Achievement Award 2004

Lynda has also held the posts of President and Trustee of the American Herbal Products Association (1986- 1991); Advisory Board of the Bastyr College of Natural Health Sciences (1988-1990); Board of Directors of The National Coalition to Stop Food Irradiation (1986-1990); President of the Board of Redwood Park Estates (1983-1986); Representative of the European-American Phytomedicine Coalition (1991-1994); Advisory Board of the Environmental Action Report (1993-1995).