LA FIRE HERBAL

MUTUAL AID

As an emergent grassroots response to the 2025 LA Fires, our core team member Sophia of Avraveda launched the “LA Herbal Mutual Aid Initiative.”

In coalition with Ancestral Arts and The Yummy Heart, with support from Tea at Shiloh and mud/wtr gather
– we are organizing the production and distribution of acute herbal care kits for the community with a specific focus on:

  • Frontline Fire Brigades - specifically incarcerated individuals

  • At Risk Populations

  • Individuals with housing directly impacted by the Fires

~ To date, Our community has co-created ~

  • 200 Kits Made

  • 2,400 Items Distributed

  • 10 Hand Made Products

  • 2 Waves of Kits

  • 125 Individual Donations

  • $1,500 Raised

  • 30 Cash Donors 

  • 25 Herbal Donors

  • 7 Organizations Distributed

  • 15 Volunteers

  • 20 Hours of Work Group Time

  • 50 Hours Spent Administrating by our Coalition Members

  • 2 Days of Workspace donated by Tea at Shiloh

  • Innumerable packages received on our behalf by mud/wtr cafe

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

We have one more wave to go with our commitment to providing herbal support to impacted folks for the first 90 days.
Please consider donating herbals, packaging from our wishlist, or learn more at the button below<3

  • Are you an individual who has been directly impacted by the fires?

  • Are you or someone you can distribute to, connected to at risk populations or organizations that service these communities?

  • Are you or someone you can distribute to, a part of a frontline fire brigade?

    Request support here.

Seeking support?


How can I help?

Donate Supplies.

Do you have bulk herbs, herbal supply, tinctures, or products?

Fill out our form with tracking info of shipped items.
We are receiving all donations of this type for an enduring support initiative
.

Want to gift us supplies?
Visit our Wishlist or send us your items!
Please fill out form donation for with details regarding your purchase.

Send or drop off items to:
mud/wtr
ATTN: LA Fire HMA c/o Sophia Avramides
2515 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405

Donate Cash.

Making medicine is cash intensive! From the raw materials and solvent to the packaging and distribution - costs are many. Please consider donating capital to us so we may manage our needs flexibly and with sovereignty.

Venmo: @TheYummyHeart (PREFERRED METHOD)
with “Herbs for the People” in the Subject Line
- OR-
Donate Here*: LA Fire Mutual Aid 
*Square payment method  accepts cards, google

Volunteer Time.

Would you like to join a work group?

1.
Sign Up Here via our volunteer contact form.

2. Join our
Whatsapp!
Stay attuned to the latest opportunities by joining our “LA Local Hands” Group

If you have existing herbal remedy crafting experience (tinctures, glycerites, salves, capsules, tea blending) or would like to support with kit distribution.

Offer Gratis Direct Services.

Are you a practitioner and would like to support affected individuals with free services?

Register here to be published to our resource list that will be open to the public.

Questions not answered?

Thank you to our coalition partners <3


Gratitude to our Donors + Volunteers


Meraki Farmacy - Michelle Steinburg - Rhea Alexander - Jillian Rose - Shiloh - Zac Hills-Bonczyk - Margarent James - Isabell’s Honey Farm - Samantha Newman - Sheryl Cancielleri - Marc Fleisher -Rudayna Ghubash - Angel Corral Valerio - Kristyn Evelyn - Shelby Edgar -
Sicily Rockmore - Juania Markam -Jerry Riverstone - Kyle Lovett -Emily Kanner, Ryan Fleischer - Kerry Fleischer -Jason Blackowiak, Caitlin Sislin - Julia Rego -Caroline Burns - Donna Jones - Bree Z - Maggie Mason - Joy Bailey - Wild Heart Herb House - Bonnie Rose Weaver -
Moonrise Botanicals - Reunion - Carolyn Egan of Acknowledge Wellness - Joyful Roots - Camila Creates - Taproot Medicine - Antonia Macias - Meadowsweet Herbs - Cutting Root Farm - Sheryl Canceleri - Clareia - Lotus Wei - Mitch - Pauline of Healing Habits - Lotus Wei -
Plant Magic by Ndidi - The Flower Plugg - Ayni Herb Farm - Five Flavors Herbs

Reflections