Cultivating local medicine everyday

Agnès Brosset (Dr.) is the founder of Nordiska Örter, Sweden’s first herb market garden dedicated to the cultivation of medicinal plants. With a PhD in plant ecology and years of hands-on experience growing herbs, she combines scientific knowledge with deep respect for traditional herbalism. Agnès grows, forages, and processes all her herbs by hand to preserve their potency, aroma, and color, offering Sweden a high-quality, local alternative to imported herbs. Through her work she inspires others to live more naturally and locally, reconnecting with the wisdom of plants and the rhythms of the land.

"I created Nordiska Örter to live close to the land, and offer something simple but rare: local, potent herbs full of life. They are medicine, yes, but they’re also food, joy, and a way of remembering our place in nature."

– Agnès –

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Experience & Involvement

Founder of Sweden’s first herb farm (Grundare & verksamhetsledare)Nordiska Örter (2024–Present)
Focused on the production of medicinal plants. Grow, forage, and process herbs by hand; design and teach courses and workshops.

Project Associate (Drift, cafémedarbetare & Styrelseledamot) Ulleråker Gård (2025–2026)
Urban farm and café in Uppsala developed by Uppsala Matråd, a non-profit supporting sustainable and local food systems in the region. More info

Podcast Co-CreatorHerbal Talks (2024–Present)
A podcast created in collaboration with Örtfabriken, exploring herbal traditions, plant culture, and local herbalism in Sweden.

TeacherMedborgarskolan (2023–2025)
Courses on wild foraging and medicinal plants, helping people reconnect with nature and regional herbal knowledge.

Research & Academic Background

Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Chemical EcologyUniversity of Eastern Finland (2025–Present)
Investigating how plants perceive and respond to insect odors. More info

PhD in Plant Chemical EcologyUniversity of Eastern Finland (Completed 2022)
Doctoral research on how plants use volatile organic compounds (natural odors) to communicate and respond to their environment.

Herbal Education & Training

Fundamentals of Formulation CourseCommonWealth Holistic Herbalism (Completed 2025)
Training in designing and creating effective and balanced herbal formulas.

Herbal Medicine TrainingÉcole Althéa-Provence (Completed 2022)
Introduction à la pratique de l’herbalisme: forms of herbal preparations (teas, tinctures, oils, etc.), dosages, cautions, and interactions.