Monticue Connally

Author Monticue Connally is a Colorado community herbalist and medicine man who resonates with the sounds of African drums, rhythmic chanting and Afro-Caribbean folklore. Herbs, medical astrology, the outdoors, singing, and alternative healing methods have been a lifelong interest for Connally, who continues to use workshops, music, humor, and fun to teach people in urban areas how to access the earthly medicines growing around them. He has taught for the Denver Botanic Gardens Herbal Certification Program and now teaches for the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. He is also lead herbalist and youth coordinator for Front Line Farming. He received the Preventative Care Leadership Award from the Be Well Health Initiative in 2019 for being of service to diverse Black and brown communities, pushing them toward the accessible and immediate plant medicines growing all around them.