Rab’s Roots is stewarded by Rabiyah, a Black and Indigenous herbal farmer, traditional herbalist, birth companion, student midwife, and community care practitioner based in Hampton Roads.
Her work is rooted in relationship — first, with one's self, with the land, with plants, and with the people who seek care here. Through herbal medicine, seasonal tending, and community-based support, Rab holds space for individuals to reconnect with the natural rhythms of their bodies.
The seed for this work was planted by Rabiyah’s late mother, who believed deeply that we must return to the earth, and that it is our living responsibility to care for it. That understanding continues to shape the way Rab approaches both land stewardship and care for the body.
Before turning fully toward herbalism, Rab spent years working in policy and program evaluation, where she witnessed the gaps between systems meant to support people through life’s many transitions. What she saw was not a lack of resources, but a lack of cohesion — care that was fragmented, disconnected, and often inaccessible to those who needed it most.
She began working more directly with families as a full-spectrum birth companion, supporting women and babies through pregnancy, postpartum, and lactation, while also engaging in Black maternal health research.
Seeking a more grounded and relational approach to care, she turned toward traditional plant medicine and community-based practice.
Her work has since grown through years of studying herbalism, supporting families through pregnancy and postpartum, and cultivating herbs on a small and growing farmstead — building a practice that centers continuity, relationship, and culturally aligned care.
Rab’s Roots is guided by the understanding that the body is not separate from the environment that sustains it — it is connected to, and shaped by, the bodies and energies we interact with, both intentionally and by chance.
Health is not something imposed or corrected — it is cultivated through relationship, rhythm, and attentiveness. This work invites people to witness their bodies in every state: emotional, physical, and energetic — in discomfort and in pleasure — to better understand their own balance.
Health is not something given or afforded.
It is something magnetic — remembered.
This work is rooted in the belief that:
• the body is cyclical, not linear
• healing happens in relationship, not isolation
• plants are partners in care, not products
• everything we take in — through what we eat, what we’re exposed to, and what we experience — shapes our well-being
• community is an essential part of well-being
Through this lens, herbal medicine becomes more than symptom support — it becomes a way of listening, and a daily practice of tending.
Rab’s Roots is cultivated on a growing herbal farmstead, where plants are tended with intention and used to create small-batch remedies in relationship with the life of the plants and community.
This space is not only for growing herbs, but for gathering — a place where learning, reflection, and care can happen in shared experience. Through workshops, seasonal tending practices, and hands-on education, the farmstead becomes a living extension of the work.
From porch consultations to virtual circles like Peri Peri Tuesdays, Rab’s Roots extends beyond products into relationship, education, and collective care — creating space for people to reconnect with their bodies, the land, and each other.
This work continues to grow as more people come into relationship with it.
Rabiyah offers herbal consultations, seasonal tending guidance, nature walks to learn more about the plant beings within the local ecosystem, and perinatal support for those seeking deeper, personalized care.
Whether you are navigating hormonal shifts, preparing for pregnancy, moving through life transitions, or simply seeking to better understand your body and the rhythms of the earth, this work meets you where you are.
Each offering is an opportunity to build relationship — with your body, the land, and the care you are ready to receive.
→ Book an Herbal Consultation
→ Book a Garden Consultation
→ Learn About Seasonal Tending
→ Birthwork & Perinatal Support
