Hi, my name is Katie.
Welcome.
My name is Katie Williamson. I´ve lived in many places around the world including Perú and México and am so grateful for this wild and beautiful ride we call life. Now that I have land and a home base in the Appalachian mountains, I hope that you can come for a visit. My dream of an herbal homestead and healing sanctuary is being birthed into existence!
Katie Williamson of Golden Goat Herbals
I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in the suburbs of the city. I now live in the Appalachian mountains of Flag Pond, TN. I bought land in 2024 and have embarked on a long-term journey of rooting down and creating a beautiful homestead and herbal oasis.
You can also check me out on Youtube as Yo Soy Pachamamista; I teach about herbalism, fermentation and nutrition in Spanish with more English content on the way!
Thank you for being here!
In love and gratitude,
Katie (Katita) Williamson
The Way It Is by William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.
What´s the story behind the name, Golden Goat Herbals?
As a Susun Weed apprentice you (with your apprentice sisters if you have any) get to choose a clan name. I was the only apprentice during my time at Susun´s house so I had the task of choosing a clan name for myself. I knew I wanted it to be something with goats; for a while I just couldn´t think (or feel) of a proper name.
Then one day I was herding goats (actually not Susun´s goats but her neighbor´s goats). I was standing with them in a field of early fall goldenrod. It was beautiful and epic and inspiring. And I said “ah-ha!! THAT´S my clan name. The Golden Goat Clan.
I always knew that when I started sharing my own remedies with the world that I wanted to share them with this same name and hence the birth of Golden Goat Herbals.