Bailey Alexander

Anna’s from Piemonte, a northern Italian living in the the province of Asti, nestled up against the Italian, Swiss and French Alps.

I spent 7 years in Piemonte and Anna’s spent a lifetime learning everything there is to know about herbs and their healing powers. She continues her lessons and offers monthly hikes, now famous, in a town called Olmo Gentile. People come with their own knowledge, handed down by nonna but continue to learn and gather herbs as precious as jewels as we place them in our paper bags.

I interviewed her for my book, “Personal Legends of Piemonte”. Readers often say she is their favorite interview.

Italians are often attached to their land, especially the Piemontesi, in particular; Anna Fila Robbatino.