Ms. Suzette Böhringer

Suzette Böhringer is the heart and soul behind the herbal traditions of the Vansa valley. Originally from Switzerland, she arrived in Ossera over 40 years ago and chose to build a life deeply connected to nature and medicinal plants.Since then, she has dedicated her life to cultivating, harvesting, and transforming aromatic and medicinal plants using ecological methods, carefully controlling every step of the process—from seed to final product.Her work is rooted in both knowledge and lived experience. Living side by side with one of the last Trementinaires, she learned directly from this tradition of herbal healing, carrying forward a wisdom that was once essential for survival in these mountains.Today, Suzette is not only an artisan but a guardian of this heritage. Through her workshops and daily work, she shares practical, hands-on knowledge, teaching how to recognize, use, and transform plants into remedies, oils, and infusions.Learning from her is not just a class, it’s an encounter with a way of life that is becoming rare, authentic, and deeply connected to the land.