CLOSED Spring Medicine-Making Series

Four Tuesdays, March 25, April 8 and 22, May 5

6:30-8:30pm at Anam Cara House in South Minneapolis

Join me for a four-class introduction to crafting your own herbal medicine. We’ll cover the basics of all the different ways medicinal plants are crafted for human use; get introductions/refreshers on a few easy-to-use herbs; and craft 2-3 different remedies to bring home. 

Each 2-hour class will include some talking and some hands-on time. This series is created for both beginners and anyone looking for a refresher. We will harvest and use fresh plant material, weather-permitting.

The ask for this series is $80-240 sliding scale, which includes all supplies. Please reach out if you would like to attend but need another arrangement.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED, BUT I HOPE TO OFFER IT AGAIN IN THE FALL. REACH OUT IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING!

Ways of Plants: Dandelion!

Herb and Print-Making Class

Thursday, May 15th * 1:00-4:15pm * Fireweed Community Woodshop

For over two years, print-making artist Jessie Merriam and I have been offering this series of deep-dives into one single plant. It's kind of a wonder that it's taken us this long to turn our attention to dandelion - this fierce, persistent, medicine-for-the-people. But now is a great time!

I'll share what I know about the history and botany of the plant, and we'll discuss medicinal and culinary uses, and do some sampling. Then Jessie will lead us in creating our own woodblock prints honoring this bright, abundant beauty. Participants will go home with their prints and a tin of dandelion flower salve!

We'll have time while carving for more conversation about Dandelion's many virtues!

Registration is open now on the Fireweed website: https://www.fireweedwoodshop.org/event-6122415.

Plants for Community Grief and Crisis

If you are a care-worker (and if you're wondering if you might be a care-worker, the answer is 'yes!'), then you're probably feeling the stress that fear, a lack of safety, and isolation are putting on so many of us these days. And you're likely thinking about the future, too, and how we might prepare ourselves to keep taking care of each other in hard times.

In this series, herbalist Reishi Leaf and I will talk about the plant world - as kin and as medicine - as a source of grounding, ease, and strength when times are hard. Through five evening classes we'll discuss strategies for thinking, acting and being with plants, and we'll of course talk about specific plants who give their medicine to help with our stress, despair and grief.

A sixth gathering on a Saturday morning will be a chance to do some medicine making together.

Part of our interest in this series is to begin a conversation about being better prepared to respond as herbalists in an emergency or crisis - and how to do that work together. Everyone is welcome to join this conversation.

Meeting location will be shared with paid registration. We will be meeting in the 55407 zip code. Meeting dates will be:

Five Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm

March 20th, 27th

April 10th, 17th, 24th

One Saturday, April 12th, 9:00-1:00

The ask for this offering is $175-275, including supplies. If you need another payment arrangement, please reach out!

Sign up using this form. We will cap the group at 15 to keep things cozy!