Ways of Plants: Calendula!

Herb and Print-Making Class

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

* 5:30-8:30pm * Fireweed Community Woodshop

Print-making artist Jessie Merriam and I continue our series of deep-dives into one single plant. We crowd-sourced the question of which plant to focus on next -

and the winner was Calendula!

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 long-blooming beauty. Participants will go home with their prints and a tin of calendula flower salve!

We'll have time while carving for more conversation about this bright and helpful plant!

Registration is open now on the Fireweed website: https://www.fireweedwoodshop.org/event-6231599

Summer 2025 Plant Walks!

This summer, I'll again be offering a series of plant walks around South Minneapolis.

The location will change throughout the season - mostly we'll be meeting in parks or along the creek/lakes. This will be a chance to find help identifying plants that are new to you, and to learn a bit more about plants you know already. We'll peek, smell, and taste the plants we encounter throughout the walk, and may have an opportunity to harvest as we go, too.

The Four Dates for this Season's Plant Walks are:

PAST WALKS:

Monday, June 9th - 6:30-8:00pm - Meet at West River Road and 36th Street

Tuesday, July 1st - 6:30-8:00pm - Meet at Lake Nokomis

Monday, July 28th - 6:30-8:00pm - Meet at Lyndale Park Peace Garden

Tuesday, August 19th - 6:30-8:00pm - Meet at Coldwater Spring

Specific meet-up locations will be posted here closer to the dates. If you signed up ahead of time you’ll receive an email with location details the week of the walk.

Summers are busy! Please register early if possible. I'm going to make these walks available on a drop-in basis this year, too, but dates that I don't have pre-registrations might get cancelled. Also, letting me know you'll be there means we'll be watching for you the day of!

I am asking $15-45 (sliding scale) for each plant walk. If you'd like to sign up for the entire series the ask is $50-150 (for 4 walks).

I'll look forward to seeing at NEXT YEAR'S PLANT WALK SERIES. If you have questions, please email lowland.plant.medicine@gmail.com!

Weed Medicine Walk and Conversation

As Part of a Summer Plant Walk Series

Tuesday, July 15th * 6:00-8:00pm * North Mississippi Regional Park

I've been invited to be part of a Summer Herbalism Plant Walk series at the park this summer, where I'm excited to talk about shifting our relationships with common weeds - some of the most abundant medicine we have! This is a FREE event, but registration is limited. Check out details below...

Having trouble finding the registration page? Use this link.

And check out three other plant walks in the series (Tara Perron, Hal Sansone, and Eva Garrett) later this summer!