Herbs for Here and Now

Immune Support, Nervous System Support, Community, Kinship

Sunday, September 15th, 2024 ~ 4:00-6:00pm ~ Anam Cara House (South Minneapolis)

There are many reasons here and now to feel stress, anxiety and sometimes despair. The body strives for a precious balance, and all the stressors - interpersonal / financial / ecological / political - threaten that balance. The good news is that we still live in a thriving green world, and the plant world shares their medicine with us generously!

This class will be one-part practical plant knowledge / one part-meditation on some of the small ways we can practice turning to herbal medicine for balance. Everyone is welcome to come as they are, and we will all be invited to reflect on what help we might need in the coming months, and where we might ask for it. There will be a discussion of herbs that are useful specifically for immune system and nervous system support, and we’ll cover some other, easy-to-integrate self- and community-care strategies, too. 

The ask for this class is $20-60 sliding scale. Please pay at the time of registration. Reach out if you would like to attend but need a different payment arrangement or if you have any questions.

Sign up here!

Summer 2024 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.

ONE DATE REMAINS for this season's plant walks:

Tuesday, August 27th - 6:30-8:00pm ~ Coldwater Spring

Specific meet-up locations can be found in the link above. 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).

Register here, or, if you have questions, please email lowland.plant.medicine@gmail.com!

Completed dates and locations:

Wednesday, May 22nd - 6:30-8:00pm ~ Coldwater Spring

Tuesday, June 25th - 6:30-8:00pm ~ Lake Nokomis

Wednesday, July 17th - 6:30-8:00pm ~ Powderhorn Park

Summer of Green Gatherings

Exploring Medicinal Plants, One-at-a-Time

This summer, we will be be gathering on select Monday evenings at Anam Cara House to engage in a little plant courtship!

I will facilitate along with herbalist Reishi Leaf, choosing one plant at each gathering to approach slowly, spend time with deliberately, and share our knowledge of collaboratively. 

We will come equipped with everything they know about the medicinal uses, ecology, history and lore of the day's chosen plant, and we will weave tasting, harvest, reflection, and medicine-making into the evenings too, following the gardens' lead. 

Sign up here now to get reminders before each gathering throughout the summer, and then drop by whenever you can!

We're asking $10-20 sliding scale per session, to be paid day of (Venmo/cash/check/we can work something out).

We will be gathering at Anam Cara House: 

3612 Bloomington Avenue S

Minneapolis, MN 55407

Monday Dates are: 

May 20th - Motherwort

June 3rd - Solomon's Seal

June 17th - Linden

July 15th - Yarrow

July 29th - Plantain

August 5th - Calendula

August 19th - Goldenrod

September 16th