“The plants have enough spirit to transform our limited vision.”
-Rosemary Gladstar
F R I D A Y
Registration: 11:00 AM–2:30 PM
(Please note, the meal plan begins at dinner—bring some snacks or lunch if you wish!)
Friday Intensive 12:00 - 2:00
“Encountering Dandelion: The Power of Plant Diets” - Jen Frey *limited seats, pre-registration required.
***OPENING CELEBRATION - 2:30
Friday Session A: 3:00 - 3:45
Featured Speaker - David Winston
“Stories of Plants & Magic”
David Winston, RH, DSc, shares stories of his amazing journey of 55 years as an clinical herbalist, ethnobotanist, author & educator. Stories of green magic and miracles, plant lore and legends, successes and failures that hopefully bring a bit of wisdom, humor and hope.
Friday Session B: 4:15-5:30
“Attending to the Immune System after Covid, Long Covid, and the Vaccines” - Matthew Wood
“Natural Incense-Making” - Tina Sams & Maryanne Schwartz
Dinner is served 5:30–6:30
Friday Session C: 7:30 - The Evening Labyrinth led by Erica Jo Shaffer
Fire Circles will be lit, bring your drum if you like!
Saturday
Registration: 7:30 AM–9:00 AM
Breakfast is served 8:00-9:00
Morning Activities: 9:00 - 10:00
Plant Paddle on the Creek
Shopping, Vendors Open
Walk the Labyrinth
Saturday Session A: 10:30-11:45
***KEYNOTE - MATTHEW WOOD
“Herbs, the Muscular and Skeletal System, Injuries And Aging” (Featuring Solomon’s Seal and Teasel)
“One of the great scourges of contemporary society and medicine is opioid addiction. It is almost like we herbalists can save souls here, not just bodies. Because modern biomedicine has no answers other than prednisone, painkillers, and surgery, the person suffering from muscular and skeletal (M/S) problems, whether from injuries or aging, is backed up against a wall of heroic medicine and addiction. “Pain relief” need not be the goal of the competent herbalist because we have an arsenal of herbs that controls pain, not by suppression, but by return to mobility and health- - the FDA does not let us use the word ‘cure.’
In this keynote we will discuss some of these great herbs- -Solomon’s Seal and Teasel, which work together on joints, tendons, injuries, and aging. I will mention a third herb which combines with them. You’ll have to attend to hear about that. Additionally, Dandelion root to illustrate working with deep inflammation and infection in bone and muscle.”
Free Thyme! 11:45–2:00
The Music Session
Lunch is served 12:00–1:00
Enjoy the Music Session, shop in the Botanical Market, meet the authors, take a nap, this is your time!
Shopping, Vendors Open!
Face painting - herbal style!
Walk the Labyrinth
Plant Paddle on the Creek
Saturday Session B:
2:00 - 3:30
“ADAPTOGENS, HERBS FOR STRENGTH, STAMINA AND STRESS RELIEF” - David Winston
2:00 - 3:15
“Herbal Formulation - Tinctures, Oils, & Vinegars” - Sylett Strickland
Saturday Session C: 3:45–5:00
“Wild Plants of Innabah Plant Walk” - Martha Napolitan Cownap
“Do You Resinate With Resins?” - Tiffany Robbins
5:30 - Tincture/Elixir contest winners announced! Raffle drawing! (Dining Hall)
Dinner is served 5:30–6:30
Saturday Session D: Evening Circle 7:00
Fire Circles will be lit - bring your drum if you like!
Sunday
Breakfast is served 8:00-9:00
Sunday Session A: 9:00-10:15
“Introduction to Plant Communication” - Jen Frey
“Unleash your inner Katniss - Archery Session”
Sunday Break: 10:15 - 10:30
Grab a tea
Visit the Vendors
Listen to the creek
Relax
Sunday Session B: 10:30 - 11:45
“What is Shamanic Herbalism?” - Matthew Wood
Closing Gratitude Circle - 12:00 on the Farmhouse lawn.
Lunch immediately following.
Lunch is served 12:30 - 1:30
*Schedule, classes, & teachers are subject to change.
No need to rush off! Enjoy a leisurely cup of tea, listen to the creek a bit longer, chat with a new or old friend, take a stroll through the towering trees. Check-out time is not until 4:00 PM.