Registration for this workshop opens on Tuesday, October 8th at 10 am.
Bioregional herbalism is the practice of tapping into the medicine of locally abundant plants, connecting the dots between herbal medicine, ecology, and relationship to place. This workshop offers an introduction to plant medicine from a framework grounded in reciprocity, right relationship, ethical harvesting, and walking gently on the land.
Session price: $80 +HST. If cost is a barrier, please see our Economics for a Changing World page for sliding-scale and mutual aid options.
In this winter session, we’ll take a deep dive into the world of trees, with a focus on beloved conifers like pine, hemlock and fir, who remain fresh and vibrant all winter long.
In the first part of the workshop, we’ll take a plant walk and explore key identification features, medicinal actions, ecological relationships, phytochemistry and best of all, preparations of some of the trees that make up our urban ecology. Winter is a great time to take our tree ID skills to the next level by learning to recognize species by their bark, buds and growth patterns.
In the hands-on part of the session, we’ll gather around a crackling fire to brew tree tea, taste tinctures and prepare an all-purpose salve from tree resins and needles to take home.
Meet Your Instructors
As an educator, spoon carver, mushroom farmer and owner of Full Moon Farm and Apothecary, Annie Sanassian has learned from plants, animals, people, through tending land. She loves spending as much time outdoors as possible. Her background with wild plants led her to grow medicinal and culinary herbs on her farm. Visiting many parts of the world has fostered both Annie’s understanding of cultural sensitivity and awareness to the richness and diversity of life. As an educator, she aims to create inclusive and positive outdoor learning experiences for all people.
Dani Hagel is a community herbalist, naturalist, and herb grower with ten years experience studying herbalism, propagating plants, and making medicine. Her work explores the ways plant medicine can help remediate our relationships with our bodies, the land and each other.