Workshop

Date: Sunday Sept 20th

Time: 10am – 4:30pm

Earth Medicine

$175/ticket

$160 Early Sign Up by Sept 8th Coupon Code EARTH

Adrienne, Shannon and April have collaborated to bring you a beautiful day of simple Earth Medicine practices to enhance your well being and to give gratitude to Mother Earth.

To be of service in the world and to show up in full, loving capacity, we are first responsible for our own well being,  We have designed this year’s Earth Medicine Retreat to help you fully replenish and to take what you’ve learned with you, actual tools and techniques that will help you to continue your practice of self care and well-being on your return.

This year the take aways include:

An Affirmation Journal that you craft yourself (with our guidance) of hand-made paper.

A custom herbal tea that you blend with April Morecraft for heart support.

Our lunch is locally sourced and will be catered by our bestie chef, Julie of Lovin Oven.

Itinerary

10am – 10:30am coffee/tea, scones fruit

!0:30am – 11am Opening ceremony calling the Four Directions & Intention setting

11am – 12noon Yoga & Body Work

12noon  1pm Make your own Affirmation Journal

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch catered by Lovin Oven

2:00 – 2:30 Mirroring in the Circle

2:30 – 3:00 Rebirthing & Past Life Breathwork

3:00 – 4:00 Tea blending for Self Love & Affirmation

4:00 – 4:30 Tea and Fire ceremony

Your Facilitators:

April is the creator of Oak Root Herbals, a home based, small batch herb business. She has studied  with Linda Shanahan of Bluestem Botanicals, Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways and  Sajah Poham of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism. She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

 

Date: Saturday, Sept 26th

Time: 1 – 3pm

$65/pp

MedicineMaking

 

 

This workshop is an introduction to the basics of plant medicine making with local herbalist April Morecraft.

This workshop is an introduction to the basics of plant medicine making. Together we will explore how to make topical and internal preparations. We will discuss tinctures, infused vinegars, infusions, decoctions, syrups, infused oils, salves, compresses, poultices, and flower essences. During this workshop we will discuss respectful harvesting practices and how to commune and build relationships with plants. During this class you will make your own tincture and salve 

 

 

April is a mother, teacher, gardener, folk herbalist and creator of Oak Root Herbals. She began her formal studies with a farm based herbal foundations course with Bluestem Botanicals followed by a 3 year apprenticeship with Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways. April is currently continuing her plant path with online studies at The School of Evolutionary Herbalism and North West School of Aromatic Medicine.  

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

 

Date:

Saturday, September 26th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Tickets $85

Mushroom Cultivation

$85 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$75- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code FUNGI10

$65 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code FUNGI20

 

Are you interested in learning more about mushrooms? Join mushroom cultivator and forager Kacy Binz in a fun and hands-on mushroom cultivation workshop! Kacy will walk you through each step of the growing process, from mycelium to mushroom. She will lead the group in an inoculation of Blue Oyster Mushrooms, and you will leave with your own at home mushroom growing kit! You will also learn about the phenomenal health benefits of mushrooms as well as some tasty recipes to introduce wild mushrooms more into your diet. She will also have some tips and advice for those interested in wild foraging.

 

Mushroom snacks and tea will be provided, as well as print outs of all the information. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kacy has experience growing a wide variety of delectable mushrooms, such as lions mane, oysters, piopinno, white beech, chestnut, nameko and more.  She also enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms and plants, as well as making tea blends and tinctures. Her goal is to inspire people to incorporate more mushrooms into their diet, to become more connected with nature and our source of food, and to make delicious and creative recipes using mushrooms!

Day: Saturday, October 10th

Time: 11:30 – 12:30

$25/pp

Herb Talk

Join us on the land for an hour and talk about beautiful magical Golden Rod, Solidago. We will walk, talk and sit while we have an in-depth discussion on the medicine and magic of Golden Rod. This talk includes plant identification, growing and harvesting tips, Golden Rod distribution, history and astrology as well as organ system affinities and herbal actions and energetics. You will also learn about medicinal preparations, contraindications and safety. 

 

You will leave with an herbal monograph and depending on her growing season some Golden Rod you work with at home. 

 

April is a mother, teacher, gardener, folk herbalist and creator of Oak Root Herbals. She began her formal studies with a farm based herbal foundations course with Bluestem Botanicals followed by a 3 year apprenticeship with Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways. April is currently continuing her plant path with online studies at The School of Evolutionary Herbalism and North West School of Aromatic Medicine.

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

Date: Saturday, October 10h

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Tickets $55/pp

$45/pp with coupon code TREE by Oct.3rd

Tree Medicine

In this workshop, you will discover how the magical and medicinal properties of Oak, Willow, Black Walnut and Pine can support our physical and emotional well being. In addition to discussing each tree’s medicinal applications and actions, you will discover ways that tree magic can help ground and secure us. During this workshop you will hand craft two medicines: a White Pine Oxymel and a White Oak tincture. 

You will leave this hands on experience with recipes and rituals that will continue to connect you to the ways in which trees can support our mind, body and soul.

April Morecraft is a mother, teacher, gardener, and creator of a home based, small batch herb business called Oak Root Herbals. She began her studies 4 years ago by taking a farm based herbal foundations course with Linda Shanahan of Bluestem Botanicals. April has just completed a 3-year apprenticeship with herbalist, author and green witch, Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways and is currently studying herbal astrology online with Sajah Poham of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism.

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.