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soul + attunement —
SONGS ON FIRE: A SONG CIRCLE PLAYSHOP
Thursday, Sept. 14 - 6-8:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 19 - 6-8:30pm
Thursday, Nov. 9 - 6-8:30pm
@ private residence (address provided upon RSVP)
in Duvall, WA
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Contact me for details and to RSVP.
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Join me and Sally Mitchell for a fun, monthly community song circle. We will sing together and play a few warm-up games to get our juices flowing.
We believe in song as a doorway to the healing our ecosystems need.
Come and cast song spells with us!
land stewardship —
INTRO TO PROPAGATION
Wednesday, Sept. 20 – 5-7pm
in Duvall, WA
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Tickets and more information coming soon.
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Plant propagation is a cross-cultural way of life, allowing us to create resilient gardens and landscapes.
Join us to explore the benefits of growing your own plants, and try out a few basic methods—seed starting, root division, layering and cuttings. This class will orient to seasonal propagation for the fall.
You will walk away with greater confidence to grow your own plants for the garden and beyond!
land stewardship —
soul + attunement —
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY:
a retreat to nourish our ecological resilience
Saturday, Oct. 21 – 1-5pm
@ Dragonfly Farms
in Duvall, WA
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Tickets and more information here.
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Join me and Joanne Gartenberg of Dragonfly Farms for an afternoon of radical rest and play to find pathways of ecological belonging in our challenging times.
Through mindfulness + embodiment practices, we will explore how to relate to ourselves and the Land in deeper ways. We will meet local plants, learn about ecological gardening, plant a food forest, and nourish ourselves with locally-grown foods and herbal teas.
You will leave with a wider and wilder sense of community, new tools for eco-emotional resilience, new gardening skills, and a selection of seeds to sow at home.
land stewardship —
HOW TO BUILD A FOOD FOREST
Sunday, Oct. 22 – 11am-1pm
@ the Duvall Food Forest
in Duvall, WA
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Tickets and more information coming soon.
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We will learn the basics of ecological gardening, explore the “layers'' of fruiting plants that make up a food forest, and plant one together. Learn how to design and create a thriving plant community that feeds you in return.
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Stay afterward for a food forest potluck and work party (1-4pm)!
land stewardship —
GROW A MEDICINAL GARDEN
Saturday, Oct. 28 – 11am-1pm
@ the Duvall Food Forest
in Duvall, WA
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Tickets and more information coming soon.
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Learn the basics of growing your own medicine in the PNW. We will explore the benefits of planting medicinals in the home garden and learn how to choose plants for the right conditions—from roots to flowers.
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Includes a hands-on opportunity to plant a medicinal garden at the Duvall Food Forest.
plant walks
fall 2023
(PLANT)FLUENCED
a seasonal series of wild plant walks for ecological fluency
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Join me for a series of seasonal plant walks in the Snoqualmie Valley.
We will learn about wild plants by the elemental conditions they respond to from the earth: WATER, FIRE + WOOD.
On each walk, we will use all our senses to learn basic plant ID, ethnobotany and concepts of ecological design and succession. We will build intimacy with a seasonal selection of Pacific Northwest plants and explore how they interact with wildlife, humans, and fungi (i.e. as food, craft, medicine, shelter, etc). We will also grow our observation skills to help us orient to any landscape.
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dates + time: 6 plant walks
sept 19, 26 + oct 17, 24, 30 + nov 7 @ 4-6pm
where: various locations in the Snoqualmie Valley, WA
more info + sign up:
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request a class
I am available for custom classes, workshops, guest lectures or other speaking engagements.
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I can speak on a wide range of topics in the realms of organic gardening and ecology, as well as plant connection, European ethnobotany,
herbal medicine, astrology, ritual and ceremony, and more.
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I teach for public & private universities, non-profits, municipalities,
garden clubs, public gardens, community groups, herbalism schools
and beyond.
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Sample class topics:​
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Basic botany for herbalists
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Grow a wildlife garden
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Foraging in the PNW
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LGBTQIA+affinity classes
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Organic greenhouse management
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Planning a medicinal garden
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Rose pruning
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Seed starting
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Wild plant propagation
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I hope you will reach out to explore possibilities!