As the luscious meadows and forests come back to life, our bodies begin to wake up and rejoice in the warmer times ahead of us. From the grounding nature of Burdock to the nutritive qualities of Nettles, there is food growing all around us to aid our digestion, strengthen our nervous systems, and greet our taste buds with delight. These plants, often seen as weeds across the land, are highly nutritious, multifaceted, widely available, and ready to meet you! Learning the ways of the medicines in our backyards, local natural spaces, roadsides, and waterfronts, we wake up with springtime deep within our bodies like never before. The systems within us shift to wake up, get ready, and move with love toward the bright times to come.
We will begin our time together journeying around the farm to meet these plants, listen to their songs of welcome this growing season, and delve into how we can integrate them into our lives. After some plant loving and harvesting, we will come back to the farmyard and make some light snacks with the herbs we wildcrafted. We will discuss and practice some great ways to tend, harvest, prepare, and consume these plants while they are abundant this time of year and gather excitement about the plant allies that will be sharing their beauty with us over the next few months!
All ages are welcome to join this class, though our time together we will be a bit sedentary and conversational with some walking around, garden snooping, and pesto making so keep that in mind. This class is an in between from a mostly conversational time to a full hands on medicine making time - you know your children best and if you think they will like it we would to have them join. We will be doing a little bit of walking and sitting on uneven ground in the gardens - if you have an accessibility need please reach out to [email protected].
Please contact us if you'd like to organize a private workshop for your family or group at [email protected]
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Mer is a community herbalist with the intention to share their love of herbal medicine with folks to deepen our connections with ourselves, each other, and the land. Mer is a farmer educator at NVF with a passion for learning, sharing, and being in awareness of the beauty all around us. Mer’s classes are centered in building honorable relationships with plants that decolonize our relationships with nature, health, and healing. Her intention in these spaces is to foster mindful awareness and cultivate abundant joy as we explore the expansive world of plant medicine.
Please contact New Village Farm if you have any questions.