Coulee Region Herbal Institute
REGIONAL CALENDAR
2010 Upper Midwest Events
The Coulee Region Herbal Institute is based in LaCrosse, Wisconsin but members come from all over the Upper Midwest. One of our goals is to make connections - to help facilitate a strong network of regional herbalists and wild food educators who promote the wise use of plants as medicine and wild food through education, ethical wild-crafting and sustainable, bioregional exchange of goods and services.
Please support the network! Below, you will find a sampling of classes, events, workshops & links for Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Visit, sign up for classes & other events, spread the word & get back to us with more information & links!
emails to CRHI: gramherb@hotmail.com (put CRHI in subject line)
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coulee-region-herbal-institute/
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We update this calendar seasonally - 4 times a year - (usually during the month of an equinox or solstice) - so send us your listings!
Coulee Region Events
June 27th (note 4th Sunday) Community Plant Walk 1:00-3:00pm at Foster Home Community Garden, Viroqua, WI with Robin Mari & Jess Krueger. The best herbs are those which present themselves nearby where people are busy planning & planting other things… then, of course, there’s always those garden favorites, too. lambs_eat_ivy@yahoo.com or pinkpants@riseup.net or 608-637-8751 for directions 1:00-3:00pm at Morning Star Herb Farm, south of Wesby, WI – Hosted by Carol Willis. Last year was a hugh success!! We even had folks here from as far away as Washington, DC who vowed to return again… We taste tested 6 different varieties of homemade Herbal Ice Creams, each one unique & simply out of this world!! There was not a drop left in any bowl! Let’s do it again. 608-634-3540 or caw@mwt.net for directions NOTE DATE CHANGED! MidAmerica Herbal Symposium is August 13-15! (see below) So, our annual Prairie Walk & Collecting Trip – is now a week later: August 22nd, 1:00pm to ?? Lacher Farm, Wiscoy Valley, MN south of Winona, MN, West of La Crosse,WI Car-pooling & camping available. Bring a snack to share, too. Join plant enthusiasts Carl Lacher & Carol Jacobs & experience the relationships of natural plant communities & our part in it all. RSVP!! ( info or directions, too) 507-452-1585 For other events in the Coulee Region: http://www.moonwiseherbs.com – look at activities in Coon Valley, WI http://www.naturalcare.webs.com" – look at activities in - Onalaska, WI http://www.bgfloristnherbals.com/MidAmerica_Herbal.html - Utica/Lanesboro, MN http://www.driftlessfolkschool.org/ - Viroqua, WI http://www.bluff.coop/calendar.html - Winona, MN Upcoming Events: July 12-August 2, 2010 4th Annual Women's Herbal/Earthways Residential Apprenticeship Program in Coon Valley, WI Join herbalist and wild forager Linda Conroy & discover the meaning of the term Be-Wilder - an opportunity for women to hear the call of the wild. For more information call 920-452-4372 or see: http://moonwiseherbs.com/herbalapprenticeshipresidential.htm August 13th, 14th & 15th MidAmerica Herbal Symposium Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN An opportunity to meet & learn from renown Herbalists from all over the U.S. For more info & directions see: http://www.bgfloristnherbals.com/MidAmerica_Herbal.html or www.eagle-bluff.org Keep Scrolling Down ↓ for More Herbal Events, Classes & Workshops for the Upper Midwest Madison, WI Area April 19th - August 9, 2010 "The Family Herbalist" – series of classes, weekly for 16 weeks; Monday nights from 6-9PM in the Community Room of the Willy Street Co-op. Learn about using medicinal herbs safely & effectively from the best herbalists in Madison. For more info: David LaLuzerne 608-512-9633 or go to www.HerbTVonline.com/MHI.html Saturday, June 26 Making Herbal Medicines 10am-5pm http://communitypharmacy.coop/links.cfm http://fourelementsherbals.com http://www.madisonherbsociety.org http://www.olbrich.org/Education http://www.willystreet.coop/calendar ELSEWHERE IN WINSONSIN http://www.foragersharvest.com - Blue Hills http://www.moonwiseherbs.com – Sheboygan & Coon Valley; Rock Island (& San Juan Islands, WA, too) Upcoming events: August 19-23, 2010 4th Annual Women’s Herbal Intensive Rock Island, Wisconsin, located off of the tip of Door County Peninsula in Lake Michigan. Cars and even bikes are not allowed on this 912-acre island. For more information see: http://www.moonwiseherbs.com/rockisland.htm Twin Cities, MN area North Country Herbalists Guild "The Guild sponsors monthly meetings that take place on the first Wednesday of every month. The meetings are open to the Guild's membership and the public. At each of these meetings we sponsor a local speaker who discusses topics designed to advance the study of the therapeutic use of herbs." Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2511 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. Visit www.nchg.org June 25th-27th Foundational Herbcraft – Jim McDonald For more info: http://www.nchg.org/Classes/Classes.htm or www.herbcraft.org Summer 2010 (TBA) Choosing Breast Health Over Breast Cancer Kasia Organic Salon 822 West 50th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419 When it comes to breasts, many of us may spend time worrying whether they're too small or too big, or other cosmetic issues. But how much time have we actually spent thinking about whether they are healthy or not? Many women think that breast cancer is inevitable. Not so!!! We'll cover the issues that adversely affect breast health and steps to take to promote breast health. For Other Classes & Events see: http://www.matthewwoodherbs.com http://www.midwestherbalstudies.com/ http://www.minnesotaherbalist.com http://www.nchg.org/Classes/Classes.htm - North Country Herb Guild* - for more listings http://www.sacredjourneyhealingarts.com Other Twin Cities Classes, Workshops and Events Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom Herbal Practitioner Circle Ongoing, 1 to 2 times per month! with Matthew Wood and Cynthia Thomas Cost: $35 for students, sliding scale for clients: $0 to $40 Location: 2223 East 35th St, Suite 1, Minneapolis, MN Information & Registration Call or email Cynthia, (612) 991-2717, info@sacredjourneyhealingarts.com Duluth Area GIVING GROUND Giving Ground is open year round. Guests can stay for as long as they wish. Each day will include time for instruction, meditation and relaxation. Giving Ground's accommodations are heated for year round comfort. Reservations are important as Giving Ground limits its overnight student/guests to no more than four at one time. Please feel free to call us at 1-888-276-1336 for 2010 Herbal Weekend Retreat/Workshop Schedule If specific scheduling times and workshops don't work for you we can often arrange other combinations of weekdays or weekends to accommodate individual needs. You can also let us know what topic focus interests you. www.givingground.com NorthHouse Folk School http://www.northhouse.org/ Elsewhere in Minnesota also check out: http://www.wetcc.org/programs/WildFoodSummitII_files/wfs08Gateway.html - Waubun, MN http://www.sweetcicely.com/t-Herbgallery.aspx - Amboy, MN Northeast Iowa http://www.oneotacoop.com/classes-and-events http://www.greenangelsherbs.com/ Please support the network – visit, sign up for classes & other events, spread the word & get back to us with suggestions, more information & links… Email: gramherb@hotmail.com (please put “CRHI” on subject line) Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/coulee-region-herbal-institute/ CRHI Calendar: http://couleeregionherbalinstitute.org/CRHI%202008%20calendar.htm Directory: http://www.couleeregionherbalinstitute.org/directory.htm Membership information: http://www.couleeregionherbalinstitute.org/membership.htm
LACROSSE/WINONA & SURROUNDING (WI/MN/IA) AREAS:
July 18th Herbal Ice Cream Social & Garden Plant Walk
This hands-on workshop will teach several common techniques for
turning herbs into safe and effective preparations. You will learn
how to prepare the herbs, how to make infusions, tinctures and salves,
how to prepare and store them, and how to evaluate the resulting
preparations.
Event cost: $115. Contact Wildwood Institute, www.wildwoodherbs.com
608-663-9608
FOR OTHER EVENTS IN THE MADISON AREA:
Fri night @ 6:30pm at Bethany Lutheran Church; Sat & Sun at Garden Farme, north of Minneapolis, MN
with Katherine Krumwiede, L.Ac. Cost: $20.00 per person
Check with Katherine or visit her website: www.diamondstoneom.com
A fun, practical class designed to inspire confidence and creative thinking
9am - 4:30pm on the following dates:
February 13th, March 6th , March 27th , April 17th , May 1st, May 15th ,
May 29th, June 12th , June 26th , July 10th , July 31st , August 21st,
September 11th , October 2nd , October 23rd , November 13th, December 4th for more info see: http://herbalistlisewolff.com
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