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Upper Midwest Regional Calendar

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Medicinal Herb and Wild Food Classes and Events

 

 

 

 

This section of the CRHI website will be updated monthly.  It generally includes an update from the Coulee Region Herbal Institute director along with current listings of classes and events being offered throughout the region.  If you have a class or event you would like featured on this calendar page, please send information to ..                                                      dandeliongold22@hotmail.com  

 


 Our next Coulee Region Herbal Institute event is a Mushroom Walk  at Hixon Forest Nature Center  in LaCrosse, Wisconsin led by mycologist Anna Greneday from the University of Minnesota.    This walk takes place on Sunday, September 21 from 3:30-5:30 pm.  Pray for lots of rain beforehand and abundant mushrooms!

 

From August 30-September 1 Stephen Herrod Buhner will be offering a conference in St Croix Falls, Wisconsin on Gaia, Plant Intelligence and the Ecstatic Path.  This promises to be an engaging and enlightening seminar for those interested in going deeper into both the scientific and the metaphysical components of herbalism. 
 

Scroll down for details for both of these events. 

 

Plans are underway for Madison's second Herb Day to be held in October at Olbrich Gardens.  The Herb Day committee is presently seeking presenters, vendors and sponsors for the event.  Scroll down for details under the Madison area heading.

 

 Finally, the deadline for submissions for the next issue of our Coulee Region Herbal Institute quarterly newsletter is September 10.  Any submissions are welcome...articles, poems, book reviews, calendar items, recipes.........The newsletter is intended to be a community conversation, educational outreach and networking opportunity for people interested in herbal medicine and wild foods in our region.  Don't be shy!  The issue will be mailed out around September 21.

 

Meanwhile, enjoy the changing of the guard as summer all too quickly gives way to autumn.  I've already seen wooly bears crossing the road and the goldenrod always gives me wistful reminders of winter.  It also reminds me to  stay in the present moment and and enjoy today.  There is glory in every living thing, recieve it!
 
 
 
 

August/September

2008

 

 

 

duluth area

 

Eau Claire

 

lacrosse area

 

Madison

 

sheboygan area

 

Twin Cities

 

viroqua area

 

Winona

 

Elsewhere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              LaCrosse Area

 

 

 

Coulee Region Herbal Institute presents:

“Mushroom Identification Walk”

                                                

                                              DATE:    Sunday, Setpember 21

                                             TIME:     3:30-5:30   

                                             PLACE:   Hixon Forest Nature Center, LaCrosse

 

The autumn rains bring a rich variety of mushrooms to the forest floor.  We’ll be taking a walk through the Hixon Forest Nature Center in LaCrosse  with Mycologist Ann Greneday from the University of Minnesota to learn to identify and deepen our appreciation for the magical, mysterious world of mushrooms.   We will meet in the parking lot at the Nature Center.  Dress appropriately for the weather!

Call 608-637-3074 for more information.

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           viroqua Area

 

Driftless Folk School

 

Making Herbal Salves and Lotions

Instructor: Robin Mari

Learn the magic and science of making the freshest, highest quality skin care for yourself using herbal oils and infusions. Homemade salves and lotions are inexpensive, fun to make and tremendously helpful for healing burns, wounds, bites, and making your skin happy. We will go from the growing plants t finished products, and learn about the healing qualities of “weeds” that are most likely already in your own backyard. Natural preservatives, beneficial acid constituents and properties of various oils will be explained, which will guide you in formulating the best combinations for your needs. You will go home with samples of our creations, handout sheets with recipes, information from the class and a list of recommended books.

Date: September 13 (Half Day)

Course Fee: $40

Supply Fee: $8

 

http://www.driftlessfolkschool.org/

 

 

 

 

 

           Madison Area

 

 

 

 


NATURE'S ACRES FARM
Home of Four Elements Organic Herbals.
Celebrating 20 years of serving your herbal needs.

Thursday, August 28
Summer Tincture Making
We will collect and make a tincture using the Arial portions of the plant, a summer tincture.
 

Thursday, September 11
Raspberry Jam Preservation
This evening we will collect and can a jar of organic raspberry jam for all participants.
 


Thursday, September 25
Kraut Making
We will learn the steps in fermenting cabbage into this cultural vegetable for winter use.
 


Saturday, September 27
Flower Essences
This is an all day intensive with FES trainer, Isadora Tavens. 9am-4pm. $95.
 


Saturday, October 4
Herb Day USA
A local celebration of a national event, featuring Herb speakers, walks and vendors all day. Located at Olbrich Gardens in Madison, WI.
 

http://www.fourelementsherbals.com/whats_new.html 

 

 

 

Herb Day-Madison

 

Dear friend of herbs,
 
On behalf of the Herb Day Committee, I'm writing to get all of you thinking about the celebration of Herb Day in Madison at Olbrich Gardens on October 4, 2008 from 9:30 until 3:00. Dave, Lauri, Jane and Jackie, you gave talks last year. Kathy, Jane, Kathleen, Dave (and Ann, who does not use e-mail), you gave herb walks last year. And Mihal, I think you are new to this event. All of you are lovers of our medicinal plants. And we need you involved again this year.
 
I'm asking that anyone who is interested in giving a talk this year submit a title and brief description (abstract) of a proposed topic. If you know someone who is not on this e-mail and would like to submit an abstract, pass this e-mail on to them and have them submit to me. We are trying to bring the medicinal applications of the plants into focus this year. Once I have all the abstracts, I'll let people know which ones will be used for this year's event. If you are interested in giving an herb walk, please let me know that as well and I'll get back to you about the available slots and scheduling.
 
We'd like to get the publicity started, so the deadline for submitting abstracts or interest in giving an herb walk is Sunday, June 8, 2008.
 
We are looking to increase the number of sponsors and vendors this year, so spread the word and see if there is anyone in your world who would be willing to be a sponsor or who wants to have a table at the event.
 
The sponsorship levels are as follows:
Goldenrod supporter: $300
Violet supporter: $150
White Oak supporter: $100
 
The display space will cost $30 (plus $10 vendor
permit if selling)
 
Businesses can also place ads in the program.
1/4 page $20
1/2 page $35
Full page $60
 
For the past two years, I have been in Washington, DC at the United States Botanical Garden giving talks and celebrating National Herb Day. I'm excited to be a part of the Madison celebration. Madison has the Olbrich Gardens to house the event, almost a miniature of the USBG.
Green Blessings,
Robin
 
  
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH(AHG)
Naturopathic Physician
robindipasquale@yahoo.com
(608) 203-5890

 


 

 

      Twin cities area

 

North Country Herbalist Guild

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 3
"Eloise Butler Garden Plant Walk"

 

Wednesday, October 1
"A Taste of Ayurvedic Herbs with Marcia Meredith"

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month (though there is no meeting in January). We meet from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Come early, from 6:30 - 7:00 for socializing, tea and snacks. For a printable 2008 meeting schedule click here

Meeting Place

Bethany Lutheran Church [map]
2511 East Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Enter on the 25th Avenue side of the building and go down the stairs to the basement.

 

North Country Herbalist Guild

Case Study Group (Ongoing)

This group is open to all herbalists. You do not need to be a professional herbalist with paying clients to attend the group, but you do need to have some background in herbal studies and be actively working with people using herbs. At the group we will:

Newcomers are welcome--don't be shy. And as always, experienced practitioners are welcome to come and share their knowledge and experience.

Location: 2812 - 30th Ave S, Minneapolis
Contact Erin Piorier for additional questions: 651-290-7622, epiorier@mninter.net

 

http://www.nchg.org/Index.htm

 

Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk

Saturday August  23rd  10:00-11:30 am Minnehaha Pkwy

Get the best herbal education ever!  Meet the plants themselves.  Come stroll and explore the history, healing powers, and abundance of local plants that surround you, often mistaken for simple weeds.  $15

 

Instructor: Lise Wolff has studied herbalism for 18 years and is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild and has recently been awarded her Masters of Science in Herbalism (MSc) from the University of Wales.  An active practitioner, Lise supplies her apothecary primarily with herbs she gathers and prepares. She has been practicing and teaching herbalism for the past 13 years.

Lise will call you with meeting locations upon receipt of registration and payment.

Mail Checks to: Lise Wolff, 4626 18th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Questions ??? Call Lise at  612-819-9946 (cell) or email lisewolff@yahoo.com

Please register ASAP.  Classes fill quickly.

*24-hour notice of cancellation required for refund.

 

 

Midwest School of Herbal Studies

 

The Next and Very Last Wild-Plant Walk for 2008

to be conducted by Matthew Alfs MH, RH (AHG),

Author of Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants of MN & WI,  

will be on

Sunday Sept. 7th, 2:00-5:00 PM

(the Sunday after the Labor-Day weekend)

at a Nature Area in the Northern Suburbs of St. Paul

(Arden Hills/New Brighton/Fridley area)

Registered Students of All Levels Are Invited and Should Plan to Attend.

Members of the public who are interested in the edible/medicinal aspect of wild plants are also invited to register. (Note that Wild-Plant Walks such as this are currently the ONLY MWSHS-sponsored workshops that are open to the public. Please note, however, that the walk is too long and intense for young children, whose attendance is strongly discouraged.)

Price: $25 (Limit of 18 registrants--so register early!)

A Printable Registration Form appears below.

You will be provided with a precise location and directions to the site some 3-7 days before the event.  This is typically done by email, so be sure to list one below--if you have one.

http://www.midwestherbalstudies.com/events.htm

 

 

           Duluth Area

 

GIVING GROUND

 

2007 Herbal Weekend Retreat/Workshop Schedule

 

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 if these 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.

September - December 2008

September 5-7, 2008:
Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon

Fall Harvest: Roots
We'll walk and walk, and dig in the autumn earth, bringing roots home with which to make some fine herbal tinctures for winter. It will be like filling up your jam closet and freezer. This is the most ancient rhythm of herbal medicine, and your glass jars of root tinctures "working" will be a feast for your eyes. We will discuss the protocol of digging roots; this must be the most conservative of harvests in order to sustain the plant communities. Finnish sauna bath, all meals, cottage beds made up, fans - or heat - and lights on.

September 14-16, 2008: Sunday afternoon - Tuesday afternoon
Digging Roots, Full Moon! All the best of everything!
We'll walk and walk, and dig in the autumn earth, bringing roots home with which to make some fine herbal tinctures for winter. It will be like filling up your jam closet and freezer. This is the most ancient rhythm of herbal medicine, and your glass jars of root tinctures "working" will be a feast for your eyes. We will discuss the protocol of digging roots; this must be the most conservative of harvests in order to sustain the plant communities. Finnish sauna bath, all meals, cottage beds made up, fans - or heat - and lights on.

September 19-21, 2008: Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon
Digging Roots: see above
 

October 3-5, 2008: Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon
Tree Resins and Holiday Gift-Making
We'll explore some lovely ways to "take" herbal medicine, and our study will range from tree resins gathered here along our herbal trails, to a frankincense and myrrh hand and body lotion we'll make up and tie with gold braid. We'll talk of the ancient trade routes for those two precious medicinal tree resins from Africa. There will be bottles, jars, fabric, ribbon - everything you'll need here to complete some unique herbal presents for the winter holidays. Finnish sauna bath, all meals, cottage beds made up, heat and lights on.
 

October 11-13, 2008: Saturday afternoon - Monday afternoon--Columbus Day
Tree Resins and Holiday Gift-Making
See above
 

October 17-19, 2008: Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon
Tree Resins and Holiday Gift-Making
See above

December 5-7, 2008: Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon
Tree Resins and Holiday Gift-Making
We'll explore some lovely ways to "take" herbal medicine, and our study will range from tree resins gathered here along our herbal trails, to a frankincense and myrrh hand and body lotion we'll make up and tie with gold braid. We'll talk of the ancient trade routes for those two precious medicinal tree resins from Africa. There will be bottles, jars, fabric, ribbon - everything you'll need here to complete some unique herbal presents for the winter holidays. Finnish sauna bath, all meals, cottage beds made up, heat and lights on.

www.givingground.com

 

 

 

 

 

NorthHouse Folk School

Herbal Healthcare for Winter
Gigi Stafne
Session Options:
. . . 10/18/2008 - 10/19/2008
Discover holistic ways to deal with the chills and ills that accompany Old Man Winter and help ease discomforts associated with the common cold. Boost and build your immunity...naturally.  Learn about preparatory winter nutrition and cleansing/detoxifying of your body. There will be hands-on opportunities for making teas, restorative recipes and herbal remedies as well as tips on learning to listen to your body to determine what it needs. Get ready before the snow flies and go home well prepared and stocked for the coming winter season.


Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 2
. . . Hours: 9am - 4pm
. . . Tuition: $150      
. . . Materials Fee: $20
. . . Intergenerational Age: na
. . . Intergenerational Tuition:
. . . Level: Beginner to Advanced

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    
Historic Medicines - Exploring An Alien Invasion
Teresa Wolfe
Session Options:
. . . to be scheduled
Immigrants and settlers who traveled into the unfamiliar territory of the Midwest brought European plants with them as a traditional source of medicine.  Today, many of these plants are familiar lawn, field and roadside weeds.  Eco-herbalist Teresa Wolfe uses fascinating and intriguing stories and visuals to describe various historical medicinal, edible and other uses of these plants to help us understand how they arrived in our area.  The program will include a short ‘plant walk’ and each participant will make an herbal medicinal salve traditionally used for insect bites and stings.


Course Details:
. . . Length in Days: 0.5
. . . Hours: 1pm-4pm
. . . Tuition: $60      
. . . Materials Fee: $7
. . . Intergenerational Age: na
. . . Intergenerational Tuition:
. . . Level: Beginner to Advanced
 


http://www.northhousefolkschool.com/classes/NEcology&FWS.htm

 

 

 

       sheboygan Area

 

Moonwise Herbs:

 

Fall Herbal Series:

4 Week Seasonal Program

  Fall Herbal Series: Roots,Seeds, Berries and More!!

Fall is an inspiring time of year in the plant world. It is the time to harvest seed, roots, and berries for winter months. Join herbalist Linda Conroy for this four week series, which will offer participants the opportunity the learn about the lore and history of herbs that promote health, provide relief from winter ailments and promote healing of cuts, scrapes and more! We will go on plant walks to identify the plants of the season, make herbal preparations for topical use: poultices as well as salves, learn to make nourishing herbal beverages as well as cold and cough remedies. You will take home some of our creations as well as recipes for future use. Includes Instruction and recipes to take home. ($7 material fee is payable to instructor at the first session).  

When? Monday evenings: October 6, 13, 20 and 27 2008 (6-8:30pm each evening)

Cost: $65.00 (plus $7 material fee payable to instructor)

Sponsored by and held at the University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan. To register call 920-459-6617.

            *Participants will have an opportunity to participate in a similar program each season"

This program is open to men and women!!

Eat Wild: Community Meals-
whole and wild food meals-eat whole and wild foods in community.

October 18 , 2008 (6-9pm)

Dining Adventure: Join us for a wild and whole food dining adventure. You will be served wild and whole foods in community. 

For more information click here or call 920-452-HERB

Join us as we celebrate the wild foods that thrive around us. Linda has been preparing wild and whole foods for her friends and family for close to a decade. She is currently working on a cook book featuring wild and whole foods. Each recipe will feature seasonal wild foods, whole foods prepared from scratch and nutritional information. As we journey through the seasons, each menu reflects the bounty that nature has gifted us.

 

Herbal Wisdom Series November 5th, 12th and 19th, 2008 (6-8:30pm)

Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202

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November 10, 2008 Herbal Soap Making (6-8:30pm)Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202

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November 11, 2008 Herbal Soap Making (6-9:00pm) Maywood Environmental Center, Sheboygan, WI For more information and to register call (920) 459-3906

 

 

 

www.moonwiseherbs.com 

 

 

 

          winona Area

 

 

 

 

 

       eau claire Area

 

Center for Healing Arts Herb & Eco School

& “Living Trails” a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary

 

The Center for Healing Arts Herb & Eco School & United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary combined are a natural medicine, herbalism and eco school that provides learning alternatives and experiences for those who have growing interest in reconnecting and being in harmony with the natural world.  All courses taught at our school have sustainability as a basic component.  The Center holds several national credentials, receiving Botanical Sanctuary status through United Plant Savers North American network & the national "Partners in Education" program. 

 

  

Adventure Botanica: A Global Classroom

 

http://www.adventurebotanica.com/home/ecotoursprograms.html

 

 

 

 

 

            elsewhere

 

 

Foragers Harvest

Sam Thayer

August 23-24. Late Summer Foraging Weekend*(Including Mushrooms). Blue Hills, Wisconsin. Late summer is the beginning of the harvest season. We will be collecting many of the nuts, seeds, and fruits that are ripening at this time. The second day we'll focus on basic mycology and an introduction to mushroom hunting. The goal is to get you to recognize some common groups of mushrooms and help you become comfortable using field guides to identify mushrooms on your own. Accommodations: cabin. $160.   

October 4-5. Fall Foraging Weekend. Caledonia, Minnesota. Learn about the incredible bounty of wild food available during Nature's most generous season: roots, tubers, nuts, seeds, fruits, greens, and more. Discover the plants that were once the staff of life for hunter-gatherers in the Midwest. We will learn to identify them, find, harvest, and use them. This class will be held in the beautiful and diverse Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota at Dunromin Campground. Accommodations: campsite. $145

 

Martell's Landing Education Center

Somerset,, Wisconsin

10 Herbs for Life
September 11
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Learn the uses of 10 herbs and how to use them safely for you and your family’s well being.
Instructor:  Cynthia Thomas, Herbalist, BS, NCTMB
Cost: $20.00 

Herbal Medicine Making I
September 27
Learn the basics of herbal medicine making through this class.
Instructor:  Cynthia Thomas, Herbalist, BS, NCTMB
Herb Walk: 9:30am - 10:30am – $10:00
Class: 11:00am - 1:30pm – $30.00 (includes supplies)

Herbs for Life
October 2
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Explore how herbal medicine can help with stress related symptoms for optimal health.
Cost: $20.00

Herbal Medicine Making II
October 4
Learn how to make creams and lotions for health and beauty, and balms and salves for healing.
Instructor:  Cynthia Thomas, Herbalist, BS, NCTMB
Herb Walk: 9:30am - 10:30am – $10.00
Class: 11:00am - 1:30pm – $30.00 (includes supplies) 
 

5 Day Intensive Retreat for Women
October 6 – 10
Learn to heal relationships with the earth, spirits, plants, animals and ourselves. (Flyer)
Instructor: Yako Tahnahga, Native American Herbalist, Traditional Storyteller, Life Journey Guide, Spiritual Healer
Cost:  $750.00 (includes lodging and nutritious meals)

 

http://www.martellslanding.org/index.html  

 

 

 

 

 

Gaia, Plant Intelligence

and the Ecstatic Path

with Stephen Harrod Buhner

August 30—September 1, St. Croix River Valley, Wisconsin

 

Gaia, Plant Intelligence and The Ecstatic Path is a journey into depth of meaning, into the states of mind, being, and communicatory relationships necessary to work with the plants and the living wildness of the world as ancient and indigenous humans have always done.  A journey, not of intellect, but of self and spirit.  And that journey takes all of us deep into the wildness of the world, into places where the greens are more luminous, where shadow takes on a special life of its own, where light possesses an almost liquid quality, and where Sacha Runa, the forest person, still lives, and sometimes speaks, to the humans who encounter her.  It is a place where humans begin the crucial, and long overdue, task of reclaiming the invisible.

 

     These Three Days will Explore

Sacred Plant Medicine

The Visionary Source of Indigenous and Ancient Plant Knowledge

The Heart as an Organ of Perception

Plant/Human Communication

The 5 Steps of Direct Perception

The Importance and Necessity of Following Golden Threads

The Three Elements of the Ecstatic Path

The Mundus Imaginalis,

The use of Depth Diagnosis and Sacred Plant Medicine in Healing

And A Great Deal More

         

People who ingest the wild, whether plants or landscapes, do something civilized people never do, they take inside themselves the wildness of the world; they eat the Wild Redeemer. In that moment something unique happens, some invisible thing enters inside them. And when that happens everything changes. They become aware that there are intelligences in this world far older than the human and that the human and the older intelligences of the world are intended to make contact.

 

Earth ecstatics, for millennia, have recognized that eating the wild is one of the primary means of soul shaping, of traveling the ecstatic path. Plants have long been primary teachers for those who travel deep into the heart of the world, for those who seek the soul teaching that only the wild can bring. This workshop is about eating the wild and the journey that that process begins.

 

Through his unique blend of storytelling, personal reflection, experiential exercises, and depth information, Stephen brings this ancient way of being to life. The vivid and moving tales of the living, intelligent, and sacred Earth conveyed in his storytelling create a living experience of the mindset in which all ancient and indigenous peoples lived. It is a mindset which enables human beings to experience the Earth and the plants as living intelligences capable of communication with human beings. And those communications are an essential part of the soul shaping that all human beings experience when traveling the ecstatic path. Plants and the Wildness of the World bring healing to our bodies and to our souls as well; it is possible to reinhabit our interbeing with the world, to live embedded within the living communications that surround us, to re-bond with the world from which our species emerged, to live every day surrounded by the touch of kin upon us.

 

Stephen Harrod Buhner is the author of 12 works of nonfiction and one book of poetry, among them the multiple award-winning Lost Language of Plants, Sacred Plant Medicine and The Secret teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature.  Stephen’s books focus on the importance of reclaiming the invisible, the journey to the Self, the intelligence of Nature, and herbal medicine.  He lectures throughout the U.S. and Europe on herbal and ecological medicine, the direct perception of Nature, and the states of mind necessary for successful habitation of Earth.

 

THE COST of Gaia, Plant Intelligence, and The Ecstatic Path is $450.

          A $100 NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT is necessary to hold  your place.

Full payment is due August 1.  Advance Enrollment recommended 

CONTACT AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Foundation for Gaian Studies, Church of Gaia  * 8 Pioneer Road *Silver City, NM 88061

(575) 538-5498 www.gaianstudies.org  - Payment can be made on line. 

Please contact Julie McIntyre if you have any further questions or wish to talk about the program personally— (575)-538-5498. julie@gaianstudies.org.

 

FEE INCLUDES teaching, meals and dorm style lodging Saturday and Sunday evening.

(Bring your own bedding.)

(Additional lodging Friday, August 29 and Monday, September 1 if needed.  Please contact St Croix Camp to make these arrangements info@campstsroix.org, 715-386-4380 or 612-465-0560, 532 County Road F, Hudson, Wisconsin 54016.)