Upcoming Events
Western Mass Herbal Symposium
Saturday May 11th
10am-5pm
At the Montague Retreat Center- Montague, MA
Learn more here
Tree Medicine of the Northeast
The northeast is about 75% forested and contains numerous medicinal tree species, both native and non-native, making this a category of medicinals well worth getting to know. In this class we'll cover sustainable harvesting methods and ecological considerations to keep in mind when wildcrafting, learn when different tree medicines are in season, and highlight the medical uses of a tree species from each season and cover its medicinal uses in depth. Part workshop and part plant walk, after this introduction, we'll spend some time walking the grounds and identifying some of the medicinal tree species growing there. Handouts and resources for further study will be provided as well!
Rhode Island Herb Festival
Saturday May 18th-9am-6pm
At Farmacy Herbs- 28 Cemetery St, Providence, RI
Learn more and register here
Herbal Approaches to Seasonal & Environmental Allergies
In this class we’ll discuss addressing the symptoms and root causes of seasonal and environmental allergies. Participants will learn effective allergy herbs, herbal actions to look for when formulating, food as medicine support, and how to create balanced formulas. Recipes will be shared!
Wild Edibles & Medicinals Plant Walk
Saturday June 22nd
10:30-12:00pm
At Northfield Mtn Recreation & Environmental Center- Northfield, MA.
FREE
Registration will open in the spring!
Join us for a plant walk exploring the bountiful wild edible and medicinal herbs of late spring and early summer! We'll discuss identification, medicinal and edible uses, recipes, and sustainable harvesting practices for many of our locally abundant plants.
Gather: A Northeastern Herbal Conference
Sunday June 23rd
10am-6pm
At Bentley University- Waltham, MA
Learn more and register here
Creating a Bioregional Materia Medica for the Northeast
Bioregional Herbalism is the practice of working with the medicinal plants abundant in the fabric of the landscape and bioregion you call home. It doesn’t have to look like working with solely native plants, rather, it’s about learning which plants are abundant enough locally to be worked with and harvested sustainably, and often these are non-native, weedy, and even cultivated garden herbs. In this class Jade will share herbal actions no apothecary is complete without and match her favorite bioregionally abundant herbs with these actions to build a northeast bioregional materia medica. The idea is to give participants the tools to create their own home apothecary full of local herbal medicines that can address a wide variety of health conditions and issues. She'll share insights and tips to help participants create their own unique northeast materia medica based on their family's and community's needs, versatility, accessibility, and more.
Fall Foraging: Seeds, Roots, Berries, Barks & More
Fall Foraging: Seeds, Roots, Berries, Barks & More
Wed Sept 11th
At Just Roots Farm
Greenfield, MA
More details coming soon!
Medicinal Mushrooms in the Kitchen
Wednesday Oct 23rd
6:30-8pm EST
Online + Free
Hosted by River Valley Co-op
Registration info coming soon!
In this workshop we’ll discuss 3 potent and delicious medicinal mushrooms that double as “food as medicine”- Lion’s Mane, Maitake/Hen of the Woods, and Shiitake. We’ll discuss their medicinal properties such as nootropic, anti-inflammatory, liver and immune supportive, antioxidant, and more, and learn some easy and cost-effective ways to capture their medicine in the kitchen. Recipes will be demoed and shared!
From the Roots Up Year I Apprenticeship
In this hands-on, experiential herb class we dig deep and form an intimate connection with each plant we work with. Topics covered include sustainable wildcrafting, field botany and plant ID, medicine-making, building the home apothecary, and learning the full materia medica (medicinal uses) for many of our locally abundant medicinal plants
We offer 2 options:
1 Sunday OR Monday/month
April-November
10am-4:30pm
FULL for 2024!
Western Mass Master Gardener's Association Spring Symposium: Gardening in Changing Times
Saturday April 13th
8am-12pm
Frontier Regional High School- Sunderland, MA
Learn more and register here
Common Garden Herbs for Community Resilience
There's so much medicine to be found in the herb garden.We'll explore common garden herbs such as lemon balm, lavender, rosemary, sage, and thyme and dive into their expansive benefits for everything from memory and focus, to nervous system health, immunity, and more.
Tree Medicine Plant Walk
Saturday March 30th
12-1:30
$20
At Turtle Bend Farm- 20 Chamberlain Rd, Montgomery, MA
Register for the tree walk here
The northeast is home to many medicinal tree species, and spring is one of the best times of the year to harvest them- especially medicinal barks- while the sap is running! Learn techniques for wildcrafting bark, how to to I.D. some of our local medicinal trees while they are still in bud before they have leafed-out, their medicinal benefits, and how to capture these properties in your own homemade medicines like tinctures, oils, syrups, and teas.
From the Roots Up Year 2 Apprenticeship
1 Sunday/month
March-November
10am-4:30pm
3/17, 4/7, 5/4, 6/9, 7/14, 8/4, 9/8, 10/20, 11/10
Currently enrolling!
Our Year II program builds and expands upon the concepts and topics introduced in our first year program. Perfect for a student who has completed our Year I From the Roots Up Apprenticeship or any of the seasonal class sessions or those who have some prior herbal experience.
We’ll hold true to the foundations of From the Roots Up- exploring bioregional herbalism, hands-on learning, sustainable wildcrafting, field botany and plant ID, medicine-making, and building the home apothecary- while bringing-in some more advanced topics.
Learn More & Register Here
Featured Past Events
Find a full list of past events here.
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American Herbalists Guild (AHG) Symposium, HERBSTALK, RADHERB Convergence, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Northeast Permaculture Convergence, Yoga + Herbs Convergence, UMASS Residential Life Wellness Conference, NOFA-MA Winter Conference, Groundnuts Ancestral Skills Gathering, Rhode Island Herb Fest
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Unifier Festival, Red Fire Farm Tomato Festival, Winterfare
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CISA (Communities Involved in Sustaining Agriculture), Railroad Street Youth Project, Brickhouse Community Resource Center, Just Roots/Greenfield Community Farm, Bullard Memorial Farm, Grow Food Amherst, Spiral, People's Medicine Garden, Amherst Historical Society
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Food For Thought Books, River Valley Co-op, All Things Local Cooperative Market
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Next Barn Over, Sawmill Herb Farm, Brookfield Farm, Crimson & Clover Farm, Just Roots, The Farm at Avalon, Full Kettle Farm, Red Fire Farm, Dig In Farm, Montague Retreat Center, Sweet Autumn Farm, Montview Farm
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Blue Dragon Apothecary, Goldthread Herbal Apothecary, Bower Studio, Flower Power Herbs & Roots
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Shutesbury Public Library, Public Library System of Martha’s Vineyard
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The Childbirth Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Permaculture FEAST, UMASS Medicinal Plant Program, UMASS Permaculture Initiative, Hampshire College, Western Mass Herbal Meet-up Group, SPIRAL, Herbal Community of Central Mass, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, UMASS Arthur F Kinney Center for Renaissance Studies, Amherst LSSE
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New England Botanic Gardens at Tower Hill, Northfield Mtn Recreation & Environmental Center