Guest instructor Blanca S. Villalobos will lead this workshop in reclaiming your dream world as an act of spiritual resistance and connecting with plants as a way to begin your relationship to your dreams.
Field ecologist Gradey Proctor will discuss meadow landscapes and the unique variables that create these habitats. Participants will meet a stunning array of rad plants that call these openings home. Along the way, we will talk about botany, herbalism, and wildcrafting.
On this journey, Gradey Proctor will introduce us to the wonders of forests and meadows high on Mt. Hood, where the trees give way to beautiful medicinal plants. Expect to learn some botany, wildcrafting tips, and perhaps do a little foraging on this hike!
As part of the Medicine Garden’s Medicinal Marketplace, Gradey Proctor will be leading an educational tour of his impressive gardens, focusing on garden planning and design. Free!
Join Gradey Proctor for this two-part class on the basics of botany (Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm and Friday 9am-5pm). In Thursday's classroom session, Gradey will take us on a tour of the terms and tools one needs to properly identify plants. On Friday, students will put their new knowledge to work on Mt. Hood. This in-depth botanical training is a fundraiser for Bark.
Missy Rohs is delighted to be teaching again at the Good Medicine Confluence (formerly known as Traditions in Western Herbalism) in Durango, CO this year! Good Medicine's focus is on empowering as well as informing and promoting herbalism as the people’s medicine.
The Free Herbalism Project is an interactive community event with botanically inspired lectures from experts in the field, live music, vendors and plenty of free organic herbal tea! Missy Rohs is thrilled to be a featured herbalist this spring, alongside Thomas Easley.
As part of the Medicine Garden’s Medicinal Marketplace, Gradey will be offering a useful class on how to properly harvest your medicine with the long term health of our plants, pollinators, and community in mind. Free!
As part of the Medicine Garden’s Medicinal Marketplace, Missy Rohs will walk you through the basics of making alcohol-based medicinal plant extractions, commonly known as tinctures. Free!
As part of the Medicine Garden’s Medicinal Marketplace, Gradey Proctor will be leading an educational tour of his impressive gardens, focusing on garden planning and design. Free!
Join Gradey Proctor to explore the unique botanical playground that is the Columbia River Gorge. This series is for folks with some basic botanical background who want to expand their skills, as well as folks new to plant ID. We’ll also discuss the edible and medicinal uses of our diverse native flora.
Join Missy Rohs for a grounding day full of medicine-making, cooking, and fun! We'll talk about spring wellness and nourishment strategies, focusing on nutritive herbs for vitality and cleansing. The day will be part hands-on medicine making, part cozy classroom learning, and part sharing food and knowledge together.
Join Gradey Proctor for a class on some common medicinal plants that are easily grown in Northwest gardens. We will discuss the healing properties of medicinal plants and some ways in which these garden herbs can be processed for medicine. This free class will be held at Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Stark.
In this afternoon workshop with Gradey Proctor, we will explore the art of cultivating plants from seed. All participants will leave with seed trays all planted out as well as seed packets to get a head start on their medicinal garden!
Green things are just starting to peek out from the ground! Join Missy Rohs to learn some basic info about weeds, garden plants, and nutritious foods to support bodies through the transition from winter to spring. This free class is held at Portland Nursery at 9000 SE Division.
Join Missy Rohs for an empowering day full of medicine-making, cooking, and fun! We'll talk about emotional wellness and self-care strategies, focusing on herbs for anxiety, sadness, and frazzled feelings. The day will be part hands-on medicine making, part cozy classroom learning, and part sharing food and knowledge together.
Join Missy Rohs to learn about easy to grow garden plants and commonly found kitchen herbs for winter health support. This free class is held at Portland Nursery at 9000 SE Division.
On this short day-hike with Gradey Proctor, we will learn to identify medicinal trees and shrubs by their twigs, check out the dead stems of last year’s flowering plants, and catch a few early bloomers too. We will discuss botany, medicinal uses, ecology ,and wildcrafting along the way.
Join Missy Rohs for a day full of medicine-making, cooking, and fun! We'll talk about winter wellness strategies, focusing on herbs to keep warm and boost immunity. The day will be part hands-on medicine making, part cozy classroom learning, and part sharing food and knowledge together.
NEW! We have added a THURSDAY Gardening for Medicine course in addition to our SATURDAY course! Join Gradey Proctor on Thursdays or Saturdays for this in-depth look at garden creation, medicine making, and harvesting.
Register now for the Herbalism & Ecosystems program! Our flagship course, taught by Gradey Proctor & Missy Rohs, is a fantastic way to dive into identifying plants, making medicine with them, and using them effectively as remedies and allies.
Looking for some creative ideas for holiday gifts and want to support your loved ones through cold and flu season? Join Gradey Proctor for an afternoon of herbal exploration and medicine making!
Join Missy Rohs to learn how to make fire cider, a delicious and aromatic vinegar that promotes health during cold and flu season. You'll take home your own custom-made batch!
Join Missy Rohs as we delve deep into the world of self-care through medicinal plants, learning about tools to support the emotions, the nervous system, and the heart.This is a four-week series; students can register for one class or all classes.
Join Gradey Proctor & Missy Rohs at the 9th Annual Portland Plant Medicine Gathering! The conference has become a community-building tradition in the Pacific Northwest.
The fungi finally are up and fruiting! On this mushroom hunt with Gradey Proctor, we will cover the ecology of fungus, identification traits, and tips for locating the right situation for a successful hunt. If all goes well, we’ll discover some edible and medicinal delights to bring home!
Did you know that there are remedies for colds and coughs that you can grow in your own back yard? Missy Rohs will share some of her favorite garden-grown medicines for dealing with winter illnesses in this free class.
Join Missy Rohs for a fantastic foraging adventure! We'll start the day by demystifying mushrooms, then we'll roam the forest in search of edible fungi to take home for dinner. Along the way, we'll check out the amazing medicinal plants that inhabit the forest alongside our fungal friends.
Join Gradey Proctor for a day in the forest exploring the world of mushrooms! Identification tips, ecology, and more will be covered before we roam the hillsides seeking out edible and medicinal delights.
Missy Rohs is honored to present at the Dandelion Seed Conference this year! The conference is known for its focus on bioregional herbalism and anti-oppressive herbalism.
Join community herbalist Missy Rohs to explore fire's impact on Northwest forests and what herbalists and wildcrafters can expect to find on fire-scarred land.
This day long hike with Gradey Proctor is part of the Signal Fire series, Reading in Place. On this hike we'll be exploring what we can learn from non-native plants about how best to behave in our adopted homes. We will consider how non-native plants overtake, assimilate, or support their kin. Prior to the hike, participants will be reading a selection from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Community herbalist Missy Rohs will offer her insights about garden herbs that can be used to smooth the transition from the carefree days of summer to the cozier months.
