High spring brings vibrant flowers, tender evergreen growth, and so many details to notice! Join herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. We’ll learn about our local plant communities and strengthen our connections to the living things surrounding us.
It’s springtime, and we’re in love with tender greens, sunny flowers, and buzzing pollinators! Join herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is spring cleanses! We’ll talk about mineral-rich weeds and supporting our bodies in the transition to spring.
The flora that surrounds us is full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join plant lover Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is rejuvenation! We’ll talk about the first leaves to emerge, the earliest blossoms, and the most tender weeds.
This workshop will explore the art of growing medicinals from seed, getting participants all set up to start a healing herbal garden of their own! Medicine Garden Nursery owner Gradey Proctor will cover the basics of saving and storing seed, techniques to help germination, and lots of ways to get your plant babies off to the right start. Participants will get a deluxe gardener’s starter kit of medicinal plant seeds, soil, tags, and a starting tray planted out with dozens of plants.
On this short hike, field ecologist Gradey Proctor will share how to identify trees and shrubs based on their twigs and buds while we discover their medicinal virtues and other uses.
Plant geek Missy Rohs is heading over to the Mazamas to talk about trailside flora! This free presentation is part of the Mazamas Base Camp series and it is open to the public.
Wildtending herbalist Gradey Proctor will cover the fundamentals of pruning and explore using removed branches as medicine. Learn important garden-tending and wildcrafting techniques and then bring fresh medicine home!
If the holiday season brings up feelings of overwhelm, grief, anxiety, or irritation, then this class is for you! Community herbalist Missy Rohs will go over a few of her favorite herbs to dial down the stress and feel more relaxed and grounded during this busy season.
The plants that surround us are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join Portland herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is herbal allies for the dark months.
Join kitchen witch Missy Rohs for a free mini-class on seasonal plants to deepen resilience and to fight off infection. We’ll dive into the best ways to use them, too — some of which are very delicious! This class is free thanks to Portland Nursery (Division St.).
Mushroom nerds Missy Rohs and Gradey Proctor are heading over to the Mazamas to talk about all things fungal! This free lecture is part of the Mazamas Base Camp series and it is open to the public.
The flora of forests and cities are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join plant nerd Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, flowers, weeds, and PNW plants we encounter.
In the Portland area, we are surrounded by a wealth of medicinal plants. Chances are that you’re already growing some in your garden! Community herbalist Missy Rohs will talk about some healing herbs that you likely see on a regular basis.
The flora of forests and cities are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join community herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, flowers, weeds, and PNW plants we encounter. This month’s focus is native medicinal plants!
The plants that surround us are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join enthusiastic plant nerd Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is herbal first aid remedies!
Sustainability-focused herbalist Missy Rohs is honored to be a presenter at the 3rd Annual Oshala Farm Herb Camp in southern Oregon, June 30 - July 2. Join the fun! Herb Camp is always a wonderful, heartfelt, transformative experience, and Oshala is so delighted to do it again this year.
The plants that surround us are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join Portland plant nerd Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is herbal allies for Solstice!
This introductory, hands-on class with plant whisperer Gradey Proctor will get you the tools you need to get going on your medicinal garden! We will cover six medicinal plants in depth, from seed to harvest. Participants will take home all six plants, a wealth of written information, and all the knowledge they need for a thriving medicinal garden this summer!
The plants that surround us are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join community herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is medicinal flowers!
Spring is in the air, and hawthorns are blooming all around! Join forever hawthorn stan Missy Rohs on a field trip as we immerse ourselves in the magic and medicine of the hawthorn tree and harvest our own personal elixirs to take home.
Community herbalist Missy Rohs is delighted to offer a free May Day-themed plant walk focusing on the magic of Beltane season and the abundance of healing flowers and weeds that this time of year brings.
Join gardening genius Gradey Proctor for a free mini-class on easy-to-grow medicinal plants! He’ll share tips and tricks for choosing the best location for each plant, ways to keep each medicinal happy and thriving, and when the optimal harvest time is. The class is offered as part of the Clary Sage Convergence, a free event hosted by Clary Sage herb shop.
Learn how to make safe, effective, and sometimes even delicious (!) remedies out of medicinal plants using easy-to-find ingredients! Medicine-making wizard Missy Rohs will guide students through a hands-on crash course of her favorite medicinal preparations, highlighting the strengths of each one and sharing tips and tricks for making each well. At the end of the series, participants will have the tools and know-how to save money by making their own potent herbal remedies at home!
The plants that surround us are full of healing and nourishing properties, if we know where to look! Join foraging nerd Missy Rohs for a stroll around Hoyt Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. This month’s focus is nourishing weeds!
The Herbal Immersion Program is for people who want to dive into the world of plant medicine! This intimate, hands-on learning experience will give students a strong foundation in making herbal remedies, identifying and harvesting medicinal plants, using a wide array of healing herbs, understanding basic physiology, and more.
This workshop will explore the art of growing medicinals from seed, getting participants all set up to start a healing herbal garden of their own! Long-time gardener Gradey Proctor will cover the basics of saving and storing seed, techniques to help germination, and lots of ways to get your plant babies off to the right start. Participants will get a deluxe gardener’s starter kit of medicinal plant seeds, soil, tags, and a starting tray planted out with dozens of plants.
Join ecologist Gradey Proctor & medicine maker Missy Rohs as we delve into the medicines and practices of the season. We’ll meet both in the field and indoors to learn about wildcrafting, ecology, making herbal remedies, and more.
On this short hike, ecologist Gradey Proctor will share how to identify trees and shrubs based on their twigs and buds while we discover more secrets of the season.
This in-person, hands-on course is for students who have already completed some herbal studies and would like to carry on with their plant medicine journey. We will have fun, make medicine, delve into case studies, deepen our plant ID skills, and develop our herbal intuition. Join us!
On this wintry walk with field botanist Gradey Proctor, we will learn to ID perennial plants based on their skeletal remains. Participants are welcome to attend for free or to offer $1-$30, as they like.
The Arctos School’s Herbal Immersion Program runs March through October 2023; early tuition discount ends December 31. Learn about herbs in a community of like-minded people; fill your apothecary with handmade medicines; walk through the forest, knowing many of the plants intimately. Join us for a transformative and empowering experience!
