Plant Alchemy through the Seasons of the year 2024-2025

Class Description:

Through the cycle of the year we will foster deep connection with the plant realm through art, medicine, tending ourselves and our gardens, and the cultivation of a variety of plants.   Each class will offer up hands on opportunities to work with plants and the beauty and magic they offer.  

These classes will begin during  Autumn Equinox 2024 and travel through the year to Lammas of 2025.  This series is for folks who are interested in learning more about plants, herbalism,    cultivation, or are interested and wanting to deepen their practices, or folks who have had some experience with plants and are seeking to deepen their relations with the plant realm. 

Dates and Times:  Due to the fluctuations in weather and timing of plant harvest, dates & times for classes will be added and announced seasonally. Classes will be held on weekends-Saturday and Sunday Afternoons.  Below is a listing of potential topics we will cover during that season.  This page will be updated season to season, and more information will be offered in monthly newsletters as specific topics, dates, and times become available. If you are interested in updates about this offering, please use the form below.  

•  Autumn Equinox 2024~September
  • September 7th, 11am-2pm-Herbal oils and salve making
  • September 8th, 11am-2pm-Indigo Ice Dye & Eco Printing with Leaves and Flowers
• Samhain 2024-October
  • October 26th, 11am-2pm-Eco Printing with Leaves and Flowers & Plant Dyes on Natural Fibers using Silk, Cotton, and Wool
  • October 27th, 11am-2pm Elderberry Syrup & Fire Cider
• Winter Solstice December 2024 & January 2025
  • Soap Making
  • Dream Balms with Mugwort
  • Herbal Teas for dreaming, warmth, and restoration
  • Herbal Smoking Blends
• Imbolc -February 2025
  • Cottonwood Infused Herbal Oils - Gathering Plants in Nature
  • Dreaming up your garden-how to plan your garden for your specific needs
  • Herbal Oils and Salve Making
• Spring Equinox - March 2025
  • Spring Herbs for Cleansing and Nourishing - Dandelion, Nettle, Cleavers, Horsetail
  • Herbal Vinegars & Herbal Tinctures
  • Seeding and Growing Your Herbal Dye Garden
  • Plant Propagation and Root Divisions
• Beltane -May 2025
  • Plant Walk
  • Flower Essence Making
  • Ritual Herbs and Charms
• Summer Solstice-June & July 2025 
  • Oil Infusions & Salve Making
  • Making a Tincture with Fresh Herbs
  • Herbal Mead Making
  • Flower Essences
  • Flower Dyes
• Lammas-August 2025 
  • Flower Dyes & Flower Prints
  • Dried Herb Tinctures and Percolations
  • Oil Infusions / Salve Making

In this course we will explore the following:

• Developing a deep connection with plants
• Making plant medicine-tinctures, teas, salves, steams, essences, infused oils, bath salts, oxymels, cordials.  We may explore other topics not listed depending on our class participants.  
• Growing your own herb garden
• Gathering plants
• Processing plants
• Drying and storage of plants
• Herbal self care
• Attuning to the landscape and developing connections with the elements
• Herbalism through the cycle of the seasons
• Plant dyes and eco printing with leaf and flower
• Permaculture and regenerative design practices using medicinal herbs, fiber art plants-dye/basketry, culinary herbs, and food.
• Plant meditations and how to build an altar
• Exploring the energies of the cycles of the year and how the plants express themselves as well as how we connect to the greater landscape around us

What you will receive as a participant:

• Guidance in attuning to the plant realm
• Plant walks, identification, and learning medicinal,  fiber, and beneficial garden usage of plants
• Making plant medicine through the cycle of the seasons
• A connected container of friends to share passion and love for plants and the landscape together
• Understanding the cycles of the seasons and how our bodies and the landscape mirror one another and thus the Earth offers us gifts within each season to explore.
• Personalized guidance in your own relationship to the plant realm through an hour long, one on one divination reading or healing session with Angel.
• Necessary tools-oils, alcohol, plant material, etc-to make small batches of plant medicine.
• Learning drying, storage, processing, gathering practices of a variety of medicines.
• Seeds and propagation material for your own home garden.

Location:

Classes will be held in a variety of places.  

• Angel’s Home and Forest Sanctuary in Hood River
• Various Outdoor Locations in the Gorge for Plant Walks

Cost:

$100 per class. This includes all materials

How to register:

• Registration will be on a class by class basis, and pre-registration is required so materials can be sourced for each participant.  Please fill out the form below and I will be in touch with more information about registration.