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From the time Jane Hawley Stevens chose her professional path, it was clear it was with the plant world. For over 30 years she has specialized in herbs. In 1987 Jane started producing herbal products made from herbs she grew on her farm. Certified organic since 1990, she still grows and produces herbal products from the 130 […]
For this evening’s North Country Herb Guild Meeting, Carolyn Smith will present a topic she researched for her masters degree thesis — what we can learn about our unconscious attitudes and thought patterns when we become aware of the automatic language we use on a daily basis.
Elder is one of those herbs that deserves a volume of its own in the herbal libraries. In this class we will look at this wonderful helper and healer from various perspectives — folklore, Five Phases of Chinese medicine, plant signature, clinical experience, etc. — to weave a complete picture of its embodied spirit, and thus, the clinical applications of its gently powerful flower essence.
Join Jessie Belden for a medicinal plant walk through Coldwater Springs in Minneapolis. Jessie will identify and talk about how to use the medicinal plants growing in the park. The parking is metered on the road up to Coldwater Springs.
Please join us for the June 6th Guild meeting featuring Matthew Wood – the topic this year is Adrenal Fatigue.
Discover (or rediscover) the fascinating world of adaptogenic herbs and their medicinal properties.
In this class Terra will offer an array of background information on essential oils, and a broad range of ideas and inspiration to use organic essential oils to enhance wellness and well-being.
Come learn about the many things that adversely affect your breast health plus the many powerful strategies to keep your breasts healthy.
As foliage dies back and starts to decompose, the energy in plants descends into their roots. This is the perfect time to collect and make medicine out of our deep, dark underground allies. This talk will cover plant identification of both weedy and cultivated medicinal roots; the medicinal properties of these plants; how to prepare them into tinctures; where to purchase these plants to grow in your own garden.
Kathy will show us how some of the common herbs and spices you may already have in your kitchen can be use to heal us and taste great!! We will get some new ideas on putting together some awesome recipes and at the same time doing good for our bodies.
Internationally known herbalist Matthew Wood takes the guesswork out of the application of medicinal plants and provides an invaluable cross-reference of constitutional types, energetic categories, and specific symptoms that helps the herbalist narrow down the number of possible remedies for a specific condition. Unlike many reference books in which medicinal plants are defined simply by condition or disease name, this book contains tools to differentiate between remedies and analyze each case in a holistic fashion.
Join community herbalist and plant lover, Jessie Belden for an interactive and enthusiastic presentation on Spring Edibles of Minnesota. Learn common and even “invasive” spring fare that will excite and inspire the foodie and plant lover in you! A bountiful harvest of wild recipes will be provided, as well as snacks, and herbal community.
If you have a menstrual cycle or know someone who does, this class is for you. Men and boys will learn how to be perceptive to better relate with their enigmatic daughters, sisters, partners, mothers. Women and girls will learn how to navigate and honor their cyclical nature with greater harmony and wisdom.
Join the NCHG Board members for a fun and inspiring night where we will learn how to create 2 different bitters. The class will be a hands–on class where you will make your own bitters to bring home and enjoy. We will have a brief discussion on the benefits of incorporating bitters into your daily diet.
Old doctors, East and West were traditionally quite concerned with the study of constitution. Knowing how to regulate different kinds of body types to better adapt to local weather patterns, workload, and reproduction needs (fertility etc.) was a way to keep people in strong health.
What do you do with all these amazing herbs you grew? You make tea, of course. In this workshop, we will discuss harvest and drying methods. And then how to blend and brew the perfect tea for you.
Herbal nervines are here to help us through life’s stressors and difficulties. Let’s spend an evening exploring the various herbs that support the nervous system. We will cover tonic, sedative, anti-spasmodic and nerve relaxants. Various teas and tinctures will be served, so be prepared to relax! Jane Hawley Stevens has been working with herbs from propagating […]
Flower Essence Therapy and Chinese Medicine are both valuable from several approaches, from the soul’s purpose to skin rashes. We will talk about these applications and their interrelation.
Matthew Alfs will also be signing copies of his brand new book, Diary of a Country Herbalist and will bring some copies of his other books along to sign as well. Here is a PDF copy of the meeting notes: 2016_08 NCHG Matthew Alfs Living in Harmony with Nature. Matthew Alfs has been an herbal clinician and educator […]
Join Angela Campbell for a medicinal plant walk through Coldwater Springs in Minneapolis. Angela will identify and talk about how to use the medicinal plants growing in the park.
Would you like to cut back on remedies you have to purchase? Would you like to just walk out to your backyard or patio to gather some herbs for teas or medicinal preparations? This presentation will discuss choosing, buying, propagating, and maintaining/nurturing plants on the United Plant Savers “at risk” list as well as others used in a variety of healing systems, but not available for wildcrafting in our area.
“A brief History Of Western Herbalism” is a whirlwind tour of professional herbalism in the Western world from 400 BC to 1900 AD.
Dina Goodwill grew up in central Maine where her love for plants began. She obtained her BS in Botany from UMASS-Amherst and pursued a Masters Degree in Biology at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. She has studied plants both in the field and laboratory including such disciplines as plant ecology, evolutionary biology, plant physiology, […]
At the February meeting we will learn how to make a lovely body cream that Rosemary Gladstar has created and shared with us.
Connie Karstens will take you through the steps involved in establishing winning clinical consultations to help determine the individual needs of each client. This session will give you an inside understanding to using your herbal pharmacy in a way that inspires healing from the inside out.
Hi there! My name is Pam Broekemeier and I am a herbalist. I have been studying plants, herbs and weeds for about 10 years now. I started and own my herbal apothecary, called 
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