Question 1

3-Day Immersion: Reading the Body and Other Clinical Skills | Margi Flint

Accepted Answer

Knowing what the body has to say, we can learn how to prevent illness. Each color, line and marking on the face, tongue and nails holds meaning of your internal health. Margi will explain and demonstrate diagnostic techniques taught to her by the late William Le Sassier and observed on clients in the past forty-plus years in practice. This immersion will focus on various diagnostic techniques including facial indications, tissue color, elimination analysis, signs of hot, cold, damp and dry conditions. Finger nail plus tongue analysis will round out the desired need for three indications before passing judgement! Our immersion will consist of both lecture and hands on learning with ample opportunity for questions to understand what your body is saying to you. Please arrive makeup and nail polish free!

Question 2

3-Day Immersion: Herbal Pharmacy Intensive: Beyond the Basics: Making Better Medicines | Lisa Ganora

Accepted Answer

In this hands-on immersion we will dive deep into the practical sciences and mysteries of how solubility works, and how and why to use different menstrua (solvents) to extract specific herbal constituents. We’ll learn how these constituents relate to the actions and energetics of our most beloved and useful herbs and formulas. Join us to go beyond the basics with herbalist-friendly, science-based medicine-making techniques that honor and respect the power of our Green medicines!

Question 3

The Art of Ritual: Reclaim the Rights to our Rites! | Judith Laxer

Accepted Answer

For as long as humankind have walked the beautiful Earth, we have created ceremony to hold our numinous experiences. We inherently know we are enriched by marking the significant events in our lives in sacred space. As our attention becomes more oriented to the material plane, we forfeit the beauty and authority to enact ritual in our personal and collective lives to those we consider to have more power or spirit than ourselves. Women are now reclaiming the right to rites! Ritual and ceremony engage our souls and psyches, bringing deep spiritual satisfaction. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the components and art of creating ritual for self, family, and community.

Question 4

Celtic Herbalism: Reclaiming an Ancestral Path | Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir

Accepted Answer

This three-hour intensive covers ancient and modern Celtic lands and timelines, specific traditions from these areas, Celtic animism, and how body, mind, emotions, and soul healing fit into this world view. We'll also cover oral traditions, methods to discover the cause of health disturbances, and protocols for healing using food, herbs, stones, animal omens and ‘butterflying’. Come ready for hands-on activities, discussion, and an herb walk.

Question 5

Cannabis for Medicine | Althea Northage-Orr

Accepted Answer

This intensive will begin to get you up to speed in the rapidly evolving world of medical Cannabis use. We will have an overview of the historical use of Cannabis and talk about the stunning new research about cannabinoids and our own internal Endogenous Cannabinoid System (ECS), the single largest system of receptors in the body and a potent modulator of physical homeostasis. We will consider the legal ramifications, safety for different population groups, and industry standards. Then we will turn to the promising world of treatment – what cannabis protocols look like, what this extraordinary plant ally has to offer us, and how to stay abreast of this new world of research into an ancient medicine. While quite technical, this class is structured for all levels of experience.

Question 6

Hand Drum Making | Jacqueline Weber

Accepted Answer

The combination of a simple hoop frame and an animal hide is rich in symbolism, raw in power, and personal to the drum maker. With mood music, ritual sage smudging, and her own experience to support your work, drum maker Jacquelyn Weber will guide you in crafting your own drum and methodically wrapping the handle. Remember to let it dry before you play your new instrument and hear its living 'voice'! We will have extra drums for a closing drum circle at the end of our labor. This two-hour project includes an extra materials fee. Participants will leave the weekend with their own drum to take home!

Question 7

Cancer Diagnosis? Help Yourself the Wise Woman Way | Susun Weed

Accepted Answer

A focused look at herbs that counter cancer, stop its spread, and help you - or someone you love - survive treatment and thrive. We’ll learn which foods and herbs make radiation more lethal to cancer while protecting normal cells, increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy while reducing side effects, and protect against surgical aftermaths. We’ll discover the super powers of adaptogens, mushrooms, and nourishing herbal infusions. We’ll learn why most alternative cancer treatments don’t work, why cancer approves of supplements, why essential oils wreak havoc with the immune system, and why it’s best to steer clear of detoxing, fasting, juicing, and limited diets. Let Susun’s songs and stories awaken the joyous, serene wise woman in you.

Question 8

Decolonizing Our Brains: An Intimate Introduction | Cornelia Cho

Accepted Answer

By examining the origins of the narratives we've absorbed throughout our lives, we can gain new insights into many of our ongoing struggles. In this intimate pre-conference workshop, Cornelia will guide us in accessing our built-in capacity to heal and transform. Working together with the combination of connection, safety, respectful listening and emotional release, we'll start to re-wire pathways in our brains, clear trauma, and challenge ideas that keep us from being connected and powerfully in charge of our lives.

Question 9

Lessons of Environmental Cooperation for the Organization with Suzanne Simard

Accepted Answer

Suzanne Simard posits that, “In ecosystems, there is no bigotry. There is only reciprocity, only mutual respect.” Through her experience studying trees and understanding their behaviors, she argues that we have much to learn from the ways natural life interacts and coexists. In this lecture, Simard draws powerful connections between the coordination and competition present in natural ecosystems and the ways we cooperate and compete at work, in our relationships, and in our communities. She helps organizations and coalitions come to a better understanding of what it means to foster a network of trust, collaboration, and engagement.

Question 10

Women Warriors Archery | Rebecca Chandler

Accepted Answer

For all levels: No archery experience necessary. This workshop will begin with a brief history of the ancient practice of Horseback Archery along with its modern revival and how women have contributed throughout history. Although horses will not be used, participants will learn the various techniques and types of equipment used when practicing mounted or ground archery. This is a hands-on class that will give you the confidence to continue this practice on your own.

Question 11

Love Your Liver | Gina Rivers Contla

Accepted Answer

Most people think of the liver as an organ solely for detoxification, however, our liver also performs numerous tasks and interacts with other organs in our body. According to Johns Hopkins University, the human liver has over 500 vital functions that have been identified. From ancient Greece to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver has been recognized as a critical organ in many ethnobotanical practices dating back thousands of years. Discover the intricacies of this awe-inspiring organ and learn why we need to shift our perceptions from cleansing – to loving and supporting our livers with nourishing foods, mushrooms, and herbs.

Question 12

Relax and Recharge with Herbs and Mushrooms | Gina Rivers Contla

Accepted Answer

Relaxation and sleep are fundamental and critical aspects to health and longevity. Every living entity requires rest to function, yet the concept remains mysteriously elusive for many people. In this workshop we will discuss the circadian rhythm, sleep architecture, parasympathetic nervous system engagement, and how to possibly retrain our bodies to enjoy and consciously experience rejuvenation and regeneration during our restful times. We will discuss specific indications for supportive mushrooms and herbs that may help us along this peaceful journey to La-La Land.

Question 13

Medicine Generations, Native American Medicines of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribe | Misty Cook

Accepted Answer

We will begin with our history of the Medicines and talk about the people who preserved our Medicines for us. We will then discuss the individual Medicines, how to identify, gather, preserve, prepare, and use these plants.

Question 14

Clinical Pearls | Margi Flint

Accepted Answer

Sharing positive words with our clients sends them home with hope. What are some of the comments we share that build this hope? Facial indicators can determine a person's constitution and vital energy; brows, nose, mouth and earlobe indicators point to inherent strength can stimulate the mind, heart, spirit to embrace challenges. Watch the light build in their eyes! Know which markers to observe for healthy changes, what foods to shift to or away from, and hear glowing affirmation for the choices a person has made. Empower without overwhelming.

Question 15

Herbs to Stay Juicy Inside and Out: Being a Love Child Beyond the Sixties | Margi Flint

Accepted Answer

You have control over what you put in your mouth, how much you move your body, and control over your thoughts. In this workshop we will learn about Stem Cell Encouraging Herbs and demulcents, herbs to assist your brain, stress levels and vitality, and herbs for libido and stamina. Feel a deep connection to your core emotions and awaken the Wild Goddess of your soul!

Question 16

Hawthorn: The Generative Genius | EagleSong Gardener

Accepted Answer

Are you ready for an adventure that ignites courage, brings the deep-peace of heartfelt connection, and nourishes spirit's home? You're invited to join EagleSong Gardener on an adventurous local/world tour of the Crataegus genus. You'll meet hawthorn, in her broad distribution around the planet, and learn how to find hawthorn in your bio-region. Discover how three different cultures engage hawthorn energy for improving daily life. And, learn how you can use hawthorn safely, wisely and effectively in your own home. After this class, you'll want to find the closest hawthorn and bring the generative medicine of Crataegus into your daily life!

Question 17

Hedge Medicine is Story Medicine | EagleSong Gardener

Accepted Answer

In this workshop you'll explore hedges as edges, bringing a perennial footprint to communities, gardens, farms and public spaces; providing shelter, biodiversity, food, medicine and aesthetic pleasure. Understanding hedges as complete eco-systems weaving earth and her biological family together is story medicine for these changing times.

Question 18

Tinctures: Folk to Formulation | Katie Knipfer

Accepted Answer

Tincture making is an easy and accessible form of herbal medicine that can be done right in your kitchen. In this workshop you'll learn to make herbal tinctures using fresh and dried herbs. Explore tincture-making methods including folk, maceration, and percolation. Learn about tincture concentration and dosing. This workshop will include demonstrations and handouts to make home tincturing easy.

Question 19

Exploring the Soil Food Web and the Interrelations of Plants, Fungi, and other Organisms | Tina Hope

Accepted Answer

Have you ever wondered about soil health and the role plants and fungi play in it? Join us as we delve deeper into the underworld to learn about the complex interconnections of soil organisms. We will extend our meanderings to include an up close glimpse of the rhizosphere and the many associations with plant roots that enable plants to survive and thrive in different habitats, including annual and perennial gardens and landscapes.

Question 20

Adaptogens: Resiliency for the 21st Century | Katie Knipfer

Accepted Answer

Life in the 21st Century can be stressful. Thank goodness for Herbal Adaptogens! This workshop will be a discussion on how stress impacts our bodies and the herbs that can help build resilience to both physical and mental stresses. We will focus on six different herbal adaptogens to gain a better understanding of their history, use, archetype, and preparations. Learn practical applications for these herbs and leave with a newfound appreciation for Herbal Adaptogens.

Question 21

Three Common Midwest Plants for Trying Times: Goldenrod, Gingko and Yellow Dock | Lora Krall

Accepted Answer

Have you noticed an abundance of any specific plants? What is the message in their abundance for us? Now more than ever it is important to trust and lean into our local allies for support. Join me as I dive deep with goldenrod, yellow dock and the amazing gingko tree as we discuss the multitude of lessons they have to share during trying times.

Question 22

Backyard Buddies: Herbal First Aid for Everyone | Lora Krall

Accepted Answer

Drawing on my years in emergency nursing, this workshop is designed to teach you how to use common plants from your yard as well as common kitchen spices to support such injuries as cuts, abrasions, insect bites, nose bleeds, and many others. We will discuss various applications and the best supplies to always have on hand, focusing on multiple uses for single plants. This workshop includes demonstration and hands-on practice.

Question 23

Growing Goldenseal and Ginseng | Susan Leopold

Accepted Answer

In this workshop we will talk about the fascinating history of two of North America's most iconic medicinal plants, why they are so important, why they are threatened, and how to grow them. Come with questions and a passion for learning about the work of United Plant Savers! A limited supply of goldenseal will be provided for participants to take home and steward.

Question 24

Ecological Knowledge Retention of Ukrainian-American Across Three Generations | Nina Lawrin

Accepted Answer

This session will explore the story of Ukrainian-American's strategies of recollection across generations while sampling culturally salient dishes and foodways that echo Europeans' role and effects on the landscape of the Midwest today. The more we understand our own ancestral foodways, preservation techniques, and customs the more aware we are to create space for indigenous foodways and land management with the spirit of sharing vs taking or appropriating.

Question 25

Parisitic Medicinal Plants, A History | Susan Leopold

Accepted Answer

Join Susan Leopold and take a historical journey of scientific literature and botanical art of medicinal parasitic plants found around the world. The understanding of these plants coincides with the scientific study of parasites in the human body, an exchange that occured in the 19th century when the invention of the microscope intersected with cellular research. Our knowledge of fungi as well as parasitic and hemi-parasitic medicinal plants expands in relation to their ecological role and their chemical and medicinal uniqueness.

Question 26

Natural Approach to Fertility | Abigail Miller

Accepted Answer

In this workshop we will discuss five natural approaches to increasing fertility. We will then discuss our herbal allies that can increase the chances of becoming pregnant. We will do a short womb meditation followed by a fertility blend tea. You will leave this workshop with an understanding of fertility and what we can do about it.

Question 27

Holy Smoke: Smoking Herbs for Healing, Transformation and Social Use | Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir

Accepted Answer

Come learn about smoking herbs for healing, transformation and social use. Administering plant constituents directly into the bloodstream by way of smoke is a nearly-lost method of herb use that got hijacked by tobacco barons. Discover multi-cultural uses of smoking herbs, specific herbs and parts, formulating, blending and favorite smoking tools. Suitable for lay people and experienced practitioners, join us in the history of remembering, the chemistry of reclaiming, reviving the practice, and avoidance of habitual use. Sampling included.

Question 28

Scottish Herbalism: Cultural Wellness and Healing Traditions | Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir

Accepted Answer

A world view and approach toward wellness and healing that is culturally unique, traditional Scottish herbalism offers confidence of a solid, functional and authentic system. Learn foundations of this philosophy and practice, including life way and thought adjustments, herb and dietary therapy, the use of minerals, animal omens, and ‘butterflying’ to bring about health and healing.

Question 29

Immortality Practices for Women | Althea Northage-Orr

Accepted Answer

In this workshop we will discuss Taoist practices for preserving health and longevity from the ancient Taoist women's lineages. Drawing upon Althea's 30 years of practice, topics covered will include practices for pelvic floor health, the mysteries of "Slaying the Red Dragon," conscious conception, and exercises for breast and ovarian health. This is very practical work, designed for women of any post-pubescent age.

Question 30

Covid-19 and Natural Treatments | Athea Northage-Orr

Accepted Answer

Treatment of viral epidemics with natural medicine is as old as our relationship to our green allies. In this workshop we will take a look at past epidemics and what was used, a review of the information of effective herbal treatments provided by the Chinese physicians in their own Covid outbreak, and then dive into effective and safe treatments to treat and prevent Covid 19. We all should understand how to treat and prevent this condition, as for most of us it can be safely dealt with. Cast off your fear and seize the opportunity to educate yourself (and hopefully those around you). Some knowledge of Functional Medicine is helpful, but not necessary.

Question 31

Who Says Faeries Aren’t Real? | Althea Northage-Orr

Accepted Answer

Embark on a spiritual journey with Althea to discover the Devas, the magical beings the Celtic peoples named faeries.  Your guide will lead you into her plant sanctuary, which she has nurtured for 35 years. Althea’s sanctuary allows humans the opportunity to connect with, and learn from the faeries who help our green allies evolve.  Come experience Althea’s magical land by looking at her pictures and hearing her stories about the traditional ways people have learned from the plants.  In this fun and informative workshop, you will learn ways to create a practice of communicating with these powerful friends. In our  time of climate change, it is more essential than ever to redevelop our spiritual connection to the plant beings who help heal our world.

Question 32

Fresh-Caught Songs | Sarina Partridge

Accepted Answer

Join Sarina Partridge, Minneapolis songleader and songwriter, for a welcoming workshop exploring harmony singing. Sarina will share original "fresh-caught songs" - simple and beautiful part songs for singing through these wild times. These are songs accessible to singers at any level that touch on themes of healing, working for justice, gratitude, togetherness, and marking the turning of the seasons without and within.

Question 33

Sacred Sing | Sarina Partridge

Accepted Answer

Join Sarina Partridge, Minneapolis songleader and songwriter, for a welcoming workshop that invites you to slow down, turn inward, and go deeper. Sarina will share original songs that are accessible to singers at any level that touch on themes of receiving and releasing, healing, being gentle to ourselves, moving through transitions, and connecting with the cycles and seasons of the natural world.

Question 34

Complex Trauma -- Our Toxic Now | Gina Perez Baron

Accepted Answer

Our modern world is increasingly unsustainable to life. Complex trauma is too-often unrecognized and at the root of addiction and many chronic illnesses. Understanding the role of trauma is the key that will unlock our ability to effectively address the health and social challenges of these modern times. In this workshop, Dr. Perez will present the cultural and historical inheritance of survival, resilience and toxic stress. She will introduce the layers of complex trauma – personal, intergenerational and historical – and share how it interrupts “the way we’re supposed to work”: through DNA changes, disruptions in attachment and development, and how nerves and cells function and communicate. These changes can result in addiction, mental illness, chronic disease, ADHD and PTSD. We are learning some of these responses may in fact be adaptive; the best way we knew to stay alive at the time.

Question 35

Complex Trauma -- Finding Our Way Home | Gina Perez Baron

Accepted Answer

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scores measure toxic stress exposures in early childhood that can result in complex trauma. This trauma is too-often unrecognized and at the root of addiction and many chronic illnesses. Understanding the role of trauma is the key that will unlock our ability to effectively address the health and social challenges of these modern times. In this workshop, attendees will discover their own ACE and Resiliency scores. Dr. Perez will introduce her work engaging cultural wisdom, and traditional plants and practices with Seattle’s urban Indian population and Northern New Mexico’s Hispano/Chicano community. We will also discuss how modern science continues to confirm that indigenous knowledge may be our strongest medicine today.

Question 36

Cooking with Wild Edibles | Melissa Price

Accepted Answer

Already know about edibles and want ideas of what to do with them? In this class, we will take a short hike and forage for a few greens that we will take back and cook into some fantastic green patties. These are not only delcious, they are really good for you!

Question 37

Ferments for Mindfulness: Cultivating Present Moment Awareness in the Kitchen | Julia Skinner

Accepted Answer

Mindful eating has gotten a lot of attention lately, but what about mindful making? Living foods are the perfect partners to a mindful kitchen practice, as making them requires patience, presence, and the use of all your senses. In this workshop, we'll define mindfulness and discuss how we can cultivate it when we cook. Then we'll make a simple batch of sauerkraut, being present in the moment and mindful of how we engage our senses and emotions as we work. Finally, we'll have a discussion where everyone will have a chance to offer their own ideas for cultivating mindful making in our herbalism and culinary practices.

Question 38

A Gift of Reciprocity: The Healing Power of Creativity through Ephemeral Art | Shannon Sloan-Spice

Accepted Answer

In this workshop we shall create ephemeral art as gifts back to the land. We will use items we forage from the land along with tobacco, and set an intention for the offering.

Question 39

Root-Working Herbs | Angela Smith

Accepted Answer

In this workshop with Angela Smith, Head Mistress of the School of Good Juju and owner of the Zen Dragonfly, we will look at how herbs play a part in Rootwork and how they are used to manifest power, love, and abundance. We'll also talk about how they were used to exact justice in “situations.” We'll learn about powders, oils, sprays, and watas made with herbs in conjure work, and explore the use of these items and herbs in the veneration of our ancestors.

Question 40

Artful Herbarium | Crystal Stevens

Accepted Answer

In this herbal art workshop we will create a collective art project. Each individual will choose an herb (from a hat) to create an herbal monograph. You will research, draw, and present the virtues to the group. This is a class for herbalists who love art! Each participant will be encouraged to take photos of the completed monographs to study at home.

Question 41

The Herbal Medicine Chest & Salves | Sarah Stupegia

Accepted Answer

Learn to utilize common pantry herbs and spices as well as common backyard plants to bring herbal wellness support to you and your family. Learn important safety and dosage information as well as how to make syrups, teas, ointments, and more. You'll also learn how to make your own herbal salves (and tinctures) from common plants and herbs.

Question 42

Free-Spirited Woman in a Body That Doesn't Cooperate | Mira Rhead

Accepted Answer

Mira Rhead was born with Cerebral Palsy. She was integrated into mainstream schooling and activities from early childhood. After she graduated from High school she tried to go to Community College, but it was not for her. Then Mira found a program for Herbal Medicine and attended the Chicago School for Psychophysical Healing for 5 years. There she felt at home! She has practiced Buddhism for many years, and has been actively involved in studying Native American and Pagan Spirituality. Mira is part of an Aztec group that is practicing and studying traditions of Meican culture. She is committed to Environmental issues, believes in and participates in Political action. Mira wants to be a contributing member of society!

Question 43

Backyard Chickens: The Gateway Poultry | Sarah Stupegia

Accepted Answer

This is an introductory workshop on the basics of backyard chicken keeping, geared specifically towards those who live in urban or suburban areas (perfect for those who are considering keeping poultry on a small scale or have recently gotten a small flock). This workshop does not include anything about chickens for meat production, but rather focuses on eggs and holistic chicken care.

Question 44

Menopause Can Change Your Life | Susun Weed

Accepted Answer

Is menopause the failure of your ovaries and the beginning of the end? Or is menopause a normal and valuable event for women and for society as a whole? Susun will expose the myths and mistakes underlying Scientific and Alternative ideas about menopause. She'll share the Wise Woman view: menopause as metamorphosis. She'll reveal the hidden health benefits of hot flashes. Tell you how to keep your bones and heart strong without supplemental hormones. Expose the problems with progesterone cremes. Help you deal with sleepless nights, dry vaginal tissues, palpitations, anxiety, menstrual flooding, or mood swings with safe, simple nourishing herbs that are easy to buy, grow, or collect. There will be time for your questions, and time for you to share your stories of Change. Your health and life will never be the same!

Question 45

Creating A Healthy Mouth, The Wise Woman Way! | Kathleen Raven Wildwood

Accepted Answer

Learn how to heal gum infections, keep your teeth, avoid bad breath, and more! Kathleen will share a treasure trove of information on maintaining a healthy mouth using herbs, nutrition and simple, inexpensive practices, and what to do when things go awry. She will also discuss how to make your dentist your ally, and what to do if you cannot afford dental care.

Question 46

Teas, Trees and Spices For A Sharp Mind | Kathleen Raven Wildwood

Accepted Answer

Revitalizing rosemary and memory-strengthening ginkgo are among the many herbs that the plant world offers to help us improve memory, focus, and mental clarity. Kathleen will discuss how to maintain sharp cognitive function throughout life and help prevent or slow the progress of Alzheimer's using herbs, foods, and other simple and accessible tools. Discover what you can do daily to keep your mind sharp!

Question 47

Colors of Vitality | Lisa Ganora

Accepted Answer

Nature’s foods and herbs bloom with the colors of vitality. Her rainbow spectrum of purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red glows with beauty, nutrition and antioxidant power. The same colors that reward our senses give us clues about phytonutrients in medicinal foods and constituents in healing herbs. Join us to learn how these richly colored compounds contribute to health and healing, where to find them, and how to coax them into our herbal medicines.

Question 48

Herbal Myth-Busters | Lisa Ganora

Accepted Answer

How can the herbalist identify inaccurate (but apparently authentic) information? We’ll trace some botanical tall tales back to their shady origins. The actual powers of the herbs will be highlighted in place of the sexy but unfounded assertions that are commonly found in print and on social media. Besides an amusing and enlightening romp through the world of herbal myths, we’ll learn some skills for investigating, verifying, or rejecting what we ‘think’ we ‘know.’

Question 49

African Dance | Ayo Alston

Accepted Answer

Participants will learn basic traditional movements from a variety of ethnic groups along the west coast of Africa. Participants will understand the context in which the people dance and celebrate as well as experience how liberating and healing the drum and dance is for us women.

Question 50

Plants in Ritual Polynesia | Schantell Taylor

Accepted Answer

Plants have been used in ritual for thousands of years throughout Polynesia. It is through this lens that we see plants and all things in nature as familial. By seeing nature as family, we care for the earth as we care for our family members and in turn bring stewardship and balance to the bioregions. Different plants hold different energy and an aspect of a deity that is used in asking for guidance and assistance. Some were used in protection, others forgiveness, communion, appeasing a deity, and healing. We’ll also discuss the importance of place names in traditional landscape and the erasure of place names and harm reduction.

Question 51

Polynesian Dance: Healing Through Movement, Storytelling, and Nature | Schantell Taylor

Accepted Answer

Come learn a hula and tap into the landscape of metaphor and healing. We will not only talk about plants in hula, but we will story-tell and step back in time when hula was not just myth but nature being storied through sacred dance. We will also be learning basic hula steps and hand movements. In these times of uncertainty, allow hula to move through as a healing practice and a language of the heart.

Question 52

Red Tent Facilitation: Creating Community with Women | Kaitlin Ilya Wolf

Accepted Answer

Whether you want to facilitate Women’s Circles with the women in your life or empower yourself in your own practice, this class will guide you into the Women’s Mysteries of the Red Tent. We will talk about the history of the Red Tent and the power of women’s space. You will learn the basic structure of ritual creation and facilitation, how to physically set up a potent space, and learn some songs, chants, and group meditations.

Question 53

Historic Food as a Path to the Future | Julia Skinner

Accepted Answer

For millennia, our ancestors ate locally and wasted little out of necessity. Today, we have more options than ever before but are left feeling disconnected from our food and our communities. Food historian Dr. Julia Skinner, author of Our Fermented Lives and founder of Atlanta's Root Kitchens, will take us on a journey through food traditions of the past to help us understand how our ancestors lived and ate. We'll wrap up by applying the lessons from the past to our own kitchens today so we can all come away with practice ways to use historic food as our path to the future.

Question 54

Designing Your Flower Garden | Erin Eregbu

Accepted Answer

During this workshop, Erin will teach you technical steps as well as tips and tricks in designing your very own flower garden! We will begin by discussing the foundations of landscape design. Erin will discuss the first critical steps of preparing your garden, and she will share how to create a garden that provides year-round beauty and resources for you, your family, and your friends!

Question 55

The Wonderful World of Fungi; a Mycophile "Inoculation" | Ingrid Daudert

Accepted Answer

Together we will explore the fascinating and diverse world of fungi! Come learn to interact and forge a bond with this ancient yet misunderstood world living all around us. Did you know that mushrooms have more in common with our bodies than they do with plants? Learn more and supplement your herbal knowledge with: • An introduction to the world of fungi ecology • A primer on mushrooms for food and health • An overview of mushroom propagation • The basics of mushroom foraging This class is a primer that will “inoculate” you with love, respect, and a growing curiosity of the wonderful world of fungi!

Question 56

Authenticity in Bloom | Erin Eregbu

Accepted Answer

The growing season is every season, honey! Come prepared to share stories, practice supportive listening, and be unapologetically authentic in your beauty and power- like a flower! During this lively workshop, Erin will hold space for you to share stories with your fellow Midwest Women's Herbal Conference ladies about when you felt the most beautiful, loved, and seen. We will end this workshop with an affirming activity to support your walk in your authentic truth forward!

Question 57

Decolonizing Our Brains: One Step Further | Cornelia Cho

Accepted Answer

As a follow-up complement to her Saturday morning keynote, Cornelia will expand on the process of "Decolonizing Our Brains" using connection, safety, respectful peer listening and emotional release. She'll answer questions and discuss more in depth how this work can transform your life. Note: attending the preceding keynote will provide context and instruction for this workshop.

Question 58

Welcome to Herbalism! | Linda Conroy

Accepted Answer

This workshop offers a deep experience and overview of herbalism and wise woman ways. Linda will introduce the focus of herbal work as well as some of the common plants enlisted by herbalists. Approaches to preparing these plants will be discussed and samples provided. Participants will leave feeling connected to the plants and with a starting point for their herbal path.

Question 59

KEYNOTE: Suzanne Simard | Finding the Mother Tree: Changing Our Future with Women in STEM

Accepted Answer

Suzanne Simard is changing how people view trees and our connections to one another. In this illuminating and accessible talk, Simard helps audiences understand just how vital trees are—to each other and to humans. Based on her incredible book and her research at The Mother Tree Project, Simard shares her deeply personal journey of discovering the interconnectedness and collaborative qualities of trees. She explains how trees behave with intelligence and civility, and how these behaviors can teach us how to protect and heal our natural world from climate change. Simard encourages other women and girls to follow in her footsteps to learn about the beauty and complexity of nature, and to understand our crucial role in finding natural solutions to our environmental crises.

Question 60

KEYNOTE: Decolonizing Our Brains: Honoring Our Connections and Changing Our Trajectory | Cornelia Cho

Accepted Answer

We're all connected, but most of humankind has been behaving as if that were not true. Why is that? Why do we do so many things against our own best interests? In this Keynote, Dr. Cho will discuss the colonization of our brains; how our brains are fraught with ideas brought to this land by European colonists wracked by years of warfare, conquest, and exploitation. 
Using the process of connected respectful listening and emotional release, Cornelia will guide us in accessing our built-in capacity to heal and transform. We'll re-wire pathways in our brains, clear trauma, and challenge ideas that prevent us from thinking clearly about our future and being powerfully in charge of our lives. It's possible, it's teachable, it's shareable and gives us cause for hope.

Question 61

KEYNOTE: Seasonal Food Traditions from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribe | Misty Cook

Accepted Answer

We will begin by acknowledging our ancestors for what they have passed down to us. We'll also explore  what we have learned from our people and the seasonal foods that we gather, grow and prepare throughout the year through stories. From maple sugaring, wild leeks, wood greens, and morel mushrooms in the spring, to milkweed, berries, corn, beans, and squash in the summer and beyond, this Keynote will explore the fishing, hunting and gathering practices through stories of the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe.

Question 62

Talking Tree Talk: Tree Identification Walk | Pat Armstrong

Accepted Answer

“The Ancient Oak to the Druids spoke, but any Tree can talk to me.” Bigger than a whale, Older than Methuselah, Trees join Earth to Sky and hold millennia of wisdom. Your conversation with Trees becomes more intimate and personal when you honor them by knowing their names.

Question 63

Plant Walk: Basic Family Plant ID | Pat Armstrong

Accepted Answer

Do you have your mother's eyes, or your grandfather's dimpled chin? Are your leaves opposite, alternate, or whorled? You can put plants into families by looking at their characteristics. Come and learn a few plant families, so you can start recognizing your neighbors and their cousins.

Question 64

An Accessible Plant Walk for Women of All Physical Abilities | Christine Hilbert

Accepted Answer

This plant ID ramble will be accessible for women of all abilities, including those of us that use assistive aids such as canes, wheelchairs, and/or scooters. We will focus on the historical medicinal uses of the many plants we see. Discussion is strongly encouraged.

Midwest Women's Herbal

11th Annual Midwest Women's Herbal Conference
Celebrating Flora, Fauna, and Funga
Featuring keynote speaker Suzanne Simard,
New York Times bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree

Workshops

May 27-29, 2022 • Almond, WI

Presenters
Learn more about the amazing presenters at this year's Midwest Women's Herbal Conference.

Pre-conference Workshops
Take a deep dive with a 3-Day or 3-Hour long Preconference workshop before the main conference.

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11th Annual Midwest Women's Herbal Conference Celebrating Flora, Fauna, and Funga Featuring keynote speaker Suzanne Simard, New York Times bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree