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Forage Series Class: Weeds for Wellness
June 25, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
$40Some of the most common weeds are our best medicines, and they’re almost always available for free at our doorsteps. Herbalist Holly Poole-Kavana will lead a walk to explore the medicine inside the plants we take for granted, with attention to plant identification, harvest considerations, and preparation. After the walk we will gather for a hands-on demonstration of processing some of the plants we have found. Students will leave having experienced the entire process of finding and making medicine from local weeds.
About the facilitator: Holly Poole-Kavana is a botanist and herbalist practicing in Washington, DC. She is a lifelong plant enthusiast and has a bachelor’s degree in botany. In 2005 she shifted her focus to herbal medicine and studied with a series of experienced herbalists in the classroom, clinic, and outdoors. Since 2010 she has operated Little Red Bird Botanicals, a small business that provides individual herbal consultations, an herbal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), locally-grown herbal products, and education. Holly also works as a birth assistant and labor doula.
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