I lead classes, hands-on workshops, and plant walks throughout our region on herbal medicine, foraging, botany, and all sorts of plant related topics. I also offer private walks and botanical surveys for landholders interested in identifying flora and opportunities for cultivation of medicinal/edible species.
Upcoming Classes
12/20 Winter Solstice Tree ID Walk, Leland St. Cooperative Garden, JP, 2-3:30PM
1/24 Identifying Conifers, Arnold Arboretum, JP, 12-2PM
Recent Classes
11/14 Preparing for Winter: Nourishment for Body and Spirit, UMass Amherst, 3-5PM.
10/25 Black Walnut Processing Workshop, Edgewater Food Forest, Mattapan, 3:30-5:30PM
10/25 Identifying Oaks and Maples, Arnold Arboretum, JP, 12-2PM
9/27/25 Hickory Nut Processing Workshop, Location TBD, 1-3PM
9/20/25 Acorn Processing Workshop, Jamaica Plain, 1-3PM
8/28/25 Mushroom Medicine Demystified, Cambridge Naturals, 7-8:30PM
6/21/25 Healing Power of Trees, Mount Auburn Cemetery, 11-12:30 and 2:30-4PM
6/20/25 Solstice Medicinal Plant Walk, Location TBD, 5:30-7:30PM
6/18/25 Solstice Medicinal Plant Walk, Location TBD, 5:30-7:30PM
6/11/25 Plant ID Walk, Boston Nature Center, Mattapan, 6-8PM
6/7/25, Tree Walk, Herbstalk, Somerville Armory, 9-10:30AM
6/5/25 Trees I Love, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, 6-7:30PM
5/28/25 Plant ID Walk, Egleston Community Orchard, Jamaica Plain, 6-8PM
5/17/25 Spring Plant Walk, Western Mass Herbal Symposium, Montague, MA 3-4PM
5/10/25 Fairy Hollow Plant ID Walk, Sherman Street Greenspace, Roslindale, 10-12PM
5/3/25 Spring Edible Plant Walk, Arlington Great Meadows, 11-1PM
5/1/25 Herbs for Cognitive and Energy Support, Cambridge Naturals, 7-8:30PM
4/30/25 Spring Awakening Walk, Jamaica Plain, 5:15-7PM
4/19/25 Spring Edible Plant Walk, Cold Spring Park, Newton, 11-1PM
3/23/25 Spring Equinox Tree Walk, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, 2-3:30PM
2/2/25 Bitters For Digestive Health and Pleasure, The Mushroom Shop, Somerville, 6-7:30PM
2/1/25 Walnut + Maple Tapping Workshop, Edgewater Food Forest, Mattapan, 1-3PM
1/26/25 Mushroom Medicine 101, The Mushroom Shop, Somerville, 6-7:30PM
1/21/25 Herbs for Digestive Health, Cambridge Naturals, 7-8:30PM
1/19/25 Winter Tree Walk, Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, 1-3PM
1/7/25 Herbs for Age-Related Conditions, Beech Street Center, Belmont 1:15-2:45PM
11/3/24 Fall Tree ID Walk, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA 1-3PM
11/2/24 Herbs for Winter Wellness, Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham, 1-3:30 PM
10/10/24 Medicinal Plant Walk, Lexington Community Farm, Lexington, 5-7 PM
10/6/24 Acorn Harvest Workshop, Location TBD, hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 11 AM
10/5/24 Walnut Processing Workshop, Edgewater Food Forest, Mattapan, 3-5pm
10/5/24 Hickory Nut Harvest Workshop, Location TBD, hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 11 AM
9/29/24 End of Summer Tree Walk, Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, 11-1pm
9/22/24 Medicinal Plants at the Arboretum, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 2-4pm
9/5/24 Porter Square Plant Walk, Cambridge Naturals, Porter Sq., Cambridge, 5:30-7:30PM
9/7/24 Edible Plant Workshop, Sherman Street Green Space, Roslindale, 10-Noon
9/19/24 Herbs for the Nervous System and Sleep, Cambridge Naturals, Porter Sq., Cambridge
8/14/24 Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk, Location TBD hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 5 PM
7/14/24 Summer Tree ID Walk, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA 11-1PM
6/20/24 Summer Solstice Plant Walk, Location TBD hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 5 PM
6/19/24 Plant ID Walk, Boston Nature Center Food Forest, Mattapan, MA
6/16/24 Summer Solstice Plant Walk, Location TBD hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 1 PM
6/9/24 Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA 11-1PM
6/1+2/24 Herbstalk (Plant Walk), Somerville Armory, Somerville, MA
5/30/24 Herbal First Aid, Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge, MA 7-9PM
5/25/24 Spring Tree ID Walk, Southwest Corridor Community Farm, Jamaica Plain, MA 10:30-Noon
5/19/24 Medicinal and Edible Plant Walk, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA 3-4:30PM
5/18/24 Rhode Island Herb Festival (Plant Walk), Farmacy Herbs, Providence, RI
4/28/24 Spring Plant Walk, Location TBD, hosted by the Mushroom Shop, 1 PM
4/27/24 Botany of Invasive Species, Uphams Corner Food Forest, Dorchester, MA
4/25/24 Tree+Plant Walk, Somerville Community Path (Davis Sq.), 5:15-7PM
4/21/24 Spring Tree ID Walk, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA 1-2:30PM
2/4/24 Walnut Sugaring, Edgewater Food Forest, Mattapan, MA 1-3Pm
2/3/24 Tree Tapping/Sugaring Basics, Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham, MA 11:30-2:30PM
1/31/24 Herbs for Allergy Support, Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge, MA 7-9PM
1/20/24 Winter Tree Walk, Jamaica Pond, JP, MA 12-2PM
1/13/24 Winter Tree ID Walk, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA 1-3PM
12/13/23 Bitters, for Digestive Health and Pleasure, Mushroom Shop, Somerville, MA 7:30-9PM
12/9/23 Winter Tree ID Walk, Minton Stable Community Garden, Jamaica Plain, MA 1:30-3PM
11/24/23 Fall Plant Walk, Herbstalk Wintergreen Market, Somerville Armory, MA 1PM
11/19/23 Urban Tree Walk, Somerville Community Path, MA 1-3PM
11/12/23 Winter Tonics, Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge, MA, 7-8:30PM
11/4/23 Herbs for Winter Wellness, Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham, MA 1-3:30PM
10/28/23 Fall Tree Identification, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, MA 1-3PM
10/26/23 6 Essential Herbs, Cambridge Naturals, Brighton, MA 6-7:30PM
10/24/23 Herbs for Cold+Flu Season, Mushroom Shop, Somerville, MA 6:30-8:30PM
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