2026

Paige Hill will take a deeper look at making tinctures, teas, decoctions, infused oils, salves, and more. Get insider tips on how to make your medicines more effective and last longer. We will answer questions like: What herbs work best with which preparation? How much alcohol / water / glycerin should I use in my tincture? Is there an easier way to do the math for making medicines? This is an Advanced level class, not an introductory course

In this class you will learn about how a variety of stones, both common and rare, have been used in healing, magic and spiritual practice from very ancient times until quite recently. Our focus will be on the Western Esoteric Tradition, both the arcane lore of the Hermeticists and Alchemists, as well as the folk practices of the common people. Most importantly, we'll discuss how we can use the traditions of our ancestors as entry points to developing deeper relationships with the living world.

Michelle will introduce several games played by both adults and children. The topics will range from team sports to children’s games. She will demonstrate several games with audience participation and each attendee will make and take a very popular and addictive game for themselves.

Learn how to blend flavorful, medicinal teas using sensory skills, basic plant chemistry, and extraction principles.

Edible plants are all around us. Bob will show you how to identify some of the wild edibles growing in our woods, plus give you some tips on how to harvest and prepare them. Wild foods are not only tasty they are also loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and healing properties.

Tai Chi is an internal martial art composed of gentle movements and breathing techniques that replenish Qi, or life force. We will explore the basic postures and fundamental movements of Yang-style tai chi while connecting our practice to the natural elements. Participants will learn a 10-movement form designed to cultivate balance, flexibility, and mindfulness. This gentle practice is beginner friendly and will offer you a way to slow down and find harmony through movement.

Learn about some of the most useful and delicious mushrooms Nebraska has to offer in this hands-on, beginner-friendly class. We’ll demystify the process of identifying mushrooms using field guides, sharpening observation skills, and engaging with community science tools. Participants will walk away feeling more confident in recognizing key species, understanding ethical foraging practices, and learning about the many uses our fungal friends have to offer!

This class explores the traditional stories, folklore, and cultural roots of key medicinal plants, bringing them to life beyond their physical uses. Through storytelling and historical context, you’ll gain a deeper connection to the plants and a richer understanding of how they’ve been used across generations. This class weaves tradition, observations, and meaning to strengthen your relationship with the herbs you use.

Key plants: Marshmallow- Tulsi- Rose

We’ll dive deep into the Eastern Cottonwood (and relatives) with sensory experiences, artistic interpretations, and traditional and scientific knowledge about how important cottonwood is to the prairie ecosystem and the People (both human and non-human) that call the prairie their home. Through sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste (optional), we’ll experience the cottonwood fully with all our senses. Using the art of poetry or prose, we’ll put our experiences into words. We’ll explore its ecological, cultural, and medicinal role in the prairie community and other ecosystems.

Create a “hanging healer” with stones that “speak” to you. Karen will teach you the meaning of each stone you choose, and you’ll wire wrap them to create a personal vibrational energy work of art.

Do you suffer from bloating, constipation, or struggle to control your blood sugar? We love to hate bitter things, but the bitter flavor truly makes life sweeter! Learn how the bitter taste supports our bodies to rest and digest (and so much more), the benefits of specific bitter herbs, how to formulate your own bitter blends and ways to add bitter elements to your meals. 

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn all the essentials to make and use poultices, plasters, compresses, and herbal oils. Working with herbs on the body for comfort and healing is a sometimes-overlooked, ancient, cross-cultural practice anyone can do with the plants that grow nearby or are easily found in the kitchen cupboard.

One of the country’s few free herbal clinics has been serving the Nebraska community for nine years. Hear the story of how the clinic began, what it takes to sustain a volunteer-driven model, and the impact community herbalism can have. The clinic founder will share client stories, lessons from the work, and opportunities to apprentice and serve alongside other community herbalists.

After studying ethnobotany of Lakota, Hochunk and Yupik people, Rachel began an in-depth study of her own Celtic culture and traveled to Scotland in 2022 and 2025 to learn about Scottish healing traditions. Herbs, water, stones, chants, amulets, ritual movements along with detailed ceremonies are all part of these ancient traditions. In this class we will review the various methods of healing and specific traditional plants for healing. We will also review how healing is connected to the seasons and rituals associated with the Celtic wheel of the year. Class includes optional Scotch tasting - Slàinte Mhath

Words paint a verbal landscape of our thoughts and moments through life's journey. Using our voices through Journaling is much like weaving our experiences into a prayer or incantation of word, breath and sight. Each line becomes a path through the landscape our lives. As a Crone,  the wisdom we carry in our bones from our mothers, grandmother's and thier mothers, birthing our life experiences. In this class I am inviting you to pull up a chair in the Circle, to gather and embrace our feminine knowledge through the art of Wisdom Journaling.  We will create and birth our own books with Crone's Wort(Mugwort) and Motherwort as our guides. Supplies are included.

In life we don't get an owner's manual but if we learn our Ayurvedic constitution we can learn how to stay balanced and best live in our bodies through the seasons of life and the seasons of the year. This class will be taught at a basic and intermediate level. If you enjoy learning about this topic in my Year 2 program we focus on this topic more in depth! Consider staying in the loop for 2027 classes!

An introduction into tensor ring technology and electroculture. We’ll look at various ways to improve the health and vitality of plants by placing various tensor ring tools throughout our gardens. We’ll also make earth elementals (invoking the energies of water, earth, air/wind, fire) out of copper wire and then have a little fun with creating various patinas on our new creations. (If possible, please bring a pair of pliers or jeweler’s pliers.)