A Look Back at Our 2025 Gathering

A hands-on herbal immersion in prairie wisdom, plant connection, & community.

Dates for the 2026 Prairie Herbalists Conference will be July 18th - 19th, 2026. More details to come soon!

Saturday | July 12th, 2025 | Schedule

  • Sign In & Choose Classes

    • The Four Humours - Lisa  (Tent #1)

    • Reiki - Eve (Tent #2)

    • Pollinators and Medicinals - Shea (Tent #3)

  • Served in the Learning Center

    Dining (Tent #4)

    • Charm Stones and Plant Spirit Spells - Dustin (Tent #1)

    • The Liver - General and Traitor - Paige (Tent #2)

    • Tensor Rings To Improve Plant Health - Jason (Tent #3)

    • Mother Elder - Mollie (Tent #1)

    • Blending Tasty Herbal Teas - Amy (Tent #2)

    • Celtic Herbs and Healing Traditions - Rachel (Tent #3)

    • Ethnomycology and Conservation - Rebecca (Tent #1)

    • Foraging Wild Herbs - Bob (Tent #2)

    • Bitters Make Life Sweeter - Sara (Tent #3)

Sunday | July 13th, 2025 | Schedule

  • Located in the Learning Center. Everyone’s welcome!

    • Crone Project - Lisa (Tent #1)

    • Vibrational Energy Kit - Karen (Tent #2)

    • Optimizing Wellness - Kate Bodmann (Tent #3)

Saturday Class Highlights

  • The Liver: The General and the Traitor

    Learn how the liver influences digestion, hormones, immunity, and energy—and simple ways to bring it back into balance.

  • Charm Stones and Plant Spirit Spells

    An introduction to animist practices within Western esoteric traditions for building reciprocal relationships with the living world.

  • Pollinators and Medicinals

    Explore medicinal plants that thrive in Nebraska while supporting pollinators, and learn how to grow, harvest, and prepare them.

  • Blending Tasty Herbal Teas

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

  • Foraging Wild Edible Plants for Food & Medicine

    Join a guided plant walk to identify, harvest, and prepare local wild edible and medicinal plants.

  • Mother Elder: Medicine and Magic for All Seasons

    Discover elderberry through folklore, science, gardening, and practical home remedies—beginners welcome.

  • Nebraska Ethnomycology and Conservation

    Explore the cultural, ecological, and medicinal roles of fungi and how ethical foraging supports conservation.

  • Introduction to Reiki and Energy Healing

    Learn the basics of Reiki, how energy healing works, and the benefits of receiving this Japanese healing practice.

  • Celtic Herbs and Healing Traditions

    Journey into Celtic healing practices rooted in plants, folklore, landscape, and ancestral tradition.

  • Bitters Make Life Sweeter

    Learn how bitter plants support digestion and nervous system health, and how to incorporate them into daily life.

  • The Four Humours: An Ancient System of Health

    Explore the four humours as a framework for understanding balance, vitality, and resilience in the body.

  • How Tensor Rings Work to Improve Plant Health

    Learn how tensor ring technology can support plant vitality and enhance herbal growing environments.

Sunday Class Highlights

  • Vibrational Energy Kit: Make & Take

    Create a personalized vibrational energy kit using herbs, stones, and ritual tools in this hands-on class.

  • The Crone Transformation Project – Year 4

    Explore spiritual growth and life transitions through ritual and reflection in a supportive group setting.

  • Optimizing Wellness Through Your Body’s Rhythms

    Learn how daily, monthly, and seasonal rhythms influence health—and how to nourish your body in alignment with them.

About the Presenters

  • Paige Hill

    Paige is an herbalist who shifted from studying medical botany to herbal practice and now co-owns Prairie Star Botanicals, bringing a lifelong curiosity about plant-based healing and everyday plant power to her sessions.

  • Dustin Clayton

    Dustin blends traditional craft, animist perspectives, and nature-based practices to help people deepen reciprocal relationships with the land and cultivate a sense of sacred connection with the natural world.

  • Mollie Morehead

    Mollie is both an herbalist and astrologer whose experience ranges from ayurvedic practice to ethnobotany; she loves sharing her deep connection with local plants and the stories they hold.

  • Rebecca Chandler

    Rebecca is a certified ethnobotanist, organic farmer, and outdoor educator with extensive experience in conservation, food systems, and hands-on ecological learning.

  • Shea Harkness

    Dustin blends traditional craft, animist perspectives, and nature-based practices to help people deepen reciprocal relationships with the land and cultivate a sense of sacred connection with the natural world.

  • Bob Henrickson

    Bob is a horticulture expert and native plant enthusiast who shares his passion for identifying, harvesting, and preparing wild edible and medicinal plants on guided plant walks.

  • Amy Seger

    Amy brings horticulture training and community-focused herbal work together, sharing her love of plants, blending teas, and nature-based medicine from years of study and hands-on experience.

  • Eve Conner

    Eve combines a lifelong intuitive sense for healing with Reiki certification and vibrant energy work, bringing both grounded practice and creative spirit to her classes.

  • Karen Green

    Karen has spent decades working with stones and vibrational energies, helping people understand how crystals and intention can support wellbeing and balance.

  • Rachel Liester

    Rachel is an ethnobotanist, herbalist, and educator who has taught about plants as food and medicine for over 30 years and nurtures community around prairie plant wisdom at Red Road Herbs.

  • Jason Adams

    Jason is a world-renowned expert in Sanskrit mantra, energy healing, and holistic tools who blends traditional wisdom with creative craftsmanship to support health and consciousness.

  • Lisa Grabenbauer

    Lisa is an herbalist, writer, and historian focused on connecting ancient medicinal traditions with modern life and exploring how plant wisdom supports body, mind, and spirit.

  • Sara Brubacher Steinbrink

    Sara studied clinical herbalism and draws on her Peace and Conflict Studies background to teach from a place of compassion, tending herbal gardens and offering community clinics.

  • Kate Bodmann

    Kate is a registered clinical herbalist and aromatherapist who teaches others how to nourish health through herbs, body rhythms, and holistic practices gained over a decade of wellness work.