What you'll learn
Basketry Skills
Get familiar with coil and splint basketry techniques, including hands-on practice (participants will go home with two completed baskets) We will also go over how to identify plants for basket making, including how to harvest, prepare and preservation materials.
Herbalism Concepts and Medicine Making
Learn about herbal energetics, indications for over 10 herbs, and how to formulate, as well as dosage and safety considerations. Begin creating your own medicinal preparations, including infusions, decoctions, tinctures, and tea blending. Participants will take home 1 herbal tincture and a personally formulated herbal tea formula.
Botany and Plant Identification
Learn botanical terminology and plant family patterns to confidently identify fiber plants, medicines, and edible wild foods. We'll also cover poisonous plants, ecology and habitat, harvesting guidelines, caretaking techniques, and methods to create greater intimacy and understanding of our landscape.
Class Location
Class will take place on a beautiful private property along Left Hand Creek, with onsite parking.
Class Schedule
-Friday, June 20th, 1:30 - 5 pm -Saturday, June 21st, 9-5 pm -Sunday, June 22nd, 9-5 pm
Class Size and Costs
Class size is limited to 10 people. Early bird and regular course price includes all basket and medicine making materials, as well as course handouts.
About Kat
Most of my work in the herb world is as a teacher and a clinician, and I approach both of those things from a Vitalist perspective. This means I'm always looking for the root cause of disease. One of the things I strongly believe humans need is a connection with land and place - without it, something in us begins to weaken. For me, one of the most powerful ways to connect with my landscape is by understanding the life around me, especially the food and medicine plants. My experience with plant identification started with learning from my mother and grandmother, a horticulturist and a farmer, respectively. As a forestry major at Northern Arizona University, I was introduced to the more technical botanical language and ecological studies and got hooked. I've had the privilege of teaching botany through several programs, including directing the Rocky Mountain Field Botany program through the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. My introduction to the Ancestral skills world was through the Tracker School, and teachers like Tom Brown, Jr., Walt Gigandet and Eddie Starnater. I've been coiling, splinting, and weaving baskets for the past 20 years.
Early Bird Sign Ups By May 9th, 2025
Sign up by May 9th, and get $50 off the regular course price of $350.
$300.00