Workshops 2026
Elderberry Syrup Workshop
Elderberry syrup is a delicious and immune boosting herbal concoction that helps to both ward off and speed up the recovery of viral infections. In this workshop, we will make a big batch of elderberry syrup as a group, and each participant will take home a jar to keep themselves and their families healthy this autumn and winter. We will also spend some time talking about how to support the immune system as we enter into the colder months.
Date: September 12, 10:30am-12pm
Location: Wolfe's Neck, Smith Center Freeport, Maine
Soulflower Sanctuary Medicine One Day Retreat: Dandelion and Calendula
Join me and Lisa Estabrook, Dandelion and Calendula in the Soulflower Sanctuary Gardens in Yarmouth, Maine for this special, intimate group day retreat. Our intention is to help participants deepen their relationships with these special plant friends that are easy to cultivate in your home herbal garden and may likely already grow right outside your back door.
This is a hands-on, heart opening experience where we will explore how to listen to and build lifelong relationships with these plants. By the end of the gathering participants will feel comfortable connecting with, identifying, harvesting and preparing these special plants in a variety of ways to easily incorporate them into your kitchen & home apothecary for every day wellness.
Date: September 27, 9:30am-3pm
Location: Soulflower Sanctuary Garden
133 Sisquisic Trail, Yarmouth ME
Nurture Through Nature
One Day Yoga and Creativity Retreat
In collaboration with Emily Blau of Nurture through Nature, come flow through a morning yoga class, we will then enjoy a delicious lunch and forage for plants and flowers to create a one of a kind cotton tote bag and silk handkerchief.
Date: November 1, 11am-3pm
Location: Nurture Through Nature
77 Warren Rd. Denmark, Maine
Natural Dyes from Food Scraps
In this hands-on workshop, explore the art of natural dyes using everyday food scraps. Using common kitchen ingredients such as onion skins, avocado, carrots, black tea, black beans, turmeric, and cabbage, we will explore the bundle-dyeing technique. By using plants to print on fabric by tightly bundling and steaming, each participant will create their own custom cotton tote bag and silk handkerchief. All materials will be provided for this class. Plant dye materials may include onion skins, avocado pits and skins, red cabbage, black tea, turmeric, beets, carrot tops and peels, and pomegranate skins.
Dates: November 7, 11am
Location: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine