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(well, michigan and a few other states here & there...)

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This is a list of my scheduled walks & classes, into 2010... of course; more to come.

Please check back every now and again... I'm still working on next years schedule and more herb classes will undoubtedly pop up here and there, in different areas throughout Michigan or elsewhere. If you'd like to be added to an email list that gives information on my workshops, or to inquire about other stuff I can or might do, just send an email or call me at (248) 238-8733. 

Have questions about classes? 
I've got answers to frequently asked questions (like times, weather exceptions and such) here. 

Also, if you'd like a "preview" of sorts on how I teach, there's an hour long interview I did with John Gallagher of HerbMentor.com here.

Want to host a class, walk or workshop?
I'm always happy to travel and spend time talking plants, and can speak on a wide array of herbal topics, from a couple hours to a day to a weekend.  If you're interested in having me offer herb classes in your neck of the woods (or tropical beaches), just let me know...

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~ 2 0 1 0 ~

I am again offering my 9 month herbal intensive course, for those looking for a more comprehensive presentation of the concepts and energetics that provide a solid foundation for the practice of herbcraft.

~click here for more information~

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Vernal Virtues
~Michigan's Medicinal Plants~
Sunday, May 16th
11:30am to 6ish
At Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oxford
$
50/$40 in advance
Graciously sponsored by Living Free FoundationSM

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Differentiating Diaphoretics...

a physio-medical(ish) approach to colds, flus and fevers

Monday, June 7th from 6:30 to 9:30pm

in Eugene, OREGON

hosted by the delighful Howie Brounstein

 

more details as they're finalized...

 

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Foundational Herbcraft   
. : a weekend course : .
Friday eve through Sunday, June 25th-27th
in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA

hosted by the North Country Herb Guild

 

An exploration of the foundational principles that support traditional

western herbalism.   What are the actins by which herbs work? How

do plants communicate their virtues to us through our senses, and

how can we learn to take in and apply this information in a practical

and meaningful way? 

 

twig

Midsummer Medicines
~Michigan's Medicinal Plants~
Sunday, July 11th
11:am to 5ish

in Lowell, MI (just east of Grand Rapids)

$50/$45 in advance
Contact Beth or Laura for more details and to register

 

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Midsummer Medicines
~Michigan's Medicinal Plants~
Sunday, July 18th
11:30am to 6ish
At Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oxford

$50/$40 in advance
Graciously sponsored by Living Free FoundationSM

 

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An herb walk at Yule Love It Lavender Farm
Saturday, July 24th

at Yule Love It Lavender Farm in Leonard, MI

.

details on the way...

Join herbalist jim mcdonald once again to talk about the wonders of plant medicine at Yule Love it Lavender Farm... very little is as divine as standing in Iris's sunny lavender fields in July...

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I'll be, again, delighted to teach at the
MidAmerican Herbal Symposium

in Minnesota, August 13th-15th

I'll be offering walks and classes, and enjoying the other incredible herbfolk there, including Karyn Sanders, Margi Flint, Althea Northage Orr, Matthew Wood, Victoria Fortner, Phyllis Light, Amanda McQuade Crawford & more...

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the Traditions in Western Herbalism conference
in New Mexico,  September 17th-19th

You can register for this already here.  Please do; it'll be exceptional.  One of the things I'll be teaching there is a class on herbal energetics & foundational herbcraft with Kiva Rose; I'm even dying to sit in on that...

Other exceptional teachers will include Howie Brounstein, Rosemary Gladstar, Paul Bergner, Phyllis Light, Matthew Wood, John Gallagher, Darcey Blue, CoreyPine Shane & more...

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Wild Roots and Fall Foliage
~Michigan's Medicinal Plants~
Sunday, September 26th
11:30am to 6ish
At Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oxford
$40/$50 at the door
Graciously sponsored by Living Free FoundationSM

 

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sustainable skills collaboration
~A Permacultural Exchange~
Saturday, October 9th
$T
oBeDetermined
At Deanne Bednar's  Strawbale Studio in Oxford, MI

Permaculturalist Jared Bogdanov-Hanna, Natural Builder Deanne Bednar

& herbalist jim mcdonald (me) will be offering a day of teachings

focusing on living with the land you walk upon, from three distinct

but unified perspectives... all three of us will be contributing

in each presentation top demonstrate how permaculture, herbalism,

and natural building all find their foundation in the interdependence of nature.

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Herbs, Vitalism & Holistic Immunity

~ medicinal plants for the cold and flu season ~
Sunday, November 7th
Noon to 6ish
At Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center in Oxford
$40/$50 at the door 
Graciously sponsored by Living Free FoundationSM

 

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Interested in hosting a class?

I'm always happy to share what I've learned in new settings with new people (especially in the sunny tropics)… if your interested in having my offer herbs classes in your area, just holler and we'll figure out what might work…

jim mcdonald
~herbalist~
(248) 238-8733
www.herbcraft.org
jim@herbcraft.org

. :"michigan herb classes" : .

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