I'll be in Grand Rapids for a Kansas show (fave
band!) on August 8th, and figured I'd get
there early to offer an herb walk out at Roselle Park in
Ada. I've offered walks there in the past, and it
has some plants we don't see at Blandford Nature Center,
where I've been doing spring/summer/fall walks.
Although I try not to repeat plants at different walks
in a given geographical area, there may be some overlap
with this one... but my intention is to keep that at an
absolute
minimum som anyone who has come to my walks at Blandford
this year will learn new plants.
On our walk we'll be wandering around Roselle Park to explore the medicinal virtues, identification,
folklore and preparation of many of the common "weeds"
and wildflowers we pass by every day. The information
presented will be both specific and practical, based on jim's
30 years experience in gathering,
preparing, and using herbal remedies. We'll go far
beyond just listing "uses" of herbs and cover plants as
they relate to the larger practice of herbalism.
location...
Roselle Park
near Grand Rapids
1010 Grand River Dr NE, Ada,
MI 49301
click here for directions
or enter these coordinates into whatever map app you
use:
42.9811778,-85.5368062
cost...
The walk is
$35, and includes
extensive handouts on ethical wildcrafting, medicine
making, and some of the plants discussed.
questions about
classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions (like
times, weather exceptions, missed classes and such)
here.
Please understand that I offer walks rain, snow, sleet or
shine; be sure to have clothes to keep you dry if
there's any chance of rain.
to register...
To register for this walk,
please use the PayPal link below; pre-registration helps
SO MUCH and is deeply appreciated. You can also bring payment
the day of the walk; because this is so last minute (I
know)I don't expect there to be class size issues, so if
you can make it, please just come on out...
In 1994, jim
mcdonald's life changed when he drank tea
from a wild plant he harvested from the land he lived
upon. Since those first sips of strange tea, his life in
the woods and meadows of southeast michigan has been
centered on the plants & ecosystems of that land, and
how he might share their virtues to restore wellness
with those around him. jim's approach to herbcraft is
deeply rooted in the land he lives upon, and blends
traditional european folk influences with 19th century
eclectic and physiomedical vitalism, which he conveys
with story, experience, humour, common sense and lore to
students, clients, random passersby and readers of his
websites www.herbcraft.org & herbcraft.podia.com.
He's taught classes throughout north america, is one of
the organizers of the Great
Lakes Herb Faire and is currently alternately
writing “Foundational Herbcraft” and “A Great Lakes
Herbal”, in addition to articles for journals and other
publications. jim is a community herbalist, a manic
wildcrafter and medicine maker, and has been an ardent
student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft... the
plants themselves.
