With the dark months upon us, the season of Death extends its reaching hand from not only the land, but from the world of spirits of the human Dead as well. It was believed in times past that the autumn and winter months were when the Dead walked and were most active. Looking to plants as companions during the Dark Tide serves to remind us of the graveyard flora that ultimately helped people memorialize their beloved Dead and cope with the grief left behind.

In this lecture, we will learn about some of the most prominent funerary plants of Northern European/American History and explore their associations with spirits of the Dead. The reasons why the plants were utilized, as well as how they were used, will be discussed. Much of this lost lore is still helpful for grieving and mourning practices today.

Doors open at 6pm. Space is limited for this event. Please purchase your ticket in advance.

About Corinne Boyer

Corinne Boyer is a folk herbalist, teacher, and writer with a passion for traditions surrounding plants and folk magic. She has been studying and working with plants since 1998. She received her Bachelors of Science in 2003 in biomedical science (pre-med) with an emphasis on ethnobotany and plant toxicology. She studied with teachers and herbalists Carol Trasatto, Joyce Netishen and Trolldom practitioner Johannes Gardback of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Corinne teaches weekly classes out of her home with a focus on medicine making and the plant traditions of northern and western Europe and North America. She has been published in various journals with articles about plant lore, history and occult plant uses including The Cauldron, Clavis, and Wyrd. She has been featured in numerous anthologies, including for four years in the Verdant Gnosis, which is the collective book for the Viridis Genii Symposium.

Her published books include: 
Under the Witching Tree, Troy Books, 2016
Plants of the Devil, Three Hands Press, 2017
Under the Bramble Arch, Troy Books, 2019
The Witches Cabinet- Plant Lore, Sorcery and Folk Tradition, Three Hands Press, 2021 
Dream Divination Plants in Northwestern European Traditions, Three Hands Press, 2022
Under the Dragon Root, Troy Books, 2023
The Owls Eye, Troy Books, 2024 
The Devil’s Ointment, Three Hands Press, 2025 
Between the Witch and the Devil, Self Published, 2024

She lives with her family in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

Join us this October as we explore the ancient art of drop spindling, a practice that has carried human hands and hearts through centuries. In this class, you’ll learn how to spin wool with a simple spindle, just as many of our ancestors did, transforming raw fiber into strong, beautiful yarn.

We’ll begin with a quick presentation on how wool is prepared - sheared, washed, carded - and made ready for spinning, giving you a deeper connection to the fiber in your hands. Along the way, we’ll touch on the origins of spinning across cultures, tracing how this humble and essential craft shaped daily life and myth alike.

Spinning is more than just a skill. It is a rhythm, a meditation, a weaving of the self into the seasons. As we turn the spindle, we’ll also reflect on the mystical nature of spinning, its ties to story and spirit, and how the act of twisting fiber mirrors the turning of the year. With autumn upon us and winter approaching, this practice becomes even more resonant: a way to ground, prepare, and carry the warmth of tradition into the darker months.

Each participant will leave not only with their own handspun yarn, but also with a drop spindle and a bit of wool to take home, so the journey of spinning can continue long after our circle closes.

MEET ANGEL

Angel has spent the past four years tending to a flock of sheep, learning the rhythms of their care and the gifts of their wool. From shearing to washing, carding, and spinning, Angel has taught herself the full process of transforming raw fiber into something beautiful and enduring.

A lifelong lover of fiber arts, Angel grew up crocheting and always felt drawn to the textures and possibilities of yarn. When she began raising her own sheep, everything clicked into place… her passion for animals, handwork, and self-sufficiency wove together into a living practice.

Today, Angel is devoted to preserving and sharing the ancient ways of processing fiber… skills that once clothed entire families and communities. With dreams of starting her own mini fiber mill, she is equally passionate about teaching others to connect with these timeless traditions and the deep sense of resilience and creativity they bring.

Water Based Extractions

Medicine Making Series

An evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? How does one craft an effective tea blend? What is a wash? How do you make a decoction? Why might you make a tea out of an herb instead of a tincture? We will cover much ground in this 3 hour class!

During our time together, we will craft a group tea blend and syrup to take home and try. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support formulating your own tincture blend. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone McCarthy.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her time spent in this position has given her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

For pregnant Mothers and families (designed for pregnant mothers, their partners, and anyone else who will be supporting the mother after birth) - to prepare for a nourishing, regenerative postpartum period.

INNATE Postpartum Care works from the foundational understanding that: maternal health is foundational to society’s health. When Mothers are healthy and well, families are healthy and well. When families are healthy and well, communities are healthy and well – and this concentric ring of wellness continues to move outward to encompass the whole of the Earth. In optimally taking care of the Mothers, we are taking care of the future generations.

The first 4-classes of INNATE’s Preparing for the Fourth Trimester Course happen prenatally. Ideally this class is taken by mothers & families between 20-28 weeks gestation.

During our time together, information & education about postpartum physiology and psychology will be shared, and each family will be supported to develop a postpartum plan that meets their unique needs.

The 5th and final class of INNATE’s Preparing for the Fourth Trimester Course happens in the postpartum period. The families that participated together in the first four classes meet again, once everyone is at-least 6-weeks postpartum. The purpose of this final class is for Mothers and Fathers to be witnessd and celebrated by this community. In this way, we bring honor and a layer of completion to our rites of passage into Motherhood and Fatherhood.

This course focuses on the 5 Essentials of Postpartum Care - which are found throughout the world's postpartum traditions AND are deeply rooted in women's physiologic and psychologic design.

Essential 1: An Extended Resting Period
An extended resting period in the postpartum time, safeguards women’s long-term pelvic health and hormonal health.

Essential 2: Warm in Temperature, Warm in Nature, Easy to Digest, Nutrient-Dense Food
Our digestive system is profoundly altered through pregnancy and birth. There are specific foods that should be eaten - and that should not to be eaten in the postpartum time to support long-term digestive health.

Essential 3: Bodywork
Bodywork elicits our relaxation response, allows our nervous system to down-regulate and boosts our immunity. Nature’s Law is based on reciprocity. Bodywork gives to Mothers so that Mothers can give freely to their babies.

Essential 4: Warmth
Warmth in the postpartum time facilitates the production of Oxytocin. Oxytocin facilitates healing. Warmth causes our tissues to expand, which facilitates the moving of blood and lymph, which facilitates healing.

Essential 5: Community
The above 4 essentials of postpartum care are PILLARS, and these pillars require a strong foundation – to stand up straight and strong. This foundation in the postpartum time is COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY means: people that Mother feels good and safe with, that will be with her on a daily basis in the postpartum period. When Mothers feel good and safe, they are able to give up their hyper-vigilance. This allows the nervous system to down-regulate, which allows the body‘s energy in the postpartum time to go into HEALING, bonding, and attachment.

INNATE POSTPARTUM CARE – PLANNING FOR THE FOURTH TRIMESTER COURSE:

+ Offers essential postpartum education to women and their families with time-tested postpartum wisdom interwoven with modern science – supporting women’s long-term health and vitality.

+ Nourishes with truthful information, helping to lead families in the right direction for an optimal postpartum period- in the name of creating a solid foundation for thriving family systems.

+ Helps families create postpartum care plans tailored to the unique to the needs of each family.

+ Supports the creation of or fortification of COMMUNITY.

+ Offers CONTINUITY OF CARE. The INNATE Postpartum Care – Certified Providers teaching this class series, come from a variety of birth and health care providing backgrounds, and are able to provide you and your family with support in the postpartum time. Continuity of care within the medical world is understood to ‘improve clinical outcomes.’ Meaning that: continuity of care helps to facilitate healing.

+ Offers discounts when friends/family/community who will be supporting Mother through and after birth, attend this class series with Mother. It is ESSENTIAL that NOT just pregnant Mothers are receiving this postpartum care education.

CLASS DATES: 
Class 1: Wednesday, October 1st, 5-8pm
Class 2: Wednesday, October 8th, 5-8pm
Class 3: Wednesday, October 22nd, 5-8pm
Class 4: Wednesday, October 29th, 5-8pm
Class 5: TBD as we will schedule this to be 6 weeks after all the mamas have birthed.

INVESTMENT & EXCHANGE: $297 per mother/partner couple and an additional $111 for family/community who will be supporting Mother through and after birth are to attend this class series with Mother. It is essential that it is not only Mothers are receiving this postpartum care education, but their support team as well.

For lifelong wisdom on caring for your postpartum body, nurturing your well-being, and building a foundation of support that will benefit generations to come—because when mothers are healthy and well, families are healthy and well.  And when families are healthy and well, society is healthy and well! 

Meet Laura

Laura is a village herbalist and nurse, who is passionate about food as medicine, herbs as allies and connection as guidance. She is the creatrix of Backyard Harvest, creating herbal medicines, based on the inspiration of the seasons and the abundance of the harvests! She is dedicated to offering mama’s and their families support and inspiration through holistic healing that nourishes mind, body, soul, and the Earth and honors intuition. Her offerings and knowledge weave the traditions of Holistic Herbalism, Bioregional Ayurveda, Earth Based Teachings, Innate Postpartum Care and the Wisdom of the Plants. Her Why is to spark that remembering from deep within of who we are.  

Learn more and connect with Laura @backyardharvestherbal
and explore her other offerings such as her herbal CSA at www.backyardharvesherbal.com

Join us for storytime and craft with local herbalist and author, Juliet Howard, who will be sharing a reading of her new book, The Girl Whose Garden Comes Alive - a beautifully illustrated chapter book about the magical plants that live in many of our backyards.

This book will deepen a child’s relationship to nature, their sense of place, and provide them with practical information about herbalism. Through the main character, Freyja, and her many adventures, children will learn about some of the plants to reach for and connect with when they get a bee sting, scrape their knee, or feel anxious. This book introduces a series of plants, along with plant recipes and preparations, and mindful ways for children to begin to connect with plants.

After story time, we will craft our own dream pillows full of aromatic herbs to kick off your child’s relationship to herb crafting . Hope to see you there!

This event is best suited for children ages 5-11 and their families, but anyone is welcome!

Herbal Extraction pt. 1: Tincturing

Medicine Making Series

An autumnal evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? Is tincturing the only way? Why might you tincture something? And how? Fresh herbs vs. dried. Folk method vs. scientific. We will cover much ground in this 3 hour class.

During our time together, you will get the opportunity to workshop a tincture and choose from our herb wall to start your very own. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support formulating your own tincture blend. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone McCarthy.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her times spent this position gave her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

Join us for a cozy evening at Hedgerow, where community, nature, and stories come together. You’ll get a sneak peek of Amrita, a documentary following women around the world working to conserve wild bees, paired with a conversation with director Onyx Baird about the film, her journey in the field, and the importance of preserving wild pollinators.

Your ticket includes:

• A glass of golden mead

• Honey cake + light snacks

• Honey tasting experience

• Additional drinks available for purchase from Hedgerow’s menu

This evening is also a fundraiser to help us continue production this Fall. In just a few weeks, we hope to travel to Portugal to capture a special moment—our protagonists meeting in person for the first time, brought together through the film itself.

Spots are limited—please RSVP to reserve your place and be part of this evening of connection, stories, and a little sweetness.

ABOUT THE FILM

This film will document the stories of three groups of women located in Hawaii, Portugal, and the Yucatan as they work to conserve wild honeybees. The film will showcase their individual journeys, scientific research, and the spiritual connection they share with the bees across cultures. Through taking a unique scientific approach that allows space for relationship, these women have been able to gather valuable holistic insight into how bees really live (and thrive) in the wild. In a time where honeybees are still dying at alarming rates, this critical information on how to support their health is deeply valuable.

MEET THE WOMEN 

Big Island, Hawaii

Alison Yahna embodies resilience in the face of adversity. With over two decades of experience rescuing and studying wild honeybee colonies on the Big Island, she confronts the alarming decline of bees due to introduced pathogens and widespread pesticide use. Rejecting conventional methods, Alison adopts a Darwinian approach, allowing bees to evolve resistance naturally. Despite initial setbacks and criticism, her apiary now thrives with resilient bees, free from chemical treatments. By preserving these wild honeybees, Alison has become a custodian of valuable genetic diversity, shielding them from the threats of modern industrial practices. However, the encroachment of development as well as the Queen Bee Breeding industry poses a looming threat to her sanctuary, underscoring the urgency of preserving wild spaces. Furthermore, we delve into Alison's budding collaboration with Priscilla Basque, a native Hawaiian beekeeper embroiled in a relentless battle with the Department of Agriculture over illicit pesticide usage in the coffee orchards adjacent to her hives.

Alentejo, Portugal

In the Alentejo valley of Portugal, the BeeWisdom Network, comprising Annelieke Van der Sluijs, Sandira Belia, Ulrike Krampen, and others, embarks on a quest to understand the essence of wild honeybees. Amidst challenges like desertification and monoculture farming, these women maintain an outlook of boundless joy and curiosity. Their meditative approach to beekeeping not only enriches their understanding but also fosters a deeper connection with nature. Through innovative hive designs crafted from cork and efforts to restore landscape diversity, they strive to create symbiotic relationships with their bees. Living off-grid and attuned to the rhythms of the natural world, they offer a glimpse into an alternative lifestyle rooted in harmony with the Earth. 

Yucatán, Mexico

For our last location we hope to continue our filming in the Yucatán, where indigenous Mayan women honor their cultural heritage by safeguarding stingless Melipona bees. Despite their spiritual significance and historical reverence, these bees face existential threats from deforestation and habitat loss. Formerly tended to by male shamans, the conservation efforts are now led by women who recognize the intrinsic value of preserving this ancient tradition. By documenting their endeavors, the film sheds light on the delicate balance between tradition and modernity, emphasizing the imperative of protecting indigenous knowledge and biodiversity. 

Through the intersecting narratives of these women, the film underscores the pressing need to adopt sustainable practices and nurture symbiotic relationships with nature to ensure the survival of wild honeybees and the ecosystems they sustain.

Plants bring vibrancy and color to our world in more ways than one. Peoples from all over the world have worked with plants to color their garments. Though natural dyes is still found in many traditional cultures around the world, artificial dyes came into use in the 1850s changing the global garment industry. Find creative connection to the plant kingdom and join fiber artist Janessa fortes Bautista in learning the art of natural dyeing at Hedgerow Herb Co. Come join us for an evening of transforming a silk scarf and a cotton tea towel into your choice of a golden or purple-gray hues using the rich pigments of marigold flowers and Black Hopi Sunflower. You will also learn preparation techniques such as scouring and mordanting, giving you a launching point to start or deepen your own plant dye practice.

What to bring:
+ notebook for notes
+ questions!

What you will receive:
+ hands on instructions
+ dyed silk scarf and tea towel

Space is limited for this hands on workshop. Please secure your ticket in advance. Thank you!

MEET JANESSA & SUSAN

Janessa is a designer and textile artist living in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon with her son and white wolf dog, Beija. She has been growing in community through sharing daily practice, beautiful meals, pouring tea, and sitting in ceremony.  Janessa lives surrounded by a community of healers, plant medicine teachers, artists, farmers, musicians, fire tenders and magical creatures. As a first generation Filipina American, she strives to learn and find connections to the ways of her ancestors. Working with plant dyes and plant medicine is a strong source of connection. She grows her dye plants just steps away from her outdoor dye studio, overlooking the cedar and alder forest. With wisdom and compassion, she aspires to be of integrity with all aspects of her life practice and work for the benefit of all beings.

Explore Janessa’s shop & portfolio

Susan Wiencke is a queer parent, farmer, educator, botanical dye artist and somatic practitioner who lives and works at Owl Song Farm and Fiber in Corbett. With over two decades of experience in teaching and farming, Susan puts care into her lessons so that students find joy in the process of learning new skills and connecting with Nature. 

Join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a live reading of their book, RED FEAST: Experimental autumn-tide lore & praxis. Distinct from conventional discourse around seasonal ritual, the book explores the beauty and intensity of Autumn as it is now, in a changing, volatilizing climate. Together we will move through poetry, myth, science and ceremony to uncover the occult virtues of the rain-soaked, molting landscape. Complimentary soul cakes will be available at the event to accompany Hedgerow's refreshments. 

"As the Land half-dies, the heavenly and underworldly powers grapple, and we stand between them. Autumn is an upheaval, an arising of spirits, which offers many chances for numinous encounter. Be present to witness these moments of holiness unfold. Be willing to toss your own bones into the year’s grave."

Doors open at 6pm. Space is limited for this event. Please purchase your ticket to secure your spot.

ABOUT LEODRUNE PRESS

Leodrune Press is a small independent publishing house based in the Pacific Northwest. Our publications explore ritual, myth, and mysticism through a decidedly ecological lens, in response to the volatilizing climate we have inherited and the careful conduct being asked of us all. Our aim is to provoke readers to root down into the vital subsoil of Earth, beneath all traditions and orthodoxies, to experiment with raw, reciprocal ceremony. 

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

“Bone to bone, blood to blood, limb to limb, so joined together be!”

Join cult Cascadian publishers Hyldyr for the release of their new publication of "The Merseburg Spells: Germanic Paganism" by folklorist Joseph S. Hopkins.

An extremely rare survival of the violent and horrific Christianization process of the European continent, the Merseburg Spells are two enigmatic Old High German spells mysteriously recorded on a medieval manuscript. One of the two spells, a healing spell, is a precursors to a spell formula recorded in Christianized form in western, northern, and Eastern Europe, and even in the United States.

The spells are brief but profound, providing an extraordinary window into the pre-Christianization beliefs of the Germanic-speakers of continental Europe. The first calls upon a supernatural group of women, the Idisi. The second calls upon six gods. We know these deities best today as Odin, Frigg, Baldr, and Fulla, alongside the personified Sun, a goddess, and the mysterious Sinthgunt, another goddess.

Recited and performed by Devon Rawlings (Baseborn Co.) with musical accompaniment by Asia Kindred Moore (Solace) and historical discussion from Joseph S. Hopkins. On-site tattooing by Jaqui Alberts Lund (Wovnwyrm). Featuring a special interpretative performance of the spells by Jacob Hee Lund of Denmark based experimental folk band Heilung

Learn to dye in the Shibori style with herbs and teas!

Plants bring vibrancy and color to our world in more ways than one. Peoples from all over the world have worked with plants to color their garments. Though natural dyes is still found in many traditional cultures around the world, artificial dyes came into use in the 1850s changing the global garment industry. Find creative connection to the plant kingdom and join fiber artist Janessa fortes Bautista in learning the art of natural dyeing at Hedgerow Herb Co. Janessa will be guiding us through the hands on process of dyeing both bandanas and tea towels in the japanese dye style known as Shibori. While this style traditionally uses indigo as its plant pigment, you will learn the art of using different herbs and teas to various different pigments, allowing you to learn both a beautiful traditional style of dye and the basics of dyeing with plants and tea, giving you a launching point to start or deepen your own plant dye practice.

What to bring:
+ notebook for notes
+ questions!

What you will receive:
+ hands on instructions
+ dyed silk scarf and tea towel

Space is limited for this hands on workshop. Please secure your ticket in advance. Thank you!

About your Facilitator

Janessa fortes Bautista created the Rainbow + Yarrow collection to bring into balance- beauty, spiritual practice, plant life frequency, function and everyday life. Rainbow + Yarrow embodies the rainbow of colors that is Mother nature’s pure offering and the plant medicines that nourish and heals us. She is creating a simple, comfortable, gentle and calming collection of clothing and goods for her life and now is sharing it with you. Working with natural fibers has always been key since she started making clothes as a kid, in 1995. Rainbow + Yarrow is now evolving into more than a product line, it is a way of being.

In this life.. we honor the earth, the Mother, and the source of all life.

Janessa is a designer and textile artist living in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon with her son and white wolf dog, Beija. She has been growing in community through sharing daily practice, beautiful meals, pouring tea, and sitting in ceremony.  Janessa lives surrounded by a community of healers, plant medicine teachers, artists, farmers, musicians, fire tenders and magical creatures. As a first generation Filipina American, she strives to learn and find connections to the ways of her ancestors. Working with plant dyes and plant medicine is a strong source of connection. She grows her dye plants just steps away from her outdoor dye studio, overlooking the cedar and alder forest. With wisdom and compassion, she aspires to be of integrity with all aspects of her life practice and work for the benefit of all beings.

Explore Janessa’s shop & portfolio

Join dear friend of Hedgerow Herb Co. Marisa Rutto for an evening of weaving with willow. In this class we will be learning to weave a zarzo tray made from willow tended and harvested by Marisa. These versatile trays, woven in the style of Danish gardener and weaver Ulla Misser, are wonderful for drying your freshly harvested herbs, holding the fruits of your foraging or grocery harvests on your counter top, or keeping your in-process craft project all in one place.

The zarzo tray is a simple beginner willow project, making this class a wonderful opportunity for those who have not yet worked with weaving willow, or those who want to practice the skill in circle with others.

Your ticket includes:
+ hands on instruction
+ finished tray crafted by your hands
+ a space to reconnect to ancestral lifeways in community

Please bring:
+ hand pruners
+ sharp knife

In times when a quick click of a button can have any good delivered to your door, at a great cost to both workers and the earth body, learning slow crafts and ways of old empowering gift to oneself and an important lifeway to keep alive through practice.

REGUSTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 6th.
If paying in full before 8/6 is a limiting factor in your ability to sign up for this workshop, please contact the shop for a payment plan.
info@hedgerowherbco.com
971-666-08693

Your Facilitator

Marisa is a basket weaver, seamstress, hide tanner and a person of many skills. She has studied the craft of basket weaving under Margret Matthewson. Marisa is passionate about bringing old traditions new life as a way of divesting from the overculture. She has studied the ways of folk medicine and folk magic, bringing an animist worldview to her craft work. When she is not weaving, mending, or making, she may be singing in the woods she resides in off grid, harvesting plants,  building relationships and experiencing the fullness of what it means to be alive. 

This Circle is a ritual space to journey with the wildness of the soul-based teachings that arise from fungi. Fungi resonate deep in our psyches as archetypal inhabitants of dual worlds: realms above and below; seen and unseen; death and rebirth. Fungi are sacred ancestors and guides of soul cycles between heaven, earth, and the underworld. They can orient us in our soul’s journey through transformation and connection. 

We will explore how fungi are essential to the resilience of earth's ecosystems and human wellness. We will also commune with fungi in ritual practices and invitations. We look to fungi to help us bridge the worlds of the known and the unknown. Spiritual wholeness is ecological. Together, we will meander along the mycelial path to connect the hyphae and re-awaken ancestral knowledge of times and lans in which humans looked to fungi for myth, magic, and medicine.

Items to bring:
+ pen, journal
+ water bottle, snack
+ offerings for the altar like dried flowers or mushrooms (noninvasive), tobacco, sacred items, etc.
+ a small blanket, cushion, or mat to sit on (we will be invited to lie down on the floor, be prepared to be comfy!)

ABOUT GABRIELA

Gabriela D’Elia grew up in the arms of the Rocky Mountains, fell in love with fungi in the Pacific Northwest, and since 2022 has made home in the hills of the sky – the “Catskills”. Gabriela writes, teaches, and creates threads intended to connect us with ecological soulfulness, with a particular devotion to the wisdom of fungi. She has considered the earth family since a young age and has been a "mushroom person" since 2012.

Gabriela served as Executive Director for Fungal Diversity Survey (fundis.org), North America’s nonprofit for fungal conservation, for over 3 years, for which she is now a board member. Through her fungal advocacy work she has built the first state-wide government funded fungal diversity project (“CA FUNDIS”) and initiated the successful campaign to designate Porcini (Boletus edulis) as Utah’s state mushroom. Gabriela guides activities like Deep Imagination Mushroom Walks and Circles, “regular” mushroom walks, mycodiversity surveys, and weekend mushroom retreats with Catskill Fungi.

She is oriented by the wild beings she shares home with, as well as myth, ceremony, dreams, ancestors, and the sacred roundedness that connects birth and death. Learn more about her offerings at gabrieladelia.com and connect with her writing and newsletter at gabrieladelia.substack.com

Join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a live reading of their newest book, WHITE FEAST: Experimental summertide lore & praxis. Distinct from conventional discourse around seasonal ritual, the book explores the beauty and intensity of Summer as it is now, in a changing, volatilizing climate. Together we will move through poetry, myth, science and ceremony to uncover the occult virtues of the white-hot, sunlit Earth. 

"In early summer, the year is a heavying udder. The grass is still green, frothing up from the soil like cakes of sea-foam. Eyes open wide to meet the Great Greenness; hind legs push toward it with mature power. The leaves are sweet, the flowers are sweet, the fruit has come. The babes of spring are grown and can feed themselves—now peers to their mothers and fathers, even competitors. Animal rhythms change; nights are full of activity as bodies bloom in warm darkness. Summer’s first exhale is gentle on us, but the sustained heat of the Sun provokes gentle breaths into rabid snarls."

Doors open at 6pm. Space is limited for this event. Please purchase your ticket to secure your spot.

ABOUT LEODRUNE PRESS

Leodrune Press is a small independent publishing house based in the Pacific Northwest. Our publications explore ritual, myth, and mysticism through a decidedly ecological lens, in response to the volatilizing climate we have inherited and the careful conduct being asked of us all. Our aim is to provoke readers to root down into the vital subsoil of Earth, beneath all traditions and orthodoxies, to experiment with raw, reciprocal ceremony. 

Herbal Extraction pt. 3: Infused Fats

Medicine Making Series

An evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? How does one infuse herbs into fats like oil and tallow? Why might you use an oil instead of a wash? Which herbs extract well in fat? Should I use the sun or a double boiler We will cover much ground in this 2 hour class!

During our time together, we will craft a salve together for you to take home for skincare or herbal first aid use. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support as you dream up your own infusions. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her two years spent in this portion has given her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

Sacred Beekeeping honors the natural, wild intelligence of the bees and frames them as our teachers rather than a creature to be manipulated and exploited. Through this approach, we honor the health and vitality of the bees first rather than human profit. We'll explore alternative bee stewardship methods which encourage rewilding and fostering a reciprocal relationship between bees + humans.

This 2 hr introductory course covers all of the basic information you need to get started with bees through a bee-centric lens. Come deepen your understanding of the bees and taste a variety of honeys from Onyx’s private collection!

Some of the topics we will cover:

+What is sacred beekeeping? How does this differ from conventional methods?
+How do bees live in the wild? What makes a good bee habitat?
+Basic honeybee biology + behavior
+ Overview of Hive Medicines
+ Selecting the right hive for you?
+ How to modify conventional hive styles to make them more bee-centric
+ Preparing for bees
+ Planting for bees
+ Sourcing your bees (pros + cons of packages, nucs, splits + swarms)
+ Developing intuitive communication w/ your bees

Meet Onyx

Onyx Baird is a regenerative beekeeper dedicated to exploring the intersection of science, spirituality, and environmental conservation. She has a MS in Fisheries + Wildlife from Michigan State University, and has traveled the globe to study with some of the world’s leading experts in sacred beekeeping and conservation. Through merging scientific knowledge with spiritual wisdom, Onyx has pioneered a radical approach to beekeeping that prioritizes the honeybee’s highest well-being. 

“Traditional cultures understand that the health of the family begins with the health of the mother.” ~7 Times a Woman 

“The natural rhythm of Earth and of Life- is that there is a period of growth and a period of rest. Pregnancy represents the period of growth.” ~Innate Traditions

And so, how do we support this time in the childbearing continuum? This time of growth, expansion and the creation of new life?

In this workshop we will be exploring Food as Medicine based on the physiologic changes during pregnancy, to lay down a foundation of life-long health and vitality for the mother-baby dyad. 

We will also be exploring Herbs used cross-culturally for centuries throughout the stages of pregnancy, passed down from mother to daughter for generation upon generation. 

We will cover:

+ Appropriate pregnancy foods based on the physiology of pregnancy: nutrient-dense foods necessary for growth and development and for the deep resourcing of mothers growing babies 
+ Foods for managing nausea, low energy and blood sugar levels
+ Traditional herbal remedies used cross-culturally through the stages of pregnancy, including pregnancy tonics, herbal allies for the immune system and herbal support for other common pregnancy concerns such as constipation, heartburn, swelling, colds, etc. 

“Maternal health is not only relative to Mothers themselves - but also to children and families - as children’s health is contingent upon Mother’s health. If we want to assure the health of the future generations, we need to begin by focusing on the health and well being of Mothers.” ~Innate Traditions

Meet Laura

Laura is a village herbalist and nurse, who is passionate about food as medicine, herbs as allies and connection as guidance. She is the creatrix of Backyard Harvest, creating herbal medicines, based on the inspiration of the seasons and the abundance of the harvests! She is dedicated to offering mama’s and their families support and inspiration through holistic healing that nourishes mind, body, soul, and the Earth and honors intuition. Her offerings and knowledge weave the traditions of Holistic Herbalism, Bioregional Ayurveda, Earth Based Teachings, Innate Postpartum Care and the Wisdom of the Plants. Her Why is to spark that remembering from deep within of who we are.  

Learn more and connect with Laura @backyardharvestherbal
and explore her other offerings such as her herbal CSA at www.backyardharvesherbal.com

Herbal Extraction pt. 2: Water Based Extractions

Medicine Making Series

An evening of medicine making at Hedgerow Herb Co. During this workshop, you will gain an introduction to herbal extractions. What is herbal extraction and why do we do it? How does one craft an effective tea blend? What is a wash? How do you make a decoction? Why might you make a tea out of an herb instead of a tincture? We will cover much ground in this 2 hour class!

During our time together, we will craft a group tea blend and syrup to take home and try. You will have the chance to ask questions and get support formulating your own tea and wash blends. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow Co-Owner Madrone McCarthy.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, first studying through the lens of ayurveda before tuning to western herbalism. Madrone spent time work trading with local herbalist to learn how to make medicines while reading through curriculums given by herbalists like Rosemary Gladstar. She has been trained in the wise woman tradition by Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study under local PNW herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone made medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using the scientific method. Her two years spent in this portion has given her a range of practiced knowledge pertaining to working with herbs for supporting oneself and supporting the community at large.

Madrone values supportive, community centered, and relaxing learning environments. Making medicine often feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

To celebrate its release, join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a live reading of GREEN FEAST: Experimental spring-tide lore & praxis, on the evening of March's Full Moon. Departing from the typical gentle, floral atmosphere we associate with spring, GREEN FEAST explores the visceral, prickly, emergent magic of the vernal season. We will move through poetry, myth, science and ceremony in our uncovering of the occult virtues of the blooming Earth.

"Though today’s bland pastel Easter decor may suggest Spring is sweet and mild, it is in truth a provocative time of anticipation, eroticism and violence. A fresh swell of incarnate beings all push their way into the world, hungry. Eyes, wings and flowers flutter open. There are blossoms, but no fruit, for mother black bear. Chipmunk’s pulse revs from 4 beats per minute to 350 as she wakes from hibernation. The hatching chick uses all its strength to destroy the boundaries of its existence. In that moment, the old creation myths are sung again: the world-egg cracks open, revealing the contained universe."

Doors open at 6pm. Springtide inspired beverage service will be available. Space is limited for this event. Please purchase your ticket to secure your spot.

ABOUT LEODRUNE PRESS

Our materials are an outgrowth, a fruiting body, born from our shared ritual practice here in the Pacific Northwest’s ancient, wounded, and vibrant biomes. Together, we write & illustrate small books which explore the deep magic of ecological relationships between humans and Others—plant, animal, landscape, spirit—and present ways to root one’s personal spiritual practice into everyday aspects of living, such as handcrafting and meal-making.

Full Moon Ceremony with Blue Lotus Elixir hosted by Rabiah

Connect with the collective energy of the full moon, while tapping into the wisdom of your divine universal energy with Rabiah. The full moon is a time of heightened intuition, which we will explore through a guided drum journey into "the heart of the moon.” Rabiah will be serving an herbal dream tea of blue lotus & lavendar. Each ceremony differs slightly but will always include ritual, sound healing meditation and a drum journey.

Open to everyone.

**Space is limited to 12, as we are calling in a circle of 13**
Register in advance to hold your spot.

Meet Rabiah

I believe the most sincere and effective healing comes from an individual’s commitment to go inward and listen.

My role is to hold space and guide you in your journey.

My practice is rooted in a twenty year personal healing journey.  Seeking release from growing panic attacks and depression, I dove keenly into exploring mind, body and spirit through dedicated disciplines. I started with yoga in my early twenties and then in 2006, just after turning 30, I went to a ten day silent meditation course, which changed my life.

Along my journey, I have been blessed with encountering and working with many different healers and teachers. In 2014, I started seeing a practitioner, Deborah Hanekamp, who shifted the direction of my personal practice and meditation. She encouraged me to seek solace in the Earth and its medicines. My connection to the Earth, the Moon and the Elements expanded and blossomed as I came home to my Heart.

In 2015, I received Reiki I & II attunements, which birthed my healing practice, followed by the Reiki Master attunement and a nine-month shamanic practitioner training in 2017.

Since then, I’ve added sound healing, breathwork, and ThetaHealing Technique to my practice. It has been, and continues to be, a journey deep into my soul, into my shadow and into my heart’s joy to learn the art and practice of surrender. Through the wisdom of surrender comes the joy to serve. The more I learn to surrender, the more the ways in which I serve shift, as I grow and expand in all aspects of my being.

Learn more at liminal.love

There are 5 cross-cultural essentials of postpartum care, deeply rooted in womyn’s physiologic and psychologic needs postpartum. We simply need to follow this map for postpartum wellness.

Guided by local herbalist and nurse, Laura, this 2 hour workshop will offer a dive into 3 of the following 5 essentials to postpartum healing:

Warmth, Appropriate Postpartum Foods/Herbs and Community 

We will cover:
+ moxa
+ herbal sitz baths, vaginal steaming
+ herbal tea
+ Abhyanga (warm oil, Ayurvedic massage)
+ foods that are warm in temperature, warm in nature, easy to digest, and nutrient-dense

Along with these essentials, our time together will explore Community as foundational to postpartum, as NONE of the other essentials of postpartum healing can happen without community support.

And so, we welcome pregnant womyn, mothers and family members, the wider web of family support,  birth workers and other maternal health care providers, as well as folks who would like to have a family in the future and/or simply those who feel passionate about supporting mothers. 

"As if we want to "take care of" the future generations, we MUST begin by taking care of the MOTHERS. Supporting Mothers supports healthy and empowered families, which supports thriving communities, which supports all of humanity.” ~Innate Traditions

Meet Laura

Laura is a village herbalist and nurse, who is passionate about food as medicine, herbs as allies and connection as guidance. She is the creatrix of Backyard Harvest, creating herbal medicines, based on the inspiration of the seasons and the abundance of the harvests! She is dedicated to offering mama’s and their families support and inspiration through holistic healing that nourishes mind, body, soul, and the Earth and honors intuition. Her offerings and knowledge weave the traditions of Holistic Herbalism, Bioregional Ayurveda, Earth Based Teachings, Innate Postpartum Care and the Wisdom of the Plants. Her Why is to spark that remembering from deep within of who we are.  

Learn more and connect with Laura @backyardharvestherbal
and explore her other offerings such as her herbal CSA at www.backyardharvesherbal.com

Join dear friend of Hedgerow Herb Co. Marisa Rutto for an evening of weaving with willow. In this class we will be learning to weave a zarzo tray made from willow tended and harvested by Marisa. These versatile trays, woven in the style of Danish gardener and weaver Ulla Misser, are wonderful for drying your freshly harvested herbs, holding the fruits of your foraging or grocery harvests on your counter top, or keeping your in-process craft project all in one place.

The zarzo tray is a simple beginner willow project, making this class a wonderful opportunity for those who have not yet worked with weaving willow, or those who want to practice the skill in circle with others.

Your ticket includes:
+ hands on instruction
+ finished tray crafted by your hands
+ a space to reconnect to ancestral lifeways in community

Please bring:
+ hand pruners
+ sharp knife

In times when a quick click of a button can have any good delivered to your door, at a great cost to both workers and the earth body, learning slow crafts and ways of old empowering gift to oneself and an important lifeway to keep alive through practice.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Your Facilitator

Marisa a basket weaver, seamstress, and maker of many things. She has studied the craft of basked weaving under Margret Matthewson, who works primarily with willow outside of Corvallis, OR. Marisa is passionate about the preservation of traditions and supporting herself and others in keeping these crafts. She has studied the ways of folk medicine and folk magic, bringing an animist worldview to her craft work. When she is not weaving, mending, or making, she may be singing in the woods she resides in, where willow grows in abundance, fixing a friends car, or warming Hedgerow with her laughter.