Entry to this event is free!

Join us for a beloved, family friendly gathering—our seasonal Folk Market. A celebration of community, craft, and the old ways. This festive market brings local makers beneath one roof to share the foods, creations, and traditions that root us to place. Get an heirloom quality tintype portrait made by Alchemy Tintype Studio wearing a midsummer flower crown (more info on this process by clicking here), dance to live local stringband Forty Drop Few, dye your own silk scarf with mushrooms, enjoy an elderflower soda, tea service, baked goods from historical recipes, and other treats while you shop from over 40 local vendors.

Folk is for you, folk is for us and when you support local makers you support living traditions, resilient local economies, and a future built on reciprocity.

Take a look at participating vendors and practitioners below:

Live string music from our wildly talented friends: The Forty Drop Few

Sat. the 6th at 4pm!

Click here to give them a listen.

A Portland-based trio that plays pre-war stringband blues, and jazz tunes. The band consists of Candra Edwards, Ethan Francis, and Elliot Kennedy. Dance with us!

Meet the makers—our neighbors, farmers, foragers, and craftspeople—whose work reflects the values at the core of Hedgerow Herb Co.: regenerative farming, land-stewardship, folk craft, herbal wellness, and slow sustainable living. These are the small folk—the everyday miracle-workers—who create objects infused with care and intention.

Services

Alchemy Tintype Studio - tintype portraits (click here to learn more)

Alchemy Tintype Studio is a Portland-based historical photography studio run by artist Ashley Jennings. Using the original 19th century wet-plate collodion process, Ashley uses silver and metal to create portraits which will become heirlooms. This transformational photographic process, made using an on-site darkroom and antique Victorian-era lenses, is the most romantic way to record your likeness. You’ll see a simple sheet of metal transformed into a luminous reflection of yourself: true photographic alchemy.

Cascadian Litster - DIY dye station, dye your own silk scarf with mushrooms!

Cascadian Litster specializes in wild foraged mushroom dyes from the Cascadian mountains for over 15 years. Become a litster (archaic Scottish word for a fabric dyer) yourself and dye your own silk scarf while at the market! Choose from 3 mushroom colors with options to personalize your item by tying or twisting.

Honored Body - craniosacral therapy

Alexandra Diamond LMT, CST-T is a trauma-informed bodyworker, certified and specializing in CranioSacral Therapy; a Human Design Reader and Counselor; faculty at East West College of the Healing Arts; a writer; a bridge; and a part-time channel. With this multi-hyphenate background and over 15 years of experience, she incorporates a wealth of techniques and knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, spirituality, and psychology into sessions to treat pain and dysfunction, restore mind-body connection, and bring the whole self into balance. True healing comes from within ourselves and through her private practice—Honored Body—Alexandra aims to empower her clients through transitions and thresholds with a strong focus on women's health and prenatal care, mental health and grief, the queer community, and our youth. Outside of private practice and teaching Ethical Practitionership, she loves to write, to sing, to walk, and to weave.

Consumables & Botanicals

Hidden Grove Nursery - plant starts (rare flowers, Oregon natives, medicinal & culinary herbs, edible landscapes)

Hidden Grove Nursery is a small-scale, boutique greenhouse operation dedicated to providing high-quality plants to Pacific Northwest gardeners. We specialize in rare, high-value perennials, sought-after medicinals, and the reliable garden staples that form the backbone of a successful local landscape. Our mission is to deliver hard-to-find botanical treasures and everyday natives to your backyard garden. 

Good Bess Bakery - baked goods

Good Bess is a local cottage bakery, specializing in traditional recipes from the medieval to the victorian. A taste of the Olde World!

Somoud Kitchen - traditional Palestinian folk medicine

Sumoud Kitchen is ancestral folk herbalism project, that draws from land-based practices, traditional kitchen medicine, and diaspora learning. Simple cooking practices, growing and gathering herbs, and adaptation and making-do wherever we find ourselves, are skills older than nation states.

Tender Hearth - artisanal ghee

Madre Tierra Organics - sea moss gel

Madre Tierra Organics is a holistic small business specializing in a variety of sea moss gels; a nutrient dense superfood that elevates one's wellness routine by providing 92 minerals your body needs naturally. Since starting our own sea moss journey in 2019, we have carefully crafted our offerings with our community in mind so we can share the many ways that sea moss can support their healing journey as well. Our mission is to heal our community by reconnecting with Mother Earth and we hope to continue to do just that in the PNW. 

Unicorn + Rose Apothecary - botanical inks & herbal medicines

Ann is a life-long herbalist, and also a naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist. She delights in ethically gathering the herbs that grow around her to create a spectrum of exceptionally high quality, small-batch and seasonal potions, including healing oils, salves, tinctures, syrups, vinegar infusions, cordials, teas, fragrances, botanical inks and watercolors! When formulating, she considers the medicinal, energetic, and spiritual aspects of the plants. The vibrant colors, scents, and flavors of her creations reflect the vitality of the herbs that you will receive.

Ferra Botanica - herbal medicines

Fera Botanica offers wildcrafted medicines and bark-tanned sheep hides, made with reverence by hand. Each piece is woven through a quiet conversation with the earth. It is my hope that these creations bring you closer into relationship with the natural world and the wild places within.

Art & Craft

Woodland Weaver - handwoven willow baskets. Click here to learn more.

Sylvia Friday is a basket maker, folk artist, educator & storyteller. Gathering sticks and sharing stories, she tends wild plants and teaches basketry up and down the west coast. The spirit of her work is woven from her relationship with fiber plants, with her ancestors and with the basketry community. 

Angel Quinones - spindles, wool, and yarn

Angel is a first-generation latina fiber farmer devoted to raising animals for high quality meat, milk, & wool. She offers spinning and fiber processing classes grounded in tradition and hands-on learning. Her work highlights the beauty and intention behind every step, from pasture to textile. At the market, Angel shares finely crafted spindles and wool for fiber artists of all levels.

Goose Womb Pottery - handmade pottery

Forge Mommy Creations - hand forged knives, chains, and accessories.

Ramona is a queer blacksmith with a focus on knifemaking, and chainmaking. They put a lot of time, love, and care into all of their work, and is so excited to share it with the world!

Ferra Botanica - sheep hides

With Love by Dana Studio - hand made pottery, prints and stickers

Teaspoon Brooms - handmade brooms

Tawny’s brooms are crafted with the intention of being magical as well as practical. well made to stand up to daily use while infused with spirit and intention. Great for dust, crumbs, and bad vibes! 

Juli Rae Art - quilted textile art

 Juli Rae is a Portland-based textile artist specializing in natural fabric dyeing. Her primary body of work consists of nature-inspired textiles and tapestries. She is a self-taught quilter and has been sewing for nearly fifteen years. Committed to an art practice that honors Mother Earth, she is committed to a sustainable art practice and works exclusively with organic fibers and natural dyes gathered from flowers, leaves, and roots. Juli has shown her work at various locations in the PNW, including Cascadia Fine Arts Festival, Gallery 408, Portland Saturday Market, Alberta Street Gallery, Tender Loving Empire, Portland Open Studios, the Wild Arts Festival, and various street fairs. She also teaches workshops on quilting and natural dyeing.

Sybylla Ceramic - ceramic apothecary jars and treasures

Sybylla Lindert is a ceramic artist working exclusively with fine porcelain. Inspired by rococo excess, fantasy realms and meticulous research into historic technique, she creates magical artifacts from an imaginary world.

Holly Hollow - local handspun alpaca yarn & alpaca fleece. Click here to learn more.

Holly is a local fiber artist who specializes in handspun alpaca yarn. She sources her fiber from small hobby farmers throughout the Willamette Valley and utilizes traditional hand methods for washing, carding, and spinning the super soft alpaca fleece into beautiful and unique skeins of yarn. Holly has been spinning yarn for approximately 20 years and is excited to share this ancient artform with you. 

Sword & Meadow - ethically sourced pinned insects

Founded in 2024, Sword and Meadow is owned by partner team, Jamie and James.  Full of handmade items and carefully selected unique objects, we make and/or sell antique and handcrafted home decor, jewelry, faerie-like clothing, entomological displays, personal ancestral elements, organic tea, historical items, furniture, and more, all while paying tribute to the esoteric and natural world. 

HaHa Healing Arts - woodwork candle & incense holders

Lauren combines her passions for craftmaking and healing ritual through her practice, HaHA Healing Art. A reiki master and woodworker, she creates sacred space with hand made ritual wares, reiki treatments and events. You can find her at the Midsummer Folk Market offering hand crafted wooden wares for your home and altar.

Shee and the Moon - candles, ceramics, altar items, brooms

Art & Press

Severed Branches Press- books on land defense & animist spirituality

Severed Branches Press is an independent eco-poetic publishing effort rooted in the South Salish Sea. We are wild-hearted animists devoted to ecology, spirituality, land defense, and community, offering our work in reverence to the living world and its protectors.

Grace Ng Dung Illustrations - art prints, handmade illustrations

Grace is a writer and illustrator collaborating with the unseen realms. Working with a variety of traditional drawing and painting mediums, the aim of her craft is to feed the human soul and inspire an animistic worldview through mythic imagery and the power of story and folklore. 

Bottomfeeders Book Collective - used books

Juliet Howard - herbal children’s book

Local herbalist and author, Juliet Howard, will be sharing 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. 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.

Elana Gabriella - screen-printed table linens, bandanas, paper goods, and handmade sheep shawls

Elana Gabrielle is an illustrator, maker, and designer of printed textile and paper goods for the body and home. Using natural fibers and renewable materials, each design is created with form and function in mind. The shapes and colors are inspired by wild and varied landscapes from foggy beaches to desert dunes, and invite mindful connection with the natural world both in the home and out in the wild.

Vessel Kitchen Gardens - plant dyed garments,pressed botanical art in glass and brass frames, botanical themed stickers and print art.

Vessel Kitchen Gardens is woman-owned  business on a mission to help people rewild their urban lives through ecological garden design and education, and botanical art and goods made from plants we grow and forage. Some of the hyper-sustainable, handmade items we create include plant-dyed clothing, eco-printed bandanas, bags, and wallets, pressed botanical art in glass, as well as apothecary items such as herbal teas, tinctures, and non-toxic, plant-based candles.

Primaeval Press - screen printed accessories & apparel

Primaeval Press is the studio of Pacific Northwest based printmaker Nikol King. Specializing in screen printing, she hand makes and prints home goods, accessories, and apparel with her original illustrations inspired by history, myth, and nature.

Clothing & Accessories

Zilka Forgeworks - hand forged jewelry

Nathan Zilka has been blacksmithing for over 7 years, his lunitsa pendants have become a symbol for our community and bioregion! Zilka Forgewerks creates ritually forged statement jewelry aligned with natural and lunar cycles. Blacksmith and silversmith Nathan Zilka seeks to honor the old gods and bring magic into each unique piece he crafts.

Ruminant Chains - chainmail jewelry & goatmilk soap

Ruminant Chains makes handmade chainmail and ruminant-based (primarily goat) skincare & soap.  They are based in Portland, surrounded by the abundance of the Pacific Northwest. They source materials through strong relationships with the land and the people and animals who make up our community.

MODU Bag Co. - handmade bags

MODU is a small batch bag company based in Portland, Oregon, designing and making handmade bags inspired by nature but designed for everyday life. They use top quality, USA sourced materials designed to be sleek and last a lifetime. They have a 3 bag line-up ranging in price and size for approachable shopping. All of their bags are hand sewn in their studio complimented with 8mm climbing rope straps that connect their silhouettes to life outdoors. 

Marie Jan - handmade garments

Marie Jan Garments creates upcycled, one-of-a-kind garments made from vintage & thrifted textiles. They primarily work with vintage quilts as well as other found fabrics for an assortment of size-inclusive clothing like jackets, vests, & tops. They also employ low to zero waste efforts in all of their work. 

Magic Recipe - gemstone jewelry

Magic Recipe creates small-batch, symbolic adornments made from gemstone, glass, and upcycled elements. Crafted through the interconnection of ingredients, each design reflects the energy of the date and moon phase it was created under and includes a custom ingredient card with special message. Curated collections for onsite customization, personalized orders, and gifts & keepsakes. 

Vessel Kitchen Gardens -plant dyed & hand sewn clothing, bags, wallets, zipper bags, eco printed bandanas

Sword & Meadow - jewelry, vintage clothing

+ all of the shops operating at their regular hours at 811 E Burnside St. including Seven Sisters, Our Store, Coy & Co, and Day Goods, Something Cycles, and Hedgerow Herb Co.!

Join us for an evening of discourse with Severed Branches Press. During this free event, Arnold Schroder, author of Fight Like An Animal: Revolutionary Biology in Defense of Life, will host a talk and participatory workshop based on his book. We will take a whirlwind tour of the book's core ideas:

+ we must understand the biology of behavior to understand social change processes
+ thinking in terms of human psychological difference gives us more agency than political theories that avoid this subject.

Then, we will test this claim together, in a spontaneous strategy session with a crowd-sourced theme and objective, using the tools the book provides. Hedgerow’s beverage service will be offered and a selection of releases from Severed Branches Press will be available for purchase ~ see you there!

Whether you have a womb or not, knowing how to best support ourselves and others in times of miscarriage and abortion can make all of the difference in the healing processes. In this class we will gather to strategize about supporting pregnant community members across all outcomes.

Topics covered in this workshop will include:
+ herbs and meds
+ the scope of resources in Oregon
+ key tips for supporting people who are ending pregnancies at home
+ safe(er) resources for medical support

Meet Your Facilitator

Mackenzie Ní Flainn (she/they) is a Mama, health justice activist, abolitionist, harm reductionist, full spectrum birth advocate, student midwife, community herbalist, street medic, and self-defense instructor living in Oregon on the occupied territory of the Kalapuya ilahi. Mackenzie started training as a death worker after suffering two pregnancy losses and has continued to deepen the work in Irish death tradition, home funeral facilitation, and Keening. Now, Mackenzie is completing her graduate work in medical anthropology at UO, where she studies medicine as a site of resistance in America. Learn more about Mackenzie’s offerings here.

Medicine Making Series Part III

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, studying first through the lens of Ayurvedic medicine, then exploring western folk herbalism and medicines offered by the local flora. Madrone spent time work-trading with a local herbalist, learning how to make medicines while reading through Rosemary Gladstar’s home curriculum, by which her mentor was trained. Madrone completed a year long apprenticeship in folk medicine and wise woman ways with Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study with local herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has been and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone crafted medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using a variety of methods. Her times spent this position gave her a range of practical 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 simple and effective medicine feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

In this two hour class, local herbalist Laura Madeline & Madrone will be supporting you in building your home apothecary. Whether you are starting or deepening your herbal medicine making practices or wanting more information on practicing herbalism in your home or for you community, this class is for you.

Together we will cover:

+ RESROUCES: how to find useful & trustworthy sources to support you in confidently curating a self study practice

+ SELF STUDY: tips and tools for building an effective self study practice

+ MATERIALS : useful materials & recommended sourcing to support your medicine making practice

Come share a pot of tea with Laura and Madrone! Space is limited.

MEET YOUR HERBALISTS

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

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, studying first through the lens of Ayurvedic medicine, then exploring western folk herbalism and medicines offered by the local flora. Madrone spent time work-trading with a local herbalist, learning how to make medicines while reading through Rosemary Gladstar’s home curriculum, by which her mentor was trained. Madrone completed a year long apprenticeship in folk medicine and wise woman ways with Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study with local herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has been and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone crafted medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice medicine making using a variety of methods. Her times spent this position gave her a range of practical 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 simple and effective medicine feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

Come celebrate spring and the fecundity of life! In this hands-on class, we will weave wild-harvested cattail leaves into a faerie-sized basket. You will learn basic techniques and patterns with the freedom to explore your personal style and creativity. This workshop is for folks who wish to deepen their relationship with the natural world and with faeries.  Tea will be served!

MEET YOUR FACILITATOR

Sylvia Friday is an itinerant basket maker, folk artist, storyteller and teacher. Gathering sticks and sharing stories, she tends wild plants and teaches basketry up and down the west coast. The spirit of her work is woven from her relationship with fiber plants, with her ancestors and with the basketry community. She loves to help people develop a relationship with natural materials and with their hands.

Join Bottomfeeders Book Collective at Hedgerow for a pop-up used book shop at the apothecary! Like the mycelial networks so beloved by PNW climates, the Bottomfeeders crew pops up to offer Portland nourishment in the form of literary goodness.

Bottomfeeders’ will have a curated selection of the following generas to purchase and peruse:
+ poetry
+ nature
+ magic
+ music
+ philosphy
+ literaturs

Come sip a pot of tea or an herbal soda and enjoy the magic of the written word at this pop-up event taking place on National In(ter)dependent Bookstore Day! 

Find Bottomfeeders on Instagram at @bottomfeederspdx or email bottomfeederspdx@gmail.com with questions.

In this class we will discuss the history of community death care and the landscape of the modern death industry, touch on the legal scope of home funerals in Oregon and work together to do a brief live demo of what it looks like to care for our loved ones at home after death.

Participants will have the chance to do some hands on practice with a (living) volunteer, engage in discussion about reclaiming ancestral death traditions ethically, learn about how to incorporate plants into death care and more.

Reserve your ticket below.

Meet Your Facilitator

Mackenzie Ní Flainn (she/they) is a Mama, health justice activist, abolitionist, harm reductionist, full spectrum birth advocate, student midwife, community herbalist, street medic, and self-defense instructor living in Oregon on the occupied territory of the Kalapuya ilahi. Mackenzie started training as a death worker after suffering two pregnancy losses and has continued to deepen the work in Irish death tradition, home funeral facilitation, and Keening. Now, Mackenzie is completing her graduate work in medical anthropology at UO, where she studies medicine as a site of resistance in America. Learn more about Mackenzie’s offerings here.

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 tincture blend. This simple medicine making practice will be demystified by Hedgerow co-owner Madrone.

About your facilitator

Madrone began making medicines in 2016, studying first through the lens of Ayurvedic medicine, then exploring western folk herbalism and medicines offered by the local flora. Madrone spent time work-trading with a local herbalist, learning how to make medicines while reading through Rosemary Gladstar’s home curriculum, by which her mentor was trained. Madrone completed a year long apprenticeship in folk medicine and wise woman ways with Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman and has completed two years of folk medicine and folk magic study with local herbalist Corinne Boyer. Her time spent with these women and in the woods has been and continues to be central to her practice.

Before opening Hedgerow, Madrone crafted medicines at a local Portland based apothecary, where she got the opportunity to practice tincturing and medicine making using a variety of methods. Her times spent this position gave her a range of practical 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 simple and effective medicine feels empowering and she is so very happy to share these skills.

Linguistically dated to the late pagan period of the Viking Age, Sigrdrífumál is a fascinating poem that features the voice of a valkyrie, here called Sigrdrífa (meaning ‘victory-driver; victory-bringer’). Awoken from her thorn-induced slumber, the valkyrie recites a pagan prayer to the gods before offering a horn of drink and feverishly reciting intense wisdom and runic magic to the hero.

Join folklorist Joseph S. Hopkins and linguistic Lauren E. Fountain of Hyldyr for a discussion of Hyldyr's recently-published comparative edition of the poem and toss back a few potions yourself brewed by the ethereal valkyries of Hedgerow Herb Co.

This is a FREE event. Doors at 6:15. Botanical libations will be available for purchase. Come one, come all!

Tincture Making 101

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? 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 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.

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.

Come explore different kinds of dish towels, the textures, the weave, and how we choose the flow of the kitchen to go. We will be plant dyeing with a mix of food and flowers. Participants will bring home 3 different types of dish towels and color swatches from each dye bath in silk and cotton.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.

This class is for you if you:
+ enjoy being in the kitchen
+ appreciate a clean and organized kitchen
+ are interested in fabrics and textiles
+ are interested in plant pigments

What to bring:
+ notebook for notes
+ questions!

What you will receive:
+ hands on instructions
+ dyed dish towels
+ swatches of each dye bath

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 by learning the art of natural dyeing at Hedgerow Herb Co.

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

MEET JANESSA

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 Sylvia Eden, author of Occult Needlecraft, for a unique live reading event and hand-mending workshop in the cozy, earthy atmosphere of Hedgerow Herb Co.

In contrast to traditional garment-mending, where the goal is to hide repairs with subtle stitches, visible mending is about turning repairs into ornamentation. Using beginner-friendly techniques, anyone can revive their old clothes with bits of artistry. 

Bring all your garments & textiles in need of repair (yes, even sweatpants, socks and kitchen rags), choose from a wide selection of specialty threads and fabric patches, and stitch new life into your belongings. Meanwhile, listen to a live reading of excerpts from Occult Needlecraft and The Stitching Hands, a pair of essays exploring the magic potency of textile art and craft.

"Mending is a great honor to the spirits of textiles, and bestows power on what is mended. It is a gesture of love, an oath of relation. In it, we affirm that the divine act of creation does not necessitate the constant output of new things, but the ongoing transfiguration of what exists into renewed, replenished forms." -- From Occult Needlecraft

Ticket Options

Without take-home mending kit: $18 (still includes materials for in-class mending)

Including a build-your-own mending kit: $35 (participants will get a box and can fill it with patches, pins, threads and needles)

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. 
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A Tintype is an image made of pure silver using a 170 year old chemical process, a large format camera, and a darkroom. These one-of-a-kind images are beautiful, unique, and will last many generations. Noyel Gallimore strives to create photos with meaning ~ capturing individuality, uniqueness, and "spirit" through age-old methods combined with modern techniques.

Come sing with us!

Singing Nettles is a community acapella folk song group. All ages and abilities are welcome.

This regular folk singing group, meeting twice/month, is a lovely opportunity to learn folk songs, sing in community, and build connections. No commitment is required, though the more we sing, the more we build our individual and collective voices!

12/19: Old World Christmas Carols with Rebecca Bee

Come, gather and be merry! There’s something magical in the layers of meaning and mystery of the European Christmas carols that have been passed down for generations. During the workshop, we’ll learn some harmony parts to a lesser known but hauntingly beautiful 15th century carol, Lullay my Liking (as recorded by The Young Tradition). 

Later, packets with a collection of favorite carols will be passed out and we can sing as long as we want into the night! If you’re up for it, come prepared to lead your favorite carol.

About Singing Nettles

Each meeting of the Singing Nettles begins with a participatory workshop to learn new songs and skills from a rotating cast of teachers. After the hour long skillshare workshop, an open singing circle will arise, wherein anyone may lead a song or perform a ballad for the group. Workshop teachers bring songs from a variety of cultures, not always but mostly stemming from American and European folk traditions. Depending on the theme of the evening, we may focus on harmonies, vocal technique, foreign language lyrics, or history of songs and traditions.

We welcome you to come engage with this friendly singing community, hosted at the lovely premises of Hedgerow Herb Co.

Singing Nettles Schedule

6:00pm - 6:30pm - Arrival, order tea or libations, meet your fellow Singing Nettles
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Workshop singing ($20 in advance for entire evening)
7:45pm - 8:30pm - Open singing circle (Late comers may arrive at this time and pay $5 at the door)

Join Sylvia & Tristan Eden of Leodrune Press for a live reading of their book, BLACK FEAST: Experimental winter-tide lore & praxis. Distinct from conventional discourse around seasonal ritual, the book explores the beauty and intensity of Winter 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 frigid, bare-limbed landscape.

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. 
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Come sing with us!

Singing Nettles is a community acapella folk song group. All ages and abilities are welcome.

This regular folk singing group, meeting twice/month, is a lovely opportunity to learn folk songs, sing in community, and build connections. No commitment is required, though the more we sing, the more we build our individual and collective voices!

12/5: Medieval Songs of Winter with Devon Rawlings

Devon is a living history enthusiast with a focus on art and culture from the medieval ages. In her Singing Nettle workshop, she will offer a beginner's introduction to the world of medieval music and guide the group through a few examples of religious and secular songs. Participants will walk away with a few options for tunes especially appropriate for the dark half of the year, when music is a meditation on hope and gratitude. 

About Singing Nettles

Each meeting of the Singing Nettles begins with a participatory workshop to learn new songs and skills from a rotating cast of teachers. After the hour long skillshare workshop, an open singing circle will arise, wherein anyone may lead a song or perform a ballad for the group. Workshop teachers bring songs from a variety of cultures, not always but mostly stemming from American and European folk traditions. Depending on the theme of the evening, we may focus on harmonies, vocal technique, foreign language lyrics, or history of songs and traditions.

We welcome you to come engage with this friendly singing community, hosted at the lovely premises of Hedgerow Herb Co.

Singing Nettles Schedule

6:00pm - 6:30pm - Arrival, order tea or libations, meet your fellow Singing Nettles
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Workshop singing ($20 in advance for entire evening)
7:45pm - 8:30pm - Open singing circle (Late comers may arrive at this time and pay $5 at the door)

Come sing with us!

Singing Nettles is a community acapella folk song group. All ages and abilities are welcome.

This regular folk singing group, meeting twice/month, is a lovely opportunity to learn folk songs, sing in community, and build connections. No commitment is required, though the more we sing, the more we build our individual and collective voices!

11/28: Irish Songs of Winter with Brian Ó hAirt

Brian Ó hAirt, Oregon Folklife Network master mentor of Irish traditional singing, offers songs of a wintry nature from the Irish tradition at Hedgerow. Stories from the perspectives of human and animal alike permeate with the bleak but hopeful nature of the darker months of the calendar year when we all gather in to share our stories. 

About Singing Nettles

Each meeting of the Singing Nettles begins with a participatory workshop to learn new songs and skills from a rotating cast of teachers. After the hour long skillshare workshop, an open singing circle will arise, wherein anyone may lead a song or perform a ballad for the group. Workshop teachers bring songs from a variety of cultures, not always but mostly stemming from American and European folk traditions. Depending on the theme of the evening, we may focus on harmonies, vocal technique, foreign language lyrics, or history of songs and traditions.

We welcome you to come engage with this friendly singing community, hosted at the lovely premises of Hedgerow Herb Co.

Singing Nettles Schedule

6:00pm - 6:30pm - Arrival, order tea or libations, meet your fellow Singing Nettles
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Workshop singing ($20 in advance or at the door.)
7:45pm - 8:30pm - Open singing circle (Late comers may arrive at this time. $5 suggested donation at the door. Drinks available for purchase.)

Join dear friend of Hedgerow Herb Co. Marisa Rutto for an evening of weaving with willow. In this class you will learn the skills needed to make a basic tension tray.  All you will need for this class is your hands and pruners (make sure they are sharp!

I like to work on the floor, however there are some tables and chairs available. If you’d like to bring a cushion or you know you have specific bodily needs, let us know so we can accommodate you. 

The amount of willow soaked for class is for the number of students who sign up. Depending on size, variety, time of year, ect willow soaks up at different speeds. This requires me to get sign ups at least two weeks in advance of class. If you are worried about money, payments can be made in chunks, as long as it is paid for before class begins. Just reach out to the shop with any needs/ concerns around this. info@hedgerowherbco.com

Disclaimer: Willow is hard on the body and hands. Especially when new to willow work, most peoples hands and bodies get sore from working with willow. If you have specific chronic hand or body pain that you’re concerned about, reach out to us and we can help you decide if/ how willow can work for you. 

Your ticket includes:
+ hands on instruction
+ finished tray crafted by your hands
+ a space to reconnect to craft within community

Please bring:
+ sharp hand pruners

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 NOVEMBER 6th.
If paying in full before 11/6 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. 

Infused Fats, Salves, and Skincare

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 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.

Come sing with us!

Singing Nettles is a community acapella folk song group. All ages and abilities are welcome.

This regular folk singing group, meeting twice/month, is a lovely opportunity to learn folk songs, sing in community, and build connections. No commitment is required, though the more we sing, the more we build our individual and collective voices!

11/7: Songs of Jean Ritchie pt 1 with Rebecca

Each meeting of the Singing Nettles begins with a participatory workshop to learn new songs and skills from a rotating cast of teachers. After the hour long skillshare workshop, an open singing circle will arise, wherein anyone may lead a song or perform a ballad for the group. Workshop teachers bring songs from a variety of cultures, not always but mostly stemming from American and European folk traditions. Depending on the theme of the evening, we may focus on harmonies, vocal technique, foreign language lyrics, or history of songs and traditions. Continue reading to meet this week’s song lead and their offering!

We welcome you to come engage with this friendly singing community, hosted at the lovely premises of Hedgerow Herb Co.

Singing Nettles Schedule

6:00pm - 6:30pm - Arrival, order tea or libations, meet your fellow Singing Nettles
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Workshop singing ($20 in advance or at the door.)
7:45pm - 8:30pm - Open singing circle (Late comers may arrive at this time. $5 suggested donation at the door. Drinks available for purchase.)

11/7: Songs of Jean Ritchie pt 1 with Rebecca

Join the first session of Singing Nettles. The founder, Rebecca Bee, will lead off with a workshop focusing on two songs recorded by one of her favorite American folk singers, Jean Ritchie. The songs we will explore are Roll on Clouds in the Morning (a joyous song) and Lord Randall (a haunting song).

We will focus on harmony singing as a group, finding the right key for your voice, and, in the case of Lord Randall, how to make a ballad into a singalong. Come one come all!