March 20 - September 18
Spring Equinox to Fall Equinox
Welcome to the class that we wanted to take when we were just beginning our study of plants and herbalism!
This class celebrates the plants that grow, bloom, fruit and root in the light half of the year and the healing food and medicines they offer.
Our study of the plant path during this seven-month series will blend plenty of hands-on learning in field, forest, and garden. We will harvest and taste, mix up elixirs and teas and study with plants that are growing alongside our outdoor classroom.
Rooted Home Herbalism is a designed to be a community of plants and people investigating together, led by guides who have walked down their plant path a bit further and have a lot to share.
Welcome to the class that we wanted to take when we were just beginning our study of plants and herbalism!
This class celebrates the plants that grow, bloom, fruit and root in the light half of the year and the healing food and medicines they offer.
Our study of the plant path during this seven-month series will blend plenty of hands-on learning in field, forest, and garden. We will harvest and taste, mix up elixirs and teas and study with plants that are growing alongside our outdoor classroom.
Rooted Home Herbalism is a designed to be a community of plants and people investigating together, led by guides who have walked down their plant path a bit further and have a lot to share.
exploring the Green World
This class if for you if:
You want to root into the wheel of the seasons; what an elder Pennsylvania Dutch healer called “stepping into the hoop”.
You love plants and want to gain fluency with plants that thrive here.
You are open to new ways of perceiving the world of plants,
You like to follow your curiosity as we learn directly from plants and go beyond what is found in books or lectures.
You’d like to recognize plants as familiar friends throughout all their seasons.
You want a warm community supporting each other in learning how to approach plants as medicine and healing food.
You want a foundation of information and experience from which you can draw for years.
You want to incorporate your love of herbs and wild plants into your kitchen, your daily life, and your care for yourself and your family.
You want to root into the wheel of the seasons; what an elder Pennsylvania Dutch healer called “stepping into the hoop”.
You love plants and want to gain fluency with plants that thrive here.
You are open to new ways of perceiving the world of plants,
You like to follow your curiosity as we learn directly from plants and go beyond what is found in books or lectures.
You’d like to recognize plants as familiar friends throughout all their seasons.
You want a warm community supporting each other in learning how to approach plants as medicine and healing food.
You want a foundation of information and experience from which you can draw for years.
You want to incorporate your love of herbs and wild plants into your kitchen, your daily life, and your care for yourself and your family.
Class Anatomy
Each class will include:
~ a plant walk where we meet a whole bunch of garden-growing and wild weedy herbs and native trees and shrubs.
~a lively botany lesson to delve into the language of plants.
~ a recipe-making session, including a demonstration and take-home recipes for your own experimentation. We have some ideas up our sleeves for how each student can participate in making their own medicine and food recipes, even in Covid times.
~ an in-depth exploration of the energetics, actions, indications and harvesting practices for two plants that are in their glory during that month of class.
~ a plant sit to allow our many other senses to learn from plants.
~ a sharing of our Celtic and Germanic traditions and rituals around the season we’re in, which often include plants and earth-based practices.
~ a teaching introducing you to the roots of traditions that inform how many people work with plants, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vitalism, Ayurveda, and European roots of Western herbal practice.
~ a plant walk where we meet a whole bunch of garden-growing and wild weedy herbs and native trees and shrubs.
~a lively botany lesson to delve into the language of plants.
~ a recipe-making session, including a demonstration and take-home recipes for your own experimentation. We have some ideas up our sleeves for how each student can participate in making their own medicine and food recipes, even in Covid times.
~ an in-depth exploration of the energetics, actions, indications and harvesting practices for two plants that are in their glory during that month of class.
~ a plant sit to allow our many other senses to learn from plants.
~ a sharing of our Celtic and Germanic traditions and rituals around the season we’re in, which often include plants and earth-based practices.
~ a teaching introducing you to the roots of traditions that inform how many people work with plants, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vitalism, Ayurveda, and European roots of Western herbal practice.
Dates and Themes
Our classes will be held from 9:00 to 3:30 one Saturday per month and each gathering will focus around a stage in the cycle of plant's lives.
Seeding for the garden begins with a force in March and wild seeds that plants have scattered in fall are beginning to take root. The tender sprouts of April are beginning to gain strength and by May are in full glorious leaf and growing strong tall stems. The summer solstice in June finds many plants at the height of their growth and full of blooms and by July we are deep into fruit season. In August we often find ourselves called into the deep shade of the woods for restful moments while the sun beats down and by the September equinox many plants are setting seed for the next season, or putting the energy of this year's months of strong sun into their roots. Root digging begins in the fall when the energy of the plant has left the leaves and blooms and is stored up in sweet roots.
Each month we will offer a botany lesson that focuses on the theme and also journal prompts for your own experience with plants in between classes.
- March 20 - seeds
- April 24 - sprouts
- May 15 - leaf and stem
- June 19 - blooms
- July 17 - fruits
- August 21 - bark and trunk
- September 18 - roots
Seeding for the garden begins with a force in March and wild seeds that plants have scattered in fall are beginning to take root. The tender sprouts of April are beginning to gain strength and by May are in full glorious leaf and growing strong tall stems. The summer solstice in June finds many plants at the height of their growth and full of blooms and by July we are deep into fruit season. In August we often find ourselves called into the deep shade of the woods for restful moments while the sun beats down and by the September equinox many plants are setting seed for the next season, or putting the energy of this year's months of strong sun into their roots. Root digging begins in the fall when the energy of the plant has left the leaves and blooms and is stored up in sweet roots.
Each month we will offer a botany lesson that focuses on the theme and also journal prompts for your own experience with plants in between classes.
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Price
$729 - if you pay cash or check. Let us know if you're sending this payment and we'll reserve your spot!
$765 - if you pay online with credit card, to cover the fees
Installment Plan:
2 installments of $365 if you pay by cash or check
2 installments of $383 if you pay by credit card
First payment for the course is due by March 20.
If you are paying in installments, the second installment is due by June 1st.
If you are 100% excited about this course, but these payment options do not work for you, please reach out to us. We will do our best to work out a plan that allows you to attend. Write to Annie + Shannon at broadwingfarm@riseup.net.
Make checks out to Broad Wing Farm LLC and send to 95 Mountz Rd/Morgantown, PA 19543.
$765 - if you pay online with credit card, to cover the fees
Installment Plan:
2 installments of $365 if you pay by cash or check
2 installments of $383 if you pay by credit card
First payment for the course is due by March 20.
If you are paying in installments, the second installment is due by June 1st.
If you are 100% excited about this course, but these payment options do not work for you, please reach out to us. We will do our best to work out a plan that allows you to attend. Write to Annie + Shannon at broadwingfarm@riseup.net.
Make checks out to Broad Wing Farm LLC and send to 95 Mountz Rd/Morgantown, PA 19543.
Reserve your space for Rooted Home Herbalism |
Rooted Home Herbalism - March 20 to September 18: Pay in Installments
$383.00
Join our class for this season!
A first installment of $383 is due by March 20 to join class. The second installment of $383 is due by June 1st to continue class. To avoid credit card fees included in our online price, you may pay two installments of $365 in cash or check. Make checks out to Broad Wing Farm LLC.
Class includes seven Saturdays of in-person instruction throughout the light half of the year, a binder of herbal reference materials, and materials for recipe-making.
Refunds/Cancellations: We will offer a full refund up to 48 hours for the series before the class begins March 20. After that point, we are unable to offer a refund. If we have to cancel class because of weather/illness on our part we will aim to reschedule class for subsequent Sunday or Saturday. If you are unable to make one of our class dates, consider offering the class as a gift to a friend or family.
Rooted Home Herbalism - March 20 to September 18: Pay in Full
$765.00
Join our class for this season!
Class includes seven Saturdays of in-person instruction throughout the light half of the year, a binder of herbal reference materials, and materials for recipe-making.
To avoid credit card fees included in our online price, you may pay $729 in cash or check to reserve your spot by March 20. Make checks out to Broad Wing Farm LLC.
Refunds/Cancellations: We will offer a full refund up to 48 hours for the series before the class begins March 20. After that point, we are unable to offer a refund. If we have to cancel class because of weather/illness on our part we will aim to reschedule class for subsequent Sunday or Saturday. If you are unable to make one of our class dates, consider offering the class as a gift to a friend or family.
about your guides
We believe herbalism is medicine for the people and should be easily accessible, fun, and empowering.
We met more than four years ago at a birth class when we were both 8 months pregnant. We soon found out we were both plant people and dove into rich conversations that have not ceased. Now we have 3-year-olds (turning 4!) who know how to pick plantain for boo-boo's and can identify violet leaves.
We feel called to share what we have gleaned about this artful way of connecting to the earth and our own health. We share a vision about connecting with other botanically minded folks in Berks to expand the offerings of this collective, becoming a constellation of herb-workers sharing our skills, tools, and visions.
Shannon Muldoon
My journey with herbalism started in 2012 when I studied with Juliet Blankespoor at the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine in Asheville, NC. For the past 8+ years I have continued to connect with plants through lots of exploration, self-study, herb cultivation, attending conferences, wildcrafting/foraging, and working as a community herbalist at Humboldt Herbals in Eureka, CA. As a humble student of the healing arts, I am continually finding new avenues of study and expansion for health and wellness in addition to herbal medicine. I am a certified yoga teacher and PA certified massage therapist, specializing in prenatal and postpartum care. It is my hope that I can help inspire students to forge deep connections with the Earth, and cultivate a sense of bewilderment about the plants and our achingly beautiful dance together.
My journey with herbalism started in 2012 when I studied with Juliet Blankespoor at the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine in Asheville, NC. For the past 8+ years I have continued to connect with plants through lots of exploration, self-study, herb cultivation, attending conferences, wildcrafting/foraging, and working as a community herbalist at Humboldt Herbals in Eureka, CA. As a humble student of the healing arts, I am continually finding new avenues of study and expansion for health and wellness in addition to herbal medicine. I am a certified yoga teacher and PA certified massage therapist, specializing in prenatal and postpartum care. It is my hope that I can help inspire students to forge deep connections with the Earth, and cultivate a sense of bewilderment about the plants and our achingly beautiful dance together.
Annie Hasz
In 2010 in a midst of a busy farming season I took a life-changing Homestead Herbalism course with Susan Hess (Still Room at Pitch Pines). The day we learned about comfrey, I sprained my ankle on a friend's farm near a comfrey plant, giving me the perfect opportunity to practice my herbalism. It worked. For this reason and so many others, I deepened my studies in 2012, moving to Virginia to study with Kat Maier at Sacred Plant Traditions in a Clinical Herbalism program. There I taught a Botany for Herbalists class and have offered this class at the Mid-Atlantic Women's Herbal Conference as well. Since that time I have made my focus on the foundation of health: growing nutrient-dense food with organic practices for my community. One of the most nourishing experiences of farming for me has been to welcome people into our garden to meet and taste plants.
In 2010 in a midst of a busy farming season I took a life-changing Homestead Herbalism course with Susan Hess (Still Room at Pitch Pines). The day we learned about comfrey, I sprained my ankle on a friend's farm near a comfrey plant, giving me the perfect opportunity to practice my herbalism. It worked. For this reason and so many others, I deepened my studies in 2012, moving to Virginia to study with Kat Maier at Sacred Plant Traditions in a Clinical Herbalism program. There I taught a Botany for Herbalists class and have offered this class at the Mid-Atlantic Women's Herbal Conference as well. Since that time I have made my focus on the foundation of health: growing nutrient-dense food with organic practices for my community. One of the most nourishing experiences of farming for me has been to welcome people into our garden to meet and taste plants.
What else do I need to know?
We will provide a class binder with handouts for each class, and a clipboard to help with your note-taking. We will also provide materials for recipes.
We are planning to hold class 100% outside. Bitter cold, heavy rains or high threat of thunderstorms will reschedule class.
We will plan to reschedule class for the following Sunday or the following Saturday, depending on weather forecast and everyone’s availability.
We will offer a full refund up to 48 hours for the series before the class begins March 20. After that point, we are unable to offer a refund.
We will be following CDC guidelines on Covid. Class spaces are limited. Outside class will be a great way to come together with a small group during these times.
Especially because this is not a class in four walls or over Zoom, the cycle of plants and the land will play a big part in what we learn and what happens. We love planning and structure, but we will be open to what comes up from the interaction of our group of humans and plants.
A portion of the proceeds from this series will be donated to a BIPOC-led (Black-Indigenous-People-of-Color) organization working with herbs, land and healing.
If you cannot attend one of the class dates, consider gifting it to a friend or family member.
Our class and our writings accompanying and about our class are not able or intended to diagnose, treat or provide medical care.
Still have questions? Reach out to us. E-mail us at broadwingfarm@riseup.net or call 610-334-3392