Summer Herbal Series: Tree Medicine
July 27, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
with Heidi Woolever
Step into the vibrant green world of Troy’s summer forests and discover the powerful medicine trees offer in their peak season. This workshop invites you to deepen your connection with nature and learn how to safely identify, harvest, and prepare tree-based remedies. Our primary focus will be on white pine, and elder trees, ethnobotany, identification and preparation methods. Together we will make an elderflower tincture for you to bring home. Wear pants and walking shoes, bring gloves and a basket or a bag. Join me to learn about our tree neighbors. No experience necessary!
Limited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
About the facilitator
Heidi Woolever is a high school agriculture teacher, retired farmer and longtime student of herbalism. Raised mostly on Onondagan land (Syracuse), she currently resides on Mohican land (Troy) where she deeply values being part of a vibrant community.
This series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease.
Access: The workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch ([email protected]) in case we can accommodate your participation in another way.
We are committed to lowering the barriers to access for events at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. For people who are hard of hearing or deaf, blind or low-vision, or whose physical limitations can interfere with a satisfying experience, let us know two weeks in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements.
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