Want to learn more about what medicinal plants grow in our area? Take a plant walk with me in our gorgeous local parks! These walks take place the first Weds of each month, and we’ll meet at a different park each time. $5-20 donation recommended

Join Hawthorn & Honey and guest teacher Natalie Hammerquist for an afternoon of basket weaving with locally foraged pine needles!

THIS CLASS IS FULL

Saturday, November 18th, 12:00-3:30 pm in Tacoma, WA

Learn to make your own plant-infused soaps, bath salts, and shower bombs! I’ll teach you how to make soap from scratch that you can use within a couple of days rather than wait the typical 6 weeks for curing. We’ll take the fear out of using lye, and get you making soap for all your friends and family.

Learn to make your own face care, lotion, scrubs, and body butter! Each attendee will go home with a basketful of skin care products we make in class.

The forests of the PNW are full of medicinal mushroom friends. Join Hawthorn & Honey and Drew Ryan of Harmonic Hyphae for a magical walk in the woods along the Salish Sea. Learn to identify all different kinds of local mushrooms, bring lunch, and enjoy a short lecture on the medicinal properties of our local mushroom species!

(Sunday Walk is Full)

This is the first class of a two-part series. In this first class, Drew Ryan will teach us all about the medicine of mushrooms. We’ll learn about Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Turkey Tail, and many others, including new research on psychedelics. Drew will also teach us how to properly turn the mushrooms into tinctures, powder, etc. The second class will be on October 29th, when Drew takes us foraging to gather local mushrooms on the Key Peninsula!

Join us for a relaxing afternoon gathering hawthorn berries and rosehips in the park. We’ll learn all about using them for anxiety and heart health. Attendees will make their own herbal remedies to take home!

Want to learn more about what medicinal plants grow in our area? Take a plant walk with me in our gorgeous local parks! These walks take place the first Weds of each month, and we’ll meet at a different park each time. $5-20 donation recommended

Join us for an adventurous day of wildcrafting our native blue elderberries! We’ll carpool from Tacoma and head over the mountains into the high desert of the Columbia Basin. We’ll gather elderberries by the river, have lunch, and process the berries into honey, tincture, and syrup! There will be opportunities to gather many other plants as well! Older children are welcome!

Join Hawthorn & Honey for a day of wildcrafting in a PNW forest. We'll make an herbal first aid spray, an antimicrobial salve, and tincture. Tacoma, WA

Want to learn more about what medicinal plants grow in our area? Take a plant walk with me in our gorgeous local parks! These walks take place the first Weds of each month, and we’ll meet at a different park each time. $5-20 donation recommended

Join us for one of the best markets in Tacoma! Fieldhouse Flea is a must if you’re into vintage and craft markets.

In the Celtic calendar, Samhain marks the end of summer and the harvest season, and the beginning of the dark, cold winter months. It falls opposite Beltane on May 1 (rebranded by the church as “May Day”), which represents the beginning of spring and the life-filled growing season. 

It’s believed that the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest on Samhain. Historically, people were worried that they would encounter ornery spirits if they ventured outside on Samhain night, so they dressed as ghosts or wore masks to disguise themselves. Folks would leave treats on their front porch or place an extra setting at the table to welcome any friendly spirits who stopped by. You can see how these Samhain rituals easily morphed into our modern-day version of trick-or-treating in costume. 

Nighttime bonfires were another of the long-standing Samhain rituals - this one was thought to help combat the impending darkness of winter and the fearful chill that accompanied the idea of roaming spirits. Because the veil between living and dead is believed to be the thinnest on this night, Samhain is also a powerful night for divination and spellcasting by candlelight.

In this class, we’ll string Rowan for our mantles/alters, blend wildcrafted incense, make Mullein taper candles, and feast on delicious Fall foods.

Want to learn more about what medicinal plants grow in our area? Take a plant walk with me in our gorgeous local parks! These walks take place the first Weds of each month, and we’ll meet at a different park each time. $5-20 donation welcome

You won’t find a more beautiful setting for a farmers’ market than Point Ruston. Located at the heart of the Grand Plaza, next to the Children’s Spray Pad. Farmer’s market vendors are surrounded by the beauty of Commencement Bay, miles of walking trails, and a diversity of shops. You’ll find a variety of fresh produce, flowers, locally processed foods like pickles, pasta, baked goods, sauces, and so much more.

Nettles are one of the most nourishing foods we can eat! In this class we’ll learn how to use nettles to support our bodies, gather fresh nettles, and make all sorts of remedies including tincture, mineral rich salt, chocolate energy balls, and more!

Want to learn more about what medicinal plants grow in our area? Take a plant walk with me in our gorgeous local parks! These walks take place the first Weds of each month, and we’ll meet at a different park each time. $5-20 donation recommended

Want to learn more about herbalism and creating plant medicine from local plants? Cottonwood is wonderful for healing the skin, breaking up mucus from colds/flu, and calming inflammation. In this class we will forage cottonwood buds and make a healing skin salve and a chest rub for cold/flu.