Workshop Listings

 Textile Block Printing: Garden Inspired Tote with Abundance Mobile Art Studio

Saturday 4/27 1:30-3pm $35

Step into the wonderful world of textile block printing with our Garden themed class! In this workshop, guests will learn the art of block printing & even practice cutting their own stamp using garden-inspired designs. All materials are provided, including a canvas tote to design and take home. Our experienced local artist Hallie LeBlanc will guide you through the process, sharing tips and tricks to help you perfect your prints. All skill levels are welcomed! 

 

Self Care for Your Cycle with Dr. Jennifer Buchner, ND

Friday 5/3 6-7:30pm $33

Join Dr. Jenny for an empowering journey through the phases of the menstrual cycle. We'll dive deep into understanding our bodies & nurturing ourselves with herbal medicine & at-home practices to support your hormonal health. Helping us embrace the seasons of each cycle & each unique phase. Discover the power of herbal remedies to support us as we sample holistic offerings from the shop. Whether you're new to understanding your menstrual cycle or a seasoned cycle tracker, this event is for you! 

 

The Evening Ritual with Gathered Botanicals and A Season of Wellness

Friday 5/10 6-7:30pm $35

Experience an evening dedicated to botanical skincare & herbs that promote relaxation & support better sleep. Guests will participate in a Gathered Botanicals skincare routine that will leave your skin feeling soft & rejuvenated. As well as tips for an easy nightly facial massage. To complete your evening ritual, guests will learn from clinical herbalist, Camilla Voelker how create a personalized herbal tea blend or tincture with a selection of sleep supporting herbs.Take home your own custom blend to continue your unwinding experience at home!

 

Wild Fermentation: Wild Sodas & Meads with Cody Westendorf

Saturday 5/11 10:30am-12pm $35

Join herbalist, chef, and beekeeper Cody Westendorf, as she shares her ideas about wild fermentation. Attendees will learn how to capture wild yeasts from plants, and use them to ferment delicious wild sodas, and meads (a fermented alcoholic beverage made primarily from honey, water & yeast) This class will have you bubbling for more as we connect our inner & outer ecology. This will be a demonstration & tasting class. Attendees will receive a recipe handout, and starters will be available. 

 

Mother's Day Springtime Flower Crown with Catherine Brown 

Saturday 5/11 1-2:30pm $50 for 2 guests

Ticket price is for 2 attendees! Come celebrate Mom or the person who holds that space in your heart by recognizing both of your highest selves! This joy-filled workshop is a playful way to connect to both your inner child and most empowered self. Adoring the tops of your being with a handmade flower crown. Attendees will be guided through all steps to create a beautiful crown, and all materials include. Bing your mom, child, co-worker, friend - anyone who needs a little celebration of who they are! 

 

Herbal Candle Making with Wilde Fern Apothecary

Friday 5/17 6-7:30pm $35

Join Wilde Fern Apothecary in making hand rolled beeswax candles adorned with herbs and herbal powders!  In this workshop you will create and take home two custom candles that you will roll and decorate yourself. This is a fun and easy project that will connect you to plants and herbs in a visual and symbolic way. Learn about the folklore behind each of the herbs we will use, as well as the symbolism of different colors. Combine different elements to create and customize your candles. 

 

Spring Medicinal Plant Walk with Woven Apothecary 

Saturday 5/18 10:30am-12:30pm $42

Join local herbalist Katie Jo on a plant walk to welcome Spring at Gathered Botanicals! You will learn about common edible & medicinal plants that grow in our local bioregion such as violet, dandelion, cleavers, chickweed & many more! Learn how to identify them, how & when to harvest, uses & recipes as well as their medicinal properties. Each attendee will receive a Seasonal Foraging Journal to bring along on the walk & to take home. We will walk together to Highland park to discover plants, and head back to the shop for some tea and Wild Spring Green Pesto tasting prepared by Katie Jo. 

 

Michigan Native Perennials & Medicinal Herbs Plant Sale

Saturday 5/18 11am-2pm

Join Sally Triant from Grow Wise Learning to kick off the growing season together!  

About Grow Wise Learning: "The founding of Grow Wise Learning in 2014 served to incorporate my education in the fine arts and the sciences, my training in the classroom, my experience as a naturalist, and my passion to connect students of all ages to their local environment. It is my firm conviction that every individual, whether rural, urban, and everywhere in between, deserves the chance to develop a relationship with the natural world. With Grow Wise Learning I aim to assess barriers and encourage opportunities to explore the places where we live and learn in every season through rich connections to community and relevant opportunities for stewardship and civic engagement." You can view the plant offerings and preorder here if desired. 

 

"My Calm Place" Collage Class with Daydreams by Paige

Friday 5/31 6-7:30pm $35

Join the mural artist behind Daydreams by Paige for an evening of collage making. Explore what it means to install "My Calm Place" symbolism into your life. Guests will have time to reflect, dream, and create a completed 5X7 collage representative of their individual Calm Place that is inside their hearts. This class is fully guided with journal prompts, and all of the materials needed to create. Bring your creative mind to class and maybe a friend or two! 

 

Wild Fermentation: Vegetable Ferments with Cody Westendorf

Saturday 6/1 10:30am-12pm $35

Join herbalist, chef, and beekeeper Cody Westendorf as she shares her ideas about wild fermentation! We will learn how to use wild yeasts to ferment vegetables into kraut, kimchi, salsa, hot sauce, and more! Connecting the macrobiome with the microbiome. This is a make and take class. Attendees will create and take home their own ferment!

 

Exploring the Benefits of Ear Seeds + Acupressure with Grand Wellness

Saturday 6/8 10:30am-12pm $35

Come learn about Chinese Medicine & ear seeds! Ear seeds are small stickers with a "seed" or bead that once placed on specific acupressure points in the ear stimulates other parts of the body. Vikki Nestico, acupuncturist & owner of Grand Wellness will be joining us to teach the difference between ear seeds, acupressure, acupuncture, & their benefits. Guests will go home with ear seeds placed in. Guests will receive guides for acupressure points & discount to purchase ear seeds.

Cacao Ceremony with Danielle Sheridan Reiki Master/Teacher

Sunday 6/23 11am-12pm $35