Gathered Botanicals

Workshop: 06/06/25 Foraging Buds- Food and Medicine Walks for Kids with Hum Wildcraft

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Friday June 06, 2025 10:15am-11:30am 

Reserve your spot with us select Fridays this summer for a unique nature experience designed for kids by Mandi Michielsen of Hum Wildcraft! We will begin at the shop to study our plant of the week, your child will deep dive into identification, and uses for the Plant of the Week and receive important safety and permission guidelines. 

We will then go for a walk to Highland Park to find the plant of the week out in the field. As well as explore and forage other available plants. Then, we'll return to the shop for a light refreshment featuring the herb. We look forward to connecting with you and your kids at the shop for this special time together! 

Suggested ages: 3-12 years old, though all interested kids are welcomed!

Suggested attire and tools: Dress for the weather. Boots or shoes, and clothes that can get dirty. Basket or bag for collecting. A notebook for sketching or taking notes if desired. 

Hiking Distance: up to 1 mile. If you have younger kiddos you may want to bring a wagon or stroller. 

*Only a child's ticket is required to be purchased. Adults are not charged for, but are expected to stay with child for the duration of the event. Due to our small operation, if you are not able to make it to your scheduled class you are welcome to send someone in your place. However, we are not able to transfer or refund fees to a another class. 

Events will happen rain or shine. If there is inclement weather we will work inside of the shop for our whole time together.

About the Instructor:

Mandi is an experienced forager and owner of Hum Wildcraft.  Her earliest memory foraging was eating wild chives at her bus stop  as a kid. Now she forages over 100 species annually, which she incorporates into her daily cooking and herbal medicine practice. She has taught native landscaping classes at Frederick Meijer Gardens, led foraging experiences, and created interactive learning activities for kids. In 2024 she studied under renowned herbalist jim mcdonald and is constantly reading Ethnobotanical and herbal texts to continue her learning. She fully believes that reconnecting people to plants as food and medicine is the balm to heal the world.

Workshop will begin and end at Gathered Botanicals storefront:

781 College Ave NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

There is free street parking around the shop off of Bradford ave, and College ave. There is one designated handicap parking space in the back of the building. Shop is wheelchair-accessible.