THE CHESAPEAKE HERB GATHERING

WHEN: September 22nd-23rd
WHERE: Fox Haven Learning Center - 3630 Poffenberger Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

The Chesapeake Herb Gathering is an annual event organized by Centro Ashé bringing together inter-generational herbal, land-based, and healing communities to celebrate our stories, our knowledge, our culture and traditions. Enjoy a weekend of workshops, plant walks, youth activities, community artwork, social justice, artisans market, campfire, and community connections with local herbalists, teachers, clinicians, healers, botanists, farmers, birthkeepers, medicine makers, rootworkers, artists, homesteaders, community organizations and much more!  

This is a family friendly event . . . bring the youth and elders!

 

THE ART & SCIENCE OF HERBALISM WITH OLIVIA FITE OF OHERBALS AND HOLLY BURKE

"Fun. Hands-on. Indoors & outdoors. For the purpose of increasing joy, connection to nature, self-care, health care & empowerment." 

Full class descriptions at oherbals.com. To register for individual classes or the entire series, please email your request to Olivia - oherbals@gmail.com. Classes held on Saturdays from 10AM-1PM.

PLANT WALK - Saturday October 6th - Take a walk on the wild side! This first class of the series will be held outside. You will be introduced to the basics of plant identification and the practice of wild foraging. If you are brand new to plant medicine, this is a wonderful opportunity to observe how the plants teach us before we crack open the books. If you are not a novice, you will be sure to learn something new, as plants always have something more to teach us. This class will be lead by Holly Burke. 

HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN MEDICINE - Saturday October 13th - Are you interested in growing your own medicine? This class will give you an inside scoop on what to consider when planning to plant. How do we obtain seeds, how do you choose what to plant, what plants like to be together, and what plants will yield a significant harvest for a small space? We will also go over the skills of harvesting, processing & preserving medicinal plants. This class will be lead by Holly Burke. 

MEDICINE MAKING : SALVES AND BALMS - Saturday October 20th - Oils have medicinal qualities in of themselves. They also make wonderful solvents for extracting and preserving plant medicine. Learn how to work with oil as an ingredient and solvent to create your own topical preparations. These skills can be used to create both medicinal salves and chemical-free beauty products. This class will be taught by Katelyn Jarkowiec.

HERBAL ACTIONS AND FLAVORS - Saturday October 27th - This class is both in-depth & introductory. We will explore "herbal actions" which are short descriptors that let us know how each plant is to be used as medicine. From Galactagogues to Hepatics - these terms clue us in to the amazingly vast powers of plant medicine. This class will also be experiential, as we will taste various herbs to gain understanding of how an herb's action and its taste are closely linked. This class will be taught by Olivia Fite. 

WATER MEDICINE - November 3rd - Water is our greatest most accessible solvent. It is part of & essential to all processes of living and healing. This class will demonstrate various methods of using water to make both internal and external preparations, as well as discuss which herbs are best used for each method. Learn when to best employ cold & hot infusions, decoctions, stocks, steams & soaks. This class will be taught by Olivia Fite. 

TINCTURE MAKING - November 10th - Tinctures are preparations made by using alcohol to extract and preserve plant medicine. Join clinical and community herbalist Olivia Fite for this exciting hands-on day in the apothecary where we will taste & talk tinctures. Tincture making can be both an art and a science, as there are actually two different methods used. We will go over both, demystifying the science (and math) of the weights & volume method. Participants will go home with detailed instructions and an herb of their choice to start making your own tinctures. 

HERBAL VINEGARS AND OXYMELS - November 17th - This class is devoted to teaching you the art of making herbal vinegar & oxymels. Vinegar and honey are wonderful bases for making alcohol-free herbal extracts. Join Katelyn, creator of Hey Thanks Herbal Co., as she shares her secrets to making sweet & sour medicine. Participants will go home with there own creation as this class is part instruction and part hands-on herbal play time. Material & handout costs included in course fee.

Full class descriptions at oherbals.com. To register for individual classes or the entire series, please email your request to Olivia - oherbals@gmail.com.

 

5 WEEK SERIES : HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING 101 AT WHITELOCK COMMUNITY FARM

WHEN: Saturdays from September - November
WHERE: 922 Whitelock Street
COST: Sliding scale $5-$15
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

Have you ever wondered what useful plants might be growing in your neighborhood or in your own backyard? Would you like to learn how to utilize these plants to create effective herbal remedies for your friends and family? Then join community herbalist, Katelyn Jarkowiec, for the series – Herbal Medicine Making 101. In these hands-on classes, we’ll get to know the plants growing in and around Whitelock Farm, discuss the art and science behind each medicinal preparation, and then create an herbal remedy together. By the end of the series, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to create your own home apothecary using fresh, local, homegrown, and seasonal herbs.

CLASSES -----

September 15th – Herbal Infusions and Decoctions – Learn the art and science behind creating simple, effective medicine right in your kitchen with only one ingredient - water! Infusions and decoctions are some of the oldest and most accessible forms of plant medicine and

October 6th – Oils and Salves – Medicinal oils and salves are a great way to apply plant medicine topically. We’ll discuss plants remedies for common ailments such as rashes, cuts, scrapes, burns, insect bites, and then make an herbal healing salve together! Want to take home your very own tin of herbal healing salve? Be sure to register ahead of time - space is limited!! ($5 materials fee required for the take home option)

October 13th - Wild Foods - In this class you’ll discover a new meaning for the word “weeds” as you learn to confidently identify and harvest these wildy weedy plants and turn them into delicious pestos, beverages, and wild salads!

October 27th - Tinctures - So what’s a tincture? Learn about these simple, alcohol based herbal extracts and how to create your own using fresh or dried plants. Tinctures are concentrated, easy to take, and effective!

November 10th - Fire Cider For All! - Fire Cider is an traditional folk remedy that uses simple, accessible, kitchen ingredients to create a powerful winter wellness remedy! Fire cider can relieve sinus congestion, keep our immune system strong, ward off colds and flus, and increase digestion and circulation. Learn how to create your own version of this popular herbal folk remedy to keep you and your family healthy all winter long!

MORE CLASS INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

 

--------------------------------------------

Here's what one class participant had to say:

"Herbal spirit medicine brought to life by an authentic wise woman. Don’t let her youth-filled laughter fool you. She is a powerhouse of knowledge and inner-standing of the nature of herbs."  - Irmina Tutu

--------------------------------------------

 

Want to host an event? I'm available for leading personalized workshops/classes for organizations, businesses, neighbors, or groups of friends and private parties. Classes could include plant walks, cordial making workshops, crafting homemade herbal body care products, basic medicine making workshops, or a topic of your choosing! Please email me at katelyn@heythanksherbalco.com for more info.

 

 

(Image courtesy of B.Willow)

Past Events

 

PLANT WALK AT WHITELOCK COMMUNITY FARM

WHEN: July 28th from 11-12pm
WHERE: 922 Whitelock Street
COST: FREE (suggested donation $5)

Once you get to know the wide variety of plants growing in your backyard, your life will never be the same!  Join me for a plant walk around Whitelock Farm where we'll identify, discuss, and get to know local medicinal and edible plants.

 

SAVOR THE SUMMER:

An Herbal Cordial Making Workshop

WHEN: August 2nd from 6:30PM-8:00PM
WHERE: B.Willow 220 W 27th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
COST: $25
REGISTER: HERE

Celebrate and bottle up some summertime magic by creating your own cordial in this hands on workshop. Cordials are a delicious, seasonal, and versatile way to incorporate herbal goodness into your everyday life. They can be sipped neat, added to cakes, pies, syrups and other desserts, added to marinades and glazes, and of course, used in delicious herbal cocktails and digestifs!

Instruction, herbs, and fruit needed to make your summertime cordial will be provided- just bring a 16 ounce wide mouth jar and a spirit of your choosing (750ml or enough to fill your jar). For your spirit, I recommend either brandy or vodka, but gin, whiskey, tequila, and port can also be delicious

Attendees also receive 15% plants at B. Willow. This event is BYOB!

 

FOR THE GREATER GOODS MARKET -

A monthly Market to benefit a local cause & promote small businesses

WHEN: August 4th from 11:00AM-4:00PM
WHERE: R HOUSE 301 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
COST: FREE
MORE INFO: HERE

Shop from over 50 vendors, ranging from hand-made clothing to body care. We prioritize vendors who are local, and offer handmade wares. Each month we pick a charitable cause to feature, offer them a free booth, donate a portion of booth fees directly to them, and the opportunity to spread the word to shoppers about their mission! 

Awarded 2017's Best Local Craft Market by Baltimore Magazine!

 

WILD SOLUTIONS FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY

WHEN: August 11th from 11:00AM-4:00PM
WHERE: Fox Haven Farm 3630 Poffenberger Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
COST: $40
MORE INFO AND REGISTER: HERE

"The height of summer offers us many medicinally potent botanicals and is the perfect time to gather and prepare them for the fallow months and the hectic times of life. Join Katelyn in a search for plants that ease stress, strengthen the immune system and calm the nerves. Together you’ll craft an infused cordial or tincture.

Part of the Fox Haven Foragers Series. Each Foragers class will include plant ID, foraging and processing the season’s bounty with local guides from diverse backgrounds and skill-sets. Class runs from 11am to 3 pm. For the first 2-3 hours class will be held in the field, gathering plants and learning botany skills. After a quick picnic lunch the last hour is spent processing and cooking or preparing the harvest into a tasty meal or a take-home medicinal."  -Lacey Walker

COMMUNITY SEED SWAP!

WHEN: Saturday March 17th from 1-4 pm
WHERE: Baltimore Free Farm - 3510 Ash Street
COST: FREE
MORE INFO: Here!

Sharing seeds, garden stores, tips and ideas. Come hang out with other plant loving people.

 

HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING 101

A 6 WEEK SERIES AT WHITELOCK FARM!

WHEN: Every other Saturday April - June from 11-1pm
WHERE: 922 Whitelock Street
COST: Sliding scale $5-$15
MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

Have you ever wondered what useful plants might be growing in your neighborhood or in your own backyard? Would you like to learn how to utilize these plants to create effective herbal remedies for your friends and family? Then join community herbalist, Katelyn Jarkowiec, for the series – Herbal Medicine Making 101. In these hands-on classes, we’ll get to know the plants growing in and around Whitelock Farm, discuss the art and science behind each medicinal preparation, and then create an herbal remedy together. By the end of the series, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to create your own home apothecary using fresh, local, homegrown, and seasonal herbs.

CLASSES -----

April 7th – Herbal Infusions and Decoctions – Learn the art and science behind creating simple, effective medicine right in your kitchen with only one ingredient - water! Infusions and decoctions are some of the oldest and most accessible forms of plant medicine and

April 21st - Kitchen Medicine – Did you know that your spice cabinet is full of medicine!? In this class we’ll discuss how common spices can be used to create powerful healing dishes, medicinal broths, and more!

May 5th – Oils and Salves – Medicinal oils and salves are a great way to apply plant medicine topically. We’ll discuss plants remedies for common ailments such as rashes, cuts, scrapes, burns, insect bites, and then make an herbal healing salve together! Want to take home your very own tin of herbal healing salve? Be sure to register ahead of time - space is limited!! ($5 materials fee required for the take home option)

May 19th - Tinctures - So what’s a tincture? Learn about these simple, alcohol based herbal extracts and how to create your own using fresh or dried plants. Tinctures are concentrated, easy to take, and effective!

June 2nd - Wild Foods - In this class you’ll discover a new meaning for the word “weeds” as you learn to confidently identify and harvest these wildy weedy plants and turn them into delicious pestos, beverages, and wild salads!

June 16th - Vinegars, Shrubs, and Oxymels – Sweet and sour alcohol-free herbal preparations that are delicious and versatile! Use your herbal extracts in beverages, salad dressings, cocktails, or take straight up! Want to make your own shrub or oxymel to take home?  Be sure to register ahead of time- space is limited!! ($5 materials fee required for the take home option)

Herbal Folk Remedies for Winter Wellness

WHEN: Thursday January 18th from 6-8pm
WHERE: B. Willow - 220 West 27th Street, Baltimore, MD
COST: $25
REGISTER: Here!

Back by popular demand! This is the third time I will be teaching this class at B. Willow - and it just keeps getting better! <3

Want to stay well this winter? Come learn about common herbs that can keep you healthy throughout the long, cold winter months. We’ll focus on inexpensive, accessible, and traditional herbal folk remedies such as fire cider, elderberry syrup, and cold care teas. I’ll discuss their history and tradition of use and then walk you through making your very own batch of fire cider! Please bring an 8 oz glass jar with lid if you can. Everyone will go home with the medicine they make as well as the knowledge to keep these herbal traditions alive for generations to come!

 

Healing Arts Open House at Asana Roots

WHEN: Sunday January 14th from 1-5PM
WHERE: Asana Roots - 1707 N. Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
COST: FREE
MORE INFO: Here!

Excited to be sharing tea and selling my wares at the Healing Arts Open House at AsanaRoots! If you've been curious about Thai bodywork, Reiki, cupping and other healing therapies, here's your chance to learn more!

Plus lots of local medicine for sale

LAST STOP HOPS AND SHOP!

WHEN: Thursday December 21st from 5-9pm
WHERE: Peabody Heights Brewery - Baltimore, MD
COST: FREE!!

A fun, beer filled shopping event by Charm City Craft Mafia. Join me and other local makers for this final holiday shopping experience!

More info Here!

 

Herbal Folk Remedies for Winter Wellness

WHEN: Monday December 11th from 6-8pm
WHERE: B. Willow - 220 West 27th Street, Baltimore, MD
COST: $25
REGISTER: Here!

Want to stay well this winter? Come learn about common herbs that can keep you healthy throughout the long, cold winter months. We’ll focus on inexpensive, accessible, and traditional herbal folk remedies such as fire cider, elderberry syrup, and cold care teas. I’ll discuss their history and tradition of use and then walk you through making your very own batch of fire cider! Please bring an 8 oz glass jar with lid if you can. Everyone will go home with the medicine they make as well as the knowledge to keep these herbal traditions alive for generations to come!

 

Greater Goods Holiday Market

WHEN: Saturday December 9th from 11-4pm
WHERE: R House - Baltimore, MD
COST: FREE

A December Holiday Market featuring a variety of local artists & businesses, selling jewelry, body care, fine art, ceramics, sweet treats, and so much more!

More info here.

Herbal Cordial Making at B.Willow

In this hands on workshop, you’ll learn how to make herbal cordials- a delicious, seasonal, and versatile way to incorporate herbal goodness into your everyday life. Cordials can be sipped neat, added to cakes, pies, syrups and other desserts, added to marinades and glazes, and of course, used in delicious herbal cocktails and digestifs!

Info and tickets here!

Herbal Cordial Making at Paris Apothecary in Virginia

In this hands on workshop, you’ll learn how to make herbal cordials- a delicious, seasonal, and versatile way to incorporate herbal goodness into your everyday life. Cordials can be sipped neat, added to cakes, pies, syrups and other desserts, added to marinades and glazes, and of course, used in delicious herbal cocktails and digestifs!

Info and tickets here!

 

Herbal Allies for Stress and Anxiety

WHEN: Thursday August 31st 6:30pm-8:00pm
WHERE: B. Willow - 220 West 27th Street, Baltimore, MD
COST: $40
REGISTER: Here!

Stress is a part of life. When we can confront what is causing us stress, notice patterns of behavior, and discover how stress manifests itself in the body, we can be more prepared to manage stress on a daily basis.

In this a two hour class, we’ll discuss some of the more common physical manifestations of stress, such as insomnia, headaches, skin conditions, anxiety and fatigue. You’ll learn how to build and maintain a healthy nervous system with the help of herbs and other stress relieving practices, and at the end of class, you’ll use your new found knowledge, along with your own intuition, to create a custom tea or tincture to take home!

 

For the Greater Goods Market

WHEN: Saturday September 2nd 11-4pm
WHERE: R House - 301 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211

 

Create Your Own Magic Cloth

WHEN: Saturday September 9th 1:00pm-4:00pm
WHERE: Wax & Wane Fiber Headquarters, Baltimore, MD
COST: $50
REGISTER: Here!

"We are so excited to offer this magical class with Katelyn Jarkowiec of @heythanksherbalco. Come and spend an afternoon of wildcrafting, intention setting, and magic cloth making. We will meet at the Wax & Wane Fiber Headquarters at 1, then head right into Druid Hill Park, where Katelyn will offer lessons on local urban medicine plants. We'll harvest some magic plants and then head back into the studio.

In the studio we'll bundle up the plants, cast our intentions into the fabric, and then steam the bundles away. You can either unravel your bundle the day of or wait to see how it develops over time!

Bring a little lunch and/or snacks to share. We'll provide some refreshments, too!" - Wax & Wane Fiber