Ethnobotanical Education
Events & Classes
Reconnect with the plants around you. From guided mountain walks to immersive workshops, explore traditional healing wisdom and the medicinal plants of our Sierra landscape.
Plant Walks
Guided exploration in the Sierra
Plant Walk
Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants of Blackwood Canyon
Explore the edible and medicinal plants of the Tahoe basin through Western herbal actions and Chinese medicine energetics. Includes a guided plant sit, ethical wildcrafting discussion, and teachings on local ecology, plant folklore, and seasonal rhythms.
Plant Walk
Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants of Shirley Canyon
Wind alongside cascading waterfalls and granite outcroppings in one of Tahoe's most beloved hikes, discovering medicinal riparian and montane plant species through both Western herbalism and Chinese medicine energetics.
Plant Walk
Wild Medicinal Plants & Berries of Alpine Meadows
Discover one of the basin's most abundant displays of medicinal and edible plant life — elder, arnica, thimbleberry and more — thriving among open meadows and mountain slopes. Includes a guided plant sit and ethical wildcrafting discussion.
Hands-on Workshops & Intensives
Immersive, experiential learning
2-Day Intensive
Aphrodisiacs, Chocolate & the Science of Pleasure
A two-day immersion into aphrodisiac plants and chocolate making. Day one explores herbs that support sensitivity and emotional presence, led by Dr. Elena Roemer, L.Ac. Day two is a hands-on chocolate making workshop with Master Chocolatier Brian Wallace. Ages 18+.
Workshop
Mountain Mixology
Craft infused spirits, botanical wines, cocktail bitters, and herbal syrups using locally sourced Tahoe botanicals. Led by Naturalist & Ethnobotanist Brian Wallace. Explore the cultural history of herbal spirits—from medicinal tonics to celebratory elixirs. Ages 21+.
Workshop
Making Medicine from Mountains
A hands-on workshop exploring the foundations of medicine making using wildcrafted Sierra Nevada plants alongside select Western and Chinese herbs. Learn to prepare bitters, tinctures, topical salves, and tea blends. Take home a tincture and botanical chapstick.
Workshop
The Alchemy of Elderberry: Plant Walk, Medicine Making & Mythology
A seasonal walk through Alpine Meadows followed by hands-on elderberry syrup making. Includes a plant sit meditation and teachings on the ethnobotany, mythology, and phytochemistry of elder. Take home your own bottle of herb-infused elderberry-honey syrup.
Seasonal Wellness
Living in rhythm with the seasons
Seasonal Wellness
Spring: Foods & Herbs for Mental Clarity
Explore the physiology behind focus, motivation, and follow-through — how dopamine, digestion, sleep, and the Liver system influence mental clarity. Learn targeted foods and herbs for your unique focus pattern, plus gentle acupressure and Qi Gong practices.
Seasonal Wellness
Summer: Herbal First Response
Build a thoughtful home herbal kit for everyday ailments. Covers foundational remedies from Western herbalism and Traditional Chinese Medicine for digestive upset, colds, bruises, stress, and minor injuries — with clear guidance on safety and contraindications. Includes a segment on trail-side plant support led by Wilderness First Responder Brian Wallace.