Intro to Plant Medicine

Join us for a weekend of medicinal plant exploration that will begin a lifelong relationship between you and local plants. During this weekend program, we will introduce you to the basics of plant medicines with hands-on identification, medicine making, and botanical instruction.

We will practice deep connection to the wild plants of the Pacific Northwest. Our approach is both intellectual and intuitive. This will help you create a multifaceted relationship with native and local plants to support your specific health needs on many levels.

Students will go home with handmade herbal extracts, access to class powerpoints and handouts, as well as a comprehensive foundation to plant medicine. This class is intended to teach both scientific and folk practices of working with the multi-faceted gifts of plants.

Making your own medicine is empowering, holistic and can increase connection to yourself, others and the bursting pharmacopeia outside. Join us for this enriching weekend that will send you on a plant journey that will last a lifetime. 

Program Logistics

Class takes place on our 40-acre property outside of Duvall, WA. It will go from 9-4pm Saturday and Sunday. Participants will need to bring lunch, snacks, and water for each day.

Camping is available Saturday night on our campus. To register, select “Optional Camping” under the Additional Options section during the registration process. Camping is at your own risk and available only for Saturday. Potable water and porta-potty access are provided. More details will be provided in the Program Details upon registration.

Meet Your Lead Instructor:

Rachael Witt

Rachael is a community herbalist, gardener, educator, and land steward. She is passionate about the traditional ways in which people have connected with plants. She incorporates ancestral skills and ancient technology into her herbal practice and teachings. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolution Biology with an emphasis in Plant Ecology. Prior to living in the PNW she studied ethnobotany, horticulture and ecology in Ghana, Puerto Rico, Colombia and various places throughout the U.S. Rachael has accumulated her botanical experiences abroad into a niche practice of teaching people how to connect with place and their well-being through gardening, harvesting and producing food and medicine.

She is a Professional Herbalist at the East West School of Planetary Herbology and a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalist Guild. Her path as a healer is weaving together the sacred and profane, hands on Earth connection, seasonal awareness, and the art of simple living. She lives and stewards the Highlands Homestead in Duvall, WA.