Come and learn with us!
Education is at the heart of what we do. At the core of the entire Foliage Botanics mission is the goal of building more herbalists, healthy herb-supported people, and stewardship-minded humans. We aim to ignite curiosity and connection with the natural world, break down the green wall that separates us from our plant kin, and build community and conversation around ecology and plants.
All our classes are fit for beginner and advanced herbalists and botanists alike. I serve as the facilitator and leader, but I believe in lateral learning spaces and always encourage mutual sharing—I’m a learner here too.
“Hannah is a sure-footed forest guide, generously sharing her deep knowledge of plants as beings in their own right as well as beings in relation with humans. Hannah’s teachings are warm, engaging and accessible, drawing harmoniously and simultaneously from the many wells of scientific botany, ecology, a multitude of herbal medicine traditions, and her lived experiences.”
We offer a number of longer-term, cumulative learning opportunities over the course of the year. Click the link to each to learn more.
Wild Medicine Ways: our 9-month, in-person, hands-on bioregional herbalism & medicine-making program, runs March-November
Winter Botany Intensive: a 4-session in-person program diving into winter woody plant identification
PLANT WALK & WORKSHOP LIABILITY RELEASE AGREEMENTS + REFUND POLICY
UPCOMING CLASSES & PLANT WALKS 2025
January 12th: Winter Botany Intensive
February 9th: Winter Botany Intensive
March 16th: Winter Botany Intensive
March 30th: Wild Medicine Ways begins
April 20th: Spring Wildflower Walk at Thompson Pond, 10am
April 26th + 27th: Wild Medicine Ways
May 18th: Wild Medicine Ways
June 22nd: Wild Medicine Ways
July 12th + 13th: Wild Medicine Ways
September 13th + 14th: Wild Medicine Ways
October 11th + 12th: Wild Medicine Ways
October 19th: Fall Tree Walk
November 9th: Last day of Wild Medicine Ways
“You’re an incredible teacher. You always held space for us in a down to earth way and I always admired the different ways that you encouraged us to keep learning—from welcoming all types of questions to our projects and, most admiringly, the way you weren’t afraid to admit when you din’t know an answer, or asked others in the group what they thought. I loved learning from you and Wild Medicine Ways helped me deepen my connection and appreciation and love for the world around me...I cannot express enough my gratitude for this program and how much I will miss gathering with you, our group, and the land.”
Wild Medicine Ways
Our main herbal learning opportunity is the Wild Medicine Ways course, an 8-series class rooted in bioregional learning of herbal medicine & botany that meets once a month over the course of the growing season. Applications are open! See the Wild Medicine Ways page for details or email us at foliagebotanics@gmail.com
