Fall 2024
Salve Making Workshop
Winter brings with it cold, dry air that can leave your hands, elbows, and heels needing
help and what better way to take care of them than with a salve you make and scent yourself! In this make-and take workshop plant educator, Iris Weaver will teach us about oils and herbs that soothe and leave with a salve that will help you make it through the long winter. We will discuss herbs, infused and essential oils, and the salve-making techniques. You’ll be able to scent your own salve to take home with your choice of several essential oils. A comprehensive handout is included, so you can make your own salves at home. All materials included.
Wednesday, November 6, 6:30—8:00 PM
Location: Sohier Room, Beverly Main Library, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915
Registration is full. To be put on the waiting list, click here
Foraged Fall Wreath Workshop
Bring the energy of the season into your home or onto your door with our Fall Wreath
Workshop, partnered with bioregional herbalist and foraging instructor, Iris Weaver. In this hands-on workshop, create a 8” to 12” unique wreath using foraged dried plant stalks, pine cones, nuts, acorns, and more! Bring a glue gun (preferably one with a trigger), plenty of glue sticks, and a box to carry home your creation All other materials will be provided.
Sunday, November 10 12:00 noon to 2:00 PM
$32.00/TToR members, $40.00/nonmembers
Location: Education Building, Long Hill, 576 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915
To register: https://thetrustees.org/event/423498/
Summer 2024
Foraging for Food, Medicine, Connection with Local Plants
Come learn about foraging while walking in the fields of the Wenham Food Project Farm. There we’ll meet wild weeds and cultivated plants, learning their uses for food and/or medicine. Foraging is an ancient tradition that brings you into close, intimate connection with the foods you eat and every day plant medicine. We will discuss resources, safety, identification, and methods of harvest and preparation. If you are interested in ways to take better care of your health naturally and sustainably, this is a walk you won’t want to miss! Bring a notebook, camera/phone, and a friend. A handout with some recipes is included.
Thursday, July 18 and Thursday, August 29 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 28 1:00 to 2:30 PM Saturday, August 17 1:00 to 2:30 PM
$35
Location: Food Project Farm 78 Larch Row, Wenham, MA 01984
To register for any of these dates: https://www.hoamsy.com/experiences/detail/GBcRl8dpfiZ9WxxxMno4
Farmers Market Pestos
Pesto simply means “paste” and delicious pestos can be made many different ways—with various herbs and vegetables, with or without cheese, and with or without nuts. See a demo of a pesto made with herbs and veggies available at the Beverly Farmers Market, and get some ideas for making your own flavorful pestos that never get boring, in this informative 15-minute presentation by Ania Gruca and Iris Weaver.
FREE Monday, July 22, at 6:00 PM.
Ania Gruca is a local herbalist who grows her own herbs and draws on her cultural ancestry to inform her work.
Iris Weaver is a local herbalist and foraging instructor who has been eating the weeds her whole life.
Herbal Shrubs and Vinegars to Cool Your Thirst
Herbal shrubs and vinegars have been used for thirst-quenching, tasty drinks for centuries. While shrubs are fruit and vegetable-based, the addition of herbs adds to their flavor and health-enhancing benefits. Vinegar-based drinks are marvelous for thirsty adults and kids, and easy to make. Learn about making your own shrubs and herbal vinegars you can use for mocktails, cocktails, mixed drinks, vinegarade, and more! We will learn about herbs, ingredients, and methods, and you will go home with 4 oz. of a delicious shrub! Handout and recipes included.
Saturday, July 27, 1:00 to 2:30 PM
$40.00
East Regiment Beer Company, 30 Church St., Salem, MA 01970
To register: https://www.hoamsy.com/experiences/detail/JVSb6O9ba0SdTjeWsE7L
Preserve Your Herbs—Drying, Vinegars, Syrups, and More
It’s summer and you have all these great herbs from your garden or the farmers market. What do you do with them? How do you keep them vibrant and tasty and ready to use throughout the coming holidays and winter? Learn how to properly dry herbs, and what you can make with them that will enhance your cooking or make great gifts. We will discuss herbal teas, vinegars, syrups, herb blends, infused honeys, and more. Handout and recipes included.
Wednesday, August 14 7:00 to 8:00
$20.00
East Regiment Beer Company, 30 Church St., Salem, MA 01970
Useful Plants of Pioneer Village – Food, Medicine, and More
An amazing number of the plants at Pioneer Village are nutritious food, or good medicine, and/or useful in other ways. Some are native and were already here when the settlers came, others were introduced. During this walk you will learn about these wonderful plants and some of their uses, whether they are wild and weedy or cultivated and tame. Appreciating the useful plants around us helps us to treat plants and the environment with care and respect, so they are here for future generations.
Meet at the wooden footbridge to Pioneer Village.
Sunday, September 29, 2024 2:00 to 3:00 PM
FREE! Reservation required
https://trailsandsails.org/events/useful-plants-of-pioneer-village-food-medicine-and-more-2/
Pioneer Village, 98 West Avenue, Salem, MA 01970
NORTH SHORE HERBAL NETWORK PLANT STUDY GROUP:
EARLY FALL
Join our Herbal Study Group to learn about herbs and connect with other people who love the plants!
This month we are studying liver-supporting roots: ginger, burdock, and dandelion.
Bimonthly/Seasonal meetings include:
MEDITATION // SHAMANIC JOURNEYING
DISCUSSION // BOOK LEARNING
TEAS // TINCTURES // OILS // FLOWER ESSENCES
HANDS-ON MEDICINE MAKING + CRAFTS
*ALL LEVELS WELCOME*
MONDAY September 30, 2024 7:00 to 8:30PM
$5-10 (SLIDING SCALE) Registration required
Downtown Beverly, MA (address sent on registration)
To register, email Iris Weaver info@irisweaver.com