✨Schedule ✨
🌿COMMUNITY CIRCLE🌿
9:00-9:30am
Welcome from Farmacy Crew / Land acknowledgment/ honoring.
This community circle (and whole event) is organized with social justice and health justice principles in mind. We strive to make the space safe, comfortable, and accessible for everyone who is interested in learning about herbalism. We honor the history of the land and the many cultures that come together at this event. We acknowledge systemic oppression, and work to create a space rooted in justice, respect and acknowledgement. We request that all teachers and participants treat each other with respect regardless of gender, class, race/culture, religion, immigration status, political views, age, mental ability, and appearance.
THE 2025 SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MARCH OF 2025
CHECK OUT THE 2024 SCHEDULE BELOW
🌿HERB FESTIVAL 2024 COMMUNITY PANEL 🌿
9:30-10:30am
Join local herbalists, community activists, scholars and entrepreneurs as they answer the question…
WHAT IS MEDICINE?
Voices on the panel:
✨Quatia Osario-Urban Perinatal Education Center
✨Peter Glantz- Howls’ Medicine
✨Dinalyn Spears, Director of Community Planning Narragansett Indian Tribe/ Herbalist
✨Raymond Two Hawks Watson- Providence Cultural Initiative
✨Dr. John McGonigle, Family Medicine
Facilitated by
✨Victoria Rodriguez –Facilitate Change
🌿Session 1 (2024)🌿
10:45am-11:45am
Classroom 1
WHAT IS MEDICINE, A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, Facilitate Change
Join a few of the panelists from Facilitate Change in a community conversation around the question “What is Medicine?”. This is a chance to dive more deeply into the panel discussion that will happen prior to this workshop. Share your personal insights and or ask questions of facilitators and fellow community members around this topic. Didn’t get to catch the panel, no worries, this is your opportunity to join in on the dialogue.
Classroom 2
Jennifer Phillips,she/ her, Jenza’s Garden
FLOWER ESSENCES 101: Join Jenn to discover the magical world of flower essences! Flower Essences are commonly used to support emotions and balance health! Jen will explore what are Flower Essences are and how to use them effectively.
Classroom 3
Elizabeth Leibovitz, she/ her, Adjunct Instructor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
NATURAL SOURCES OF PHARMACEUTICALS-Explore the natural pharmacopeia of drugs with biological origins in plants, fungi, and soil microorganisms. Discussion of biophilia, our inherent love of nature, and how it impacts health outcomes.
Classroom 4
Carissa Wills-Demello, she/her –Town Farm Tonics
BUILDING YOUR HERBAL BUSINESS- Are you ready to grow your herbal business and make a living doing what you love? Learning the ropes of herbalism AND marketing your product or service for sale can be challenging! Mary and Carissa will talk about how to turn your herbal business into a sustainable career path. They will cover social media strategies, in person community building, running a product company and strategies for the herbal entrepreneur.
Classroom 5
Molly Henry, she/ her, Director of Climate and Health at American Forests
THE ROLE OF HERBS IN CREATING BALANCED ECOSYSTEMS-The benefits of herbs expand beyond human communities. Explore how we can apply permaculture principles to optimize growing herbs to attract species such as birds and beneficial insects and soil microbes to encourage a more diverse and balanced ecosystem and yield more from our garden or farm.
🌿Session 2 (2024)🌿
12-1pm
Classroom 1
Priscilla Vargas, Goods by Blck Rose
INFUSED OILS- A beginner’s guide to herbal oil infusions, focusing on supporting the skin and hair. Learn basic steps and best practices for optimal results with minimal steps. Learn about the benefits of using hempseed oil as a carrier oil.
Classroom 2
Jody Noe, she/her- Natural Family Health and Integrative Medicine
CANCER CARE- Join Naturopathic Oncologist Jody Noe as she discusses holistic cancer care and prevention.
Classroom 3
Mary Blue, she/her, Founder Farmacy Herbs
HERBAL FIRST AID- Join Mary as she discusses her experience in working with herbs to manage crisis/ first aid situations. She will discuss first responder herbal techniques, trauma recover and long term wound care. From chainsaw wounds to poisonous spider bites to 3rd degree burns, Mary will discuss her personal experience in using herbs in crisis situations.
Classroom 4
Mira Silverman, she/ her, RN, Cannabis and Myrrh
RADICAL REGENERATION: How preventive health, regenerative agriculture, cellular rejuvenation, and self-healing are acts of radical resistance.
Classroom 5
Andrally Horn, he/him, Open Farms Retreat
CULTIVATING EDIBLE & MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS AT HOME- Learn how to grow your own fungi at home! Join Andrally for an informative tutorial on how to grow mushrooms in the home and garden. Andrally will walk you through the incredibly easy steps to producing mushrooms year round, indoors and out. You will learn how to grow mushrooms on commonly available materials like straw, wood chips, and hardwood logs.
Meet at the cemetery gate
Ed Burr, he/him, Bay Road Botanicals
PLANT COMMUNICATION- Learn how plants communicate with each other, their environment and you.
Lunch Break
1-1:30pm
Bring your own lunch
or
Food available for purchase
🍔Lunch food vendor- Renee Shining Star✨
Veggie chili with corn bread/ Crispy chicken tenders w/fries/ Crispy chicken sandwich w/ fries/ 100% Angus beef burger w/ fries/
100% Hebrew beef hot dogs with fries/ Sides: Fries, Green Salad, Macaroni Salad
✨FEATURED SPEAKER✨
1:30-2pm (2024)
Coco Sequoria Dickerson, Route to Roots Wellness
🌿FINDING YOUR ANCESTRAL ROOTS THROUGH HERBALISM🌿
Join Coco as she shares her journey of how plants led her to tracing her ancestral roots to the African tribes of her ancestors, and how her organization is helping others do the same.
🌿Session 3 (2024)🌿
2-3pm
Classroom 1
Lesley Wooler, she/ her, The Herb Wyfe
AROMA CHEMISTRY- This class will be a basic introduction into essential oil constituents and their therapeutic properties. A variety of oils will be chosen for their scent profiles to showcase their amount of terpenes, alcohols, esters, aldehydes and ketone. This will be a scentsory experience.
Classroom 2
Lynn Golan she/ her, The Peoples Gold
THE ART OF HERBAL CONSULTATIONS- This class will go over the what, why, and how of conducting a comprehensive herbal consultation. Learn how to formulate effective blends for your community.
Classroom 3
Jade Alicandro she/ her, Milk and Honey Herbs
HERBAL APPROACHES TO SEASONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES
In this class we’ll discuss addressing the symptoms and root causes of seasonal and environmental allergies. Participants will learn effective allergy herbs, herbal actions to look for when formulating, food as medicine support, and how to create balanced formulas. Recipes will be shared!
Classroom 4
Annette Pinkau, Clinical Herbalist, Gasper Neurology
BUILIDING AN HERBAL PROTOCOL FOR NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH
Annette will share her clinical experiences building an herbal protocol for clients in a clinical setting. She will cover the challenges clients face and some of the ways to incorporate herbs into their lives. Matching herbs energetically to the client will be also be discussed, as well as other issues that have to be considered when taking care of a client with neurological difficulties.
Classroom 5
Dinalyn Spears, she/ her, Narragansett Tribe
TO SMUDGE OR NOT TO SMUDGE- Discuss the ethics around around the use, exploitation, over harvesting of white sage by non-indigenous people in the health and wellness industry.
🌿Session 4 (2024)🌿
3:15-4:15pm
Classroom 1
Alison Littlefeather, Holiday Healing
HERBAL ENERGY HEALING AND TREE COMMUNICATION CLASS-Learn how to heal yourself with herbs energetically and also learn how to communicate with trees. You will be introduced to herbal energy healing and how to download some herbs to your hand/hands for use on yourself afterwards and also learn the basics of tree communication. Trees are wisdom filled sentient beings that have much to share and teach us!
Classroom 2
Justine Ring, she/ her, Healers Harvest
PLANT & HUMAN ENERGETICS- We will learn to develop herbal protocols through the lens of energetics. To understand energetics in plants we will study the qualities of temperature, moisture and tone as well as the five flavors.
Classroom 3
Alex Klein, he/him, Herbalist
PLANT WALK- Alex’s plant walk will connect you to nature in tangible and intimate way, whether it be through herbal medicine, wild food, botany and ecology, or getting to know your local tree species.
Classroom 4
Tammy Kim, she/ her, Body Plant Sky
TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEETH WITH HERBS- Learn how to use herbs to support a healthy mouth! Herbs can reduce inflammation, promote healthy tissue growth, fight bacteria and more! Join Herbalist Tammy Kim for a in depth exploration of the mouth.
Classroom 5
Dr Noëlle Lee, she/her, DO, Family Medicine
CREATING INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Lessons learned working within a Nationalized Health System in Aotearoa New Zealand. – Noëlle has spent the last year and a half working in the Northland in New Zealand as a general practice physician, within a community that integrates and supports indigenous ways of healing and being in the world in a predominantly Māori community. She is happy to share her experience in contrast to practicing in US, and the small surprising differences that are life changing. Let’s talk about the little ways we can make our local healthcare environment a better place for us and our patients.
🌿Session 5 (2024)🌿
4:30-5:30pm
Classroom 1
Nico Lebreux, she/ they, Wild Heart Herb House
HERBALISM, MEDITATION & BREATH FOR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM- Your Nervous System is the way in which you experience your life and the world around you; the colors you see, the sensations you feel, the way you respond + react to whatever comes your way. In this interactive class you will learn how to strengthen, support, and restore your nervous system through herbalism, simple breathing techniques, and meditation practices. We will explore plant allies that have an affinity to bringing peace and relaxation to all parts of your being. When you leave this class you will have the tools needed to care for this important and delicate part of your physical, emotional, + energetic body.
Classroom 2
Emily Sorlien, she/ her, Queen of Bones Tarot, Farmacy Herbs
ASTRINGENTS- Herbal Remedies for Lax and Leaky Tissues- Lets talk about astringent plants! How do they work? When should we reach for them? Which one should I use? In this class, we’ll discuss the classic astringent person’s underlying constitutional imbalances alongside specific herbal supports over a cup of home-brewed sumac lemonade!
Classroom 3
Sakinah Abdul Rasheed, she/ her, WEHEAL
INCORPORATING HERBS INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE– Herbs work… if you use them!! Join Sakinah in exploring how to easily incorporate medicinal herbs into your life on a daily basis! Sakina has over 30 years of experience as a practicing family herbalist.
Classroom 4
Angel Putney Noé, she/ her, NP, Reclaiming our Roots,
INCORPORATING NATURAL REMEDIES WITH COMMON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS– Integrative allopathic medicine and natural healing is an essential part of a well rounded health care plan. Join Angel as she discuses ways to incorporate natural remedies into your lifestyle while taking prescription drugs.
Classroom 5
Jo-Anna Cassino, Flipp Salon/ Botanic
THE ART OF HERBAL FORMULATION- Are you wanting to make delicious effective herbal formulas? Join Joanna of Botanic as she discusses blending and formulating tasty effective herbal medicine. In this class we will touch base on all aspects of formulation from intake assessment, energetic principles, and a variety of strategies for an effective and holistic approach.
🌿Closing Circle🌿
5:30pm