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February | February | February | 1 | 2 | 3 - Moss Rock Herb Walk
10:30 am-11:30 pm 03/03/2023 617 Preserve Parkway, Hoover, Al Learn identification and uses of common medicinal herbs growing in the southeast forest! We will meet in the parking lot across from Vecchia’s pizza.
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 - Wild School Wednesdays Herb Walk & Violet pH experiment
9:00 am-11:00 am 03/08/2023 290 Porter Rd SE Bessemer, AL 35022 For enthusiastic learners of all ages! Bring the whole family to the farm to get an intro to permaculture, herbalism, and the homesteading lifestyle! By popular request, we are offering some time on the farm for families to gather and immerse themselves in the permaculture, herbalism, and homesteading lifestyles. The classes are aimed at students of elementary age- adults, but of course it is never to early to start immersing younger children in this lifestyle. We are amazed at what our littles pick up and retain! We will meet the second Wednesday of each month January- May of 2023. Prices are per family, but please let us know the number of people to expect so we can cap the events once we’ve reached a certain number of people. March 8, 9-11AM
Herb walk and Violet lemonade pH experiment
We will begin with an herb walk focusing on the first plants up in the spring! Following the walk, we will wild forage violet blossoms so that we may conduct a pH experiment in making violet lemonade. Then, of course, we all get to enjoy a glass as pay off for our effort! $35
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12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 - Cosby Lake Herb Walk
10:00 am-11:00 am 03/16/2023 Old Springville Rd, Pinson, Al Learn identification and uses of common medicinal herbs growing in the southeast!
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19 | 20 - Ostara Herbs and Rituals
5:30 pm-8:30 pm 03/20/2023 290 Porter Rd SE Bessemer, AL 35022 Ostara is the sabbat associated with rebirth, renewal, fertility, abundance, growth, and balance. Spring has officially arrived. The stirrings of life observed at Imbolc are now ready to burst forth. The seeds we planted have cracked open and life is beginning to unfurl. We aren’t yet in the full light and heat of the summer, but the wheel of the year is shifting- today we reflect as we hang in balance- tomorrow the light will be greater than the dark. What is growing within us now will determine the rest of the year. Ostara is traditionally celebrated at the spring equinox- around March 20th. There are many Goddesses associated with this spring festival. But Ostara, Ishtar, and Easter all have a similar sound to “East Star” so I think it is no coincidence that the equinoxes are the only days the sun (our star) rises in the exact true east. This day of balance lets us get our bearings for the rest of the year. Whatever directions we set off in now will set the course for what is to come. As we gather to reflect and chart course, we will call on our herbal allies. Walnut essence for moving through transition, breaking unhealthy links to the past, and stepping into the highest version of yourself- free from the opinions of those around you. Fiddlehead fern essence for remembering balance, interconnection, calling in stillness in the swirl of overwhelm, and unfurling of the true self. We will work with crossvine and milky oat for regeneration, Solomon seal for balance, and some warming herbs for moving into the light and warmth of spring! - Ostara Herbs and Rituals
5:30 pm-8:30 pm 03/20/2023 290 Porter Rd SE Bessemer, AL 35022 Ostara is the sabbat associated with rebirth, renewal, fertility, abundance, growth, and balance. Spring has officially arrived. The stirrings of life observed at Imbolc are now ready to burst forth. The seeds we planted have cracked open and life is beginning to unfurl. We aren’t yet in the full light and heat of the summer, but the wheel of the year is shifting- today we reflect as we hang in balance- tomorrow the light will be greater than the dark. What is growing within us now will determine the rest of the year. Ostara is traditionally celebrated at the spring equinox- around March 20th. There are many Goddesses associated with this spring festival. But Ostara, Ishtar, and Easter all have a similar sound to “East Star” so I think it is no coincidence that the equinoxes are the only days the sun (our star) rises in the exact true east. This day of balance lets us get our bearings for the rest of the year. Whatever directions we set off in now will set the course for what is to come. As we gather to reflect and chart course, we will call on our herbal allies. Walnut essence for moving through transition, breaking unhealthy links to the past, and stepping into the highest version of yourself- free from the opinions of those around you. Fiddlehead fern essence for remembering balance, interconnection, calling in stillness in the swirl of overwhelm, and unfurling of the true self. We will work with crossvine and milky oat for regeneration, Solomon seal for balance, and some warming herbs for moving into the light and warmth of spring!
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