Arise Botanicals offers classes in partnership with Family Services, Community Crops, Morrill Hall, Bright Lights, Central Community College, Southeast Community College and more. I also partner with local businesses to offer small hands-on workshops and pop-up events. Over the past year, I’ve been invited into existing programming with a number of community partners. This has been a joy to expand into. If you would like to invite Arise Botanicals to bring educational events to your group, organization or business, please read more under Workshop Offerings (below) and reach out via my contact form.
Fall classes at SCC Continuing Education are live. Registration and details here. Search for the class with keyword HERB. Kitchen Herbalism will be held on November 10th and 11th, 6-7:30pm, both nights ($49 per person). The annual Elderberry Syrup workshop will be held October 6th, 6:30-8pm ($19).
Herbal Elixirs, September 8th 6-8pm at SCC Continuing Education Center in Lincoln. $29 per person. A refreshing celebration for the end of summer! Registration and details here. Search for the class with keyword HERB.
Preserving Your Herbal Harvest at Central Community College in Columbus. Tuesday, September 9th, 12-1pm. Reach out to CCC or message me directly for more details and registration.
Flower Essences Workshop at Bodhi Imports (1645 S 17th, Lincoln). Our first class together in June was a sweet success! We have scheduled another one for September 20th, 6:30-8pm. Join an immersive discussion on this energetic remedy for emotional support and engaging with the playful personalities of plants. Participants will craft their own personalized essence and leave the knowledge and confidence to make your own essences. $25 per person. Registration is limited. Visit the shop or call Bodhi Imports at (402) 477-1645 or message them via their Facebook page to reserve your spot.
A collaborative Urban Plant Ramble series is being offering this fall with Indigenous Foodways. This is a free (donations welcome) monthly event beginning Sunday, September 28th 3-5pm. We will meet at the community garden at Peter Pan Park (32nd and W St.) Sign up via this google form for more information!
Each season I am holding classes in conjunction with Southeast Community College. Spring and Summer 2025 Classes are listed below:
Monday and Wednesday, June 16th and 17th, 6-7:30pm
SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 S 68th Place, Lincoln
$49 per person + $10 supplies fee payable in class, register here
Have you always been curious about crafting your own herbal teas and tinctures? This introductory class is a great way to build knowledge, confidence and skills to stock your own home apothecary. We’ll be discussing herb processing, loose leaf tea blending, and all participants will assemble 4oz fresh plant tinctures to take home.
Preserving Your Herbal Harvest — July 14th, 6:30-8pm, $19 per person
Herbal Elixirs — September 8th, 6-8pm, $29 per person + $5 supplies fee payable in class
All classes will be held at the continuing education center on 68th and O St. in Lincoln. Class size is limited to 15-20 people. Registration online at southeast.edu, (search with keyword HERBAL) or call the Continuing Education office at 402-437-2700. For the past three seasons, my classes at SCC have filled up weeks in advance. I encourage you to consider registering soon. Click on “Register Today” and enter the keyword HERB to find links to both classes.
The workshops I hold are engaging and informative. Teaching is my passion and I bring years of experience as a community educator and organizer to facilitate an accessible and welcoming space. My workshops incorporate traditional wisdom, clinical perspectives and current research into a format that invites questions and hand-on participation with opportunities to taste/touch/smell a variety of herbs.
Introduction to Herbalism
How to Preserve Your Herbal Harvest
Herbal Medicine Making
Plant Ramble (a slow paced walk and talk outside with the plants)
Health Justice: Radical Healing for Social Change
Healthy Menstruation
Sleep Support
Healing Herbs for Anxiety and Depression
Addressing Stress
Holistic Cold and Flu Prevention and Support
Herbal Support for Healthy Children
Herbal Headache Helpers
Do you want to learn how to harvest and prepare herbal remedies with the plants growing around you? Private medicine making sessions are available to individuals and small groups. Contact me with questions and we will tailor a session to your specific interests and needs.
Some highlights from previous events and gatherings…
Tincture making is a very popular class that will be offered seasonally. Private classes are also available.
