Wild and Weedy Wellness Herbal Foraging Workshops

Wild and Weedy Wellness Herbal Foraging Workshop Series

Step into nature’s apothecary and reclaim the lost art of herbal healing! The Wild and Weedy Wellness series invites you to explore the medicinal plants growing in fields, forests, and even your own backyard.

2025 Dates: April 27, May 25, June 15, July 13, Aug 10, Sep 14, Oct 12

Led by Alison Magill, an experienced herbalist, ecologist, seed-saver and land steward, each workshop includes an immersive plant walk where you’ll learn to identify and ethically harvest local herbs. Then, in a hands-on kitchen session, you’ll transform these wild botanicals into five or so (depending on the season) herbal products to take home—each one a powerful remedy for your home apothecary. If purchased at a health food store, these products would cost more than the price of the workshop! But here, you’ll not only take them home—you’ll gain the skills to make them yourself, fostering self-reliance, saving money, and supporting your health naturally.

The walks and workshops take place on Tuckaway Farm, a beautiful, certified organic property in Lee NH. These workshops are about more than just making medicine—they’re about building a deeper understanding of the plants around us and harvesting with respect for the land. If you’re wanting to reconnect with nature and build your herbal skills, join one of the monthly sessions or the whole series and begin crafting your home herbal apothecary this season.  

The Plants

The exact plants we’ll be collecting each month are not guaranteed! Why? Because although we know the general seasonality of the wild plants, every year’s growing season - rain and temperature - is different and plants may not be ready to harvest on a specific date. Here are a few of the plants we will be looking for each month:

APRIL: Nettle, violet, dandelion, pine, dead nettle, knotweed.
MAY: Chickweed, nettle, dandelion, elder flower, clover, self-heal.
JUNE: Yarrow, plantain, self-heal, St Johns wort, elder flower, horsetail.
JULY: Comfrey, clover, mullein, raspberry, blueberry, purple loosetrife
AUGUST: Bee balm, goldenrod, jewelweed, black cherry, sumac, boneset
SEPTEMBER: Aster, elder berries, goldenrod, sumac, assorted seeds.
OCTOBER: Root harvesting! Burdock, yellow dock, dandelion, Japanese knotweed.

We will also be working with some of the common cultivated herbs found in the gardens.

Preparations

To create a complete home apothecary, herbalists follow the seasons to harvest plants when they are at their peak readiness. Each plant favors a different type of preparation: some are best dried and made into tea. Others have properties that are best extracted in oils or vinegars.

Each session teaches more than one of these important plant preparation techniques so you will have the skills to continue harvesting and building your herbal pantry throughout the season.

Schedule and Pricing

The walk + workshop cost is $65 single or $110 couple/family. Family tickets only include 1 set of preparations. If you wish to double the number of products you take home, please register as 2 adults.  Adults are ages 15 and up; children 6 - 14 are invited to join with their parents at no charge ( limit 2 children per family ticket due to space constraints).  

Foraging walk ONLY tickets are $30 single and $50 family; up to 4 children are invited to come along on the walk for each family ticket.   Please Note: Tickets are non-refundable unless the event is canceled due to weather.