Our Eleventh Annual Conference kicks off with our Main Event on Saturday April 2 from 10 am to 6 pm at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida.

 

Main Event Schedule

9am-10am - Registration

 

10am - Opening Circle

• 2022 Botanical Excellence Award - Peggy Sias Lantz
• 10 Things I Accidentally Learned About Life From Foraging - Alexis Nikole Nelson (presenting via livestream)
  

12pm - Lunch Break and Mid-Day Activities

In Person Participants: Take a leisurely lunch, and enjoy some fun activities! The Rollins College Rooftop green house is a state of the art facility on the roof of the Bush Building. Director Alan Chryst will host an open house of their rare and unique plant collection during our 12-2p Lunch Break. Enjoy yoga and music workshops too! You can pre-order a Box Lunch featuring local ingredients from Rollins College Catering, bring a sack lunch, or walk to nearby downtown Winter Park to enjoy a variety of cuisines at local restaurants.

• 12:15-1p Yoga with Shannon Alycia
• 1p-1:45 Drumming with Mark DeMaio
• 12p-2p Greenhouse Tour with Alan Chryst

Virtual Participants: You are invited to view the keynote presentations from our 2021 Gathering:
Weaving and Mending: Herbalism from the Past, in the Present, for the Future with Marc Williams
&
Lean on Me – Plant Allies That Can Help Us Weather the Storm with Rosemary Gladstar

2pm - Workshops

• Eating Thoughtfully with Linda Black Elk

The world is a better place when we eat thoughtfully, with the intention of adding good plant medicine to our diets every day. Join Linda Black Elk as she makes "Medicine Soup."

• Poisonous Plants of Paradise with Marc Williams

Florida is home to over 4,000 species of plants. Many of them are beautiful but deadly if ingested. We will explore through a Powerpoint presentation what plants to look out for specifically and what patterns to pay attention to even if you don’t know a plant’s certain identity. We will also discuss how some plants that are very toxic are used in crafts and jewelry. Plants that can cause rashes and other discomforts that are milder than death will also be covered. This is an important class for anyone who loves to explore nature and especially for those who have small children.

• The Story of the Origins of Medicine w/ Susan Anderson

A look at the elements of this indigenous story and their relevance to our time of climate change, pandemics, super bugs and chaos. We will examine how this story and a traditional worldview may contribute to, and critically inform, the modern herbalist in the contemporary practice of plant medicine.

 

4:15pm-6pm - Keynote & Closing Circle

• "Have a wild time!" Or, If You Don't Like the Weeds in Your Yard, Eat Them! Or, Florida's Edible Wild Plants - Peggy Sias Lantz & Christina Hunt

Enjoy a heartful presentation of some of Florida's wild weeds with the author of Florida's Edible Wild Plants

• How We Survive - Linda Black Elk

It seems like everyone is talking about their "covid protocols" these days, but as a family of high risk survivors, I want to share how our family survived our battle with COVID-19 and how we prepared our bodies, minds, and hearts for a pandemic virus that has been impacting Indigenous and other Communities of Color at such astounding rates.

 

 

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A limited number of live in-person tickets are on sale now for $125 until space fills. Virtual Tickets are also available for this full day of educational programs for $69.

Access to the replay of the recordings for one week is included with either ticket purchase. Optional lifetime recording access is available as an add-on for $29. Add on the entire 2012-2022 Florida Herbal Conference recording collection for $149 to enjoy a lifetime of access to hundreds of hours of classes.