Small Group Garden Tour
Saturday, June 18th

10:30 to noon
Outside of Black Mountain, NC

The Splendor of Summer Solstice ~ Flowers tall, brilliant and bright~ we are likely to meet so many friends who are ready for harvest ~ Calendula, Comfrey, Dandelion, Elder, Bee Balm, Motherwort, Plantain, St Johnswort and Yarrow.  We will cover the basics of their identification, medicinal properties, growing, harvest and medicine making.  Ask questions, meet other plant lovers and make a donation to take home plant starts, roots and seeds as available.  Well supervised children are welcome!

June 18th Tour
Cost on Sliding Scale
$15 and up per adult
$35 and up per family

Email Michelle if interested

Small Group Garden Tour
Saturday, July 16th

10:30 to noon
Outside of Black Mountain, NC

July in the Temperate Jungle ~  Western North Carolina is a temperate rain forest, which means in July, you can practically sit and watch the plants grow.  In the tour, we’ll meet herbs at many different stages of their growth.  We are likely to meet Calendula flowers,  Dandelion seeds, Elder berries, Mint leaves, Wild Lettuce stalks and more!  We will cover the basics of their identification, medicinal properties, growing, harvest and medicine making.  Ask questions, meet other plant lovers and make a donation to take home plant starts, roots and seeds as available.  Well supervised children are welcome!

July 16th Tour
Cost on Sliding Scale
$15 and up per adult
$35 and up per family

Email Michelle if interested

Small Group Garden Tour
Saturday, September 17th

10:30 to noon
Outside of Black Mountain, NC

The Golden End of Summer ~  The sun’s strength is fading, and the towering plants have their final reign.  In the tour, we’ll meet the herbs ready for harvest.  We are likely to meet Goldenrod, Rose, Calendula, Chocolate Mint and more!   We will cover the basics of their identification, medicinal properties, growing, harvest and medicine making.  Ask questions, meet other plant lovers and make a donation to take home plant starts, roots and seeds as available.  Well supervised children are welcome!

September 17th Tour
Cost on Sliding Scale
$15 and up per adult
$35 and up per family

Email Michelle if interested

Small Group Garden Tour
Saturday, October 15th

10:30 to noon
Outside of Black Mountain, NC

Cool Weather Herbs Return ~  A surprisingly abundant time, many of the spring herbs that thrive in the coolness return for one more round of harvesting.  In the tour, we’ll scout out which of these herbs are ready for harvest at this unique time of year.  We are likely to meet spring herbs like Ground Ivy, Violet, Nettles, Chickweed, Mugwort as well as fall medicines like Vitex berries, Burdock seeds, Goldenrod, Rose, Calendula, Chocolate Mint and more!  We will cover the basics of their identification, medicinal properties, growing, harvest and medicine making.  Ask questions, meet other plant lovers and make a donation to take home plant starts, roots and seeds as available.  Well supervised children are welcome!

October 15th Tour
Cost on Sliding Scale$15 and up per adult
$35 and up per family

Email Michelle if interested

Small Group Garden Tour
Saturday, November 12th

10:30 to noon
Outside of Black Mountain, NC

Roots!  Roots!  Roots! ~  After the first hard frost of the year, we turn our attention underground to the incredible medicine in roots.  In the tour, we’ll learn to identify the remains of the herbs whose roots we want to harvest.  We will come across Burdock, Comfrey, Dandelion, Poke, Valerian and Yellowdock.  We will cover the basics of their identification, medicinal properties, growing, harvest and medicine making.  Ask questions, meet other plant lovers and make a donation to take home plant starts, roots and seeds as available.  Well supervised children are welcome!

November 12th Tour
Cost on Sliding Scale
$15 and up per adult
$35 and up per family

Email Michelle if interested