Introduction to Wild Plant Medicine
This dynamic class offers a welcoming and informative dive into the medicinal uses of Pacific Northwest native plants and introduced species. Designed with beginners in mind, but valuable for learners of all skill levels, we will explore plant identification, the dangers of common poisonous plants and their lookalikes, ethical harvesting practices, plant stewardship, wild plant first aid and more.
The goal of this class is to provide you with a framework for beginning your work with medicinal plants. Lindsay will use a model called "Shield of Health" and a co created method (with Clinical Herbalist Rachael Witt) called "Medicinal Plant Profile" to help orient you on your medicinal plant journey.
At the end of the class, you'll also receive a curated resource list, with recommendations for books, local teachers, schools, online learning, and herbal events in your area to continue your education.
What to bring:
• Appropriate clothes for weather
• Notebook for notes
• Water
• Lunch/Snacks
• Harvesting Bag (can be a cloth or paper grocery bag)
• Scissors or Pruners
Class Details
Friday, September 19th, 7:00pm-8:15pm, Online Presentation
Saturday, September 20, 9:00am-4:00pm, In-person
Sunday, September 21, 9:00am-4:00pm, In-person
Location:
TBA (Port Townsend outlying area)
Instructor:
Lindsay Huettman
Tuition:
$285 + $10 materials fee
Ages:
16+ (minors must be accompanied by a registered adult)
Meet Your Instructor
Lindsay Huettman
Lindsay loves plants of the Pacific Northwest. She brings over 25 years of experience with native plants, organic gardening/farming, plant fibers/dyes, ethnobotany, permaculture, arboriculture, plant science and emotional/physical survival skills. She carries a deep respect and love for the natural world. Her primary passion is connecting humans to wild places through plants as a vehicle to inner awareness, deep connection to the earth and confidence with plants as allies.
Lindsay's deep love of plants, learning about and from Native American Peoples, inspired her to complete a bachelor's degree at Western Washington University in Ethnobotany Stewardship Education in 2006.
Her other passions include leading mindfulness and intuitive tracking expeditions, PNW Geology, birdwatching, playing music, wilderness medicine, homesteading skills and rites of passage/initiation work. She also has a background in native plant landscaping, horse packing/trail guiding, teaching mindfulness meditation and whitewater rafting.
After working in transformational outdoor programs for many years, Lindsay decided to complete a Masters in Counseling Psychology and is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with a specialization in ecological grief, trauma and anxiety/panic disorders. She combines this therapeutic expertise with her many years as a wilderness guide to provide transformational experiences to support self-realization, community connection and relationship with the earth.