Arctos School's Upcoming Classes

Here are some upcoming offerings from The Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical studies. Workshops are sliding-scale for nonprofiteers and other low-budget folks!

Spring Tonic Herbs & Nutritious Recipes -with Missy Rohs Tuesday, March 9th, 6:30pm-8pm Thinking of a spring cleanse? Or just curious about the tender green plants suddenly surrounding us? In this workshop, we'll talk about the medicinal uses of seasonal natives and weeds, from Chickweed to Nettles. Everyone will get to sample herbal remedies, taste delicious springtime delicacies using herbs as food, and take home recipes! Location: People’s Food Co-op (3029 SE 21st Ave.) Cost: $15-$25, sliding scale. Registration required – email missy-at-arctosschool.org.

Wild Edibles of Tryon Creek -with Gradey Proctor Saturday, April 10th, 9:30am-1pm Join us on a walk through beautiful Tryon Creek State Park and visit with some of the choice wild edibles common to our forests. We will discuss identification, harvesting, and preparation of wild foods. Bring along water, a snack, and the urge to be more self reliant. Meet at People’s Co-op (3029 SE 21st Ave.) to carpool at 9:30am. Cost: $15-$25, sliding scale. Registration appreciated, but not required – email info-at-arctosschool.org.

Botanical Wonders of the Columbia Gorge -with Gradey Proctor Friday, April 30th, 9am-4pm On this hike we will spend our time in the Columbia Gorge exploring a variety of ways to learn about plants: from the perspectives of botanical identification, storytelling, sketching, and evoking the imagination. And, of course, we’ll chat about medicinal and edible uses of the plants. Please bring lunch, water, notebook, and gear for a day in the wild. Carpool will leave from SE Portland. Cost: $25 - $35, sliding scale. Registration required – email info-at-arctosschool.org.

Gardening for Medicine -with Gradey Proctor Six Saturdays (36 hours), May through October In this series, we’ll spend our days learning in an established herb garden throughout the season. Mornings, we’ll be outdoors, tending the plants and learning when and how to harvest them for medicine. Afternoons will be devoted to in-depth discussion of medicinal uses, tastings of plants, and basic herbal preparations. Students will harvest an abundance of sustainably-grown herbs to take home for personal use, CSA-style. The Gardening for Medicine program is $450, including the herb share and most materials. To interview, email info-at-arctosschool.org.

About our instructors: Gradey Proctor is a botanist who studies the flora and fungi of Oregon's forests and wildcrafts medicinal and edible plants for his community. Missy Rohs is a community herbalist who makes her own sustainably-grown plant medicines and loves the forest with a passion. More classes at http://arctosschool.org.