With Community herbalist Lupo Passero & Activist Leah Song

Thanksgiving weekend we will gather on lands that have long been tended by Indigenous peoples. As herbalists and community caregivers we inherit traditions of relationship with the living world that ask us to practice humility, gratitude, and reciprocity. Our intention is to honor those teachings not through sentiment, but through the way we care for our people and our planet.

This two-day, hands-on workshop is open to all, regardless of background, while offering herbalists, healers, and community caregivers the tools to show up skillfully in times of crisis, whether in the wake of a natural disaster, on the frontlines of protest, or within their own neighborhoods. Held over Thanksgiving weekend, we will also honor the practice of reciprocity by exploring what it means to give back to the plants, the land, and one another, remembering that gratitude is expressed through how we tend our communities.

Together, we’ll explore field-tested herbs for wound care, trauma, shock, and respiratory distress, create simple, effective remedies for emergencies, and learn how to build mobile kits for disaster relief and mutual aid efforts. We’ll also deepen our understanding of trauma-informed herbalism, energetic first aid, and the role of the herbalist and artist as second responders, embracing our sacred responsibility to care for others in times of crisis and collective change.

Rooted in the belief that medicine is for the people, this immersive weekend blends field herbalism, first response, and collective healing with the spirit of generosity, reciprocity, and service, cultivating the skills and relationships needed to help create a more resilient and deeply cared for world.