Root and Mushroom Medicines, Final Harvest, Embracing Food as Medicine, Supporting Cardiovascular & Kidney Health
Fall is a time to celebrate the harvest season, integrating medicinal herbs and remedies into our kitchens, and turning our attention to roots. With most flowers having bloomed and faded, the energy and medicine of plants retreat into their roots, preparing for the colder, darker months ahead. This natural cycle invites us to prepare root-based medicines, indulge in medicinal mushrooms, and establish herbal rituals that ground us in our bodies and homes.
Fall beckons us to care for our body’s Water element, crucial for kidney and cardiovascular health. After exploring a selection of plants and remedies perfect for the season, participants will craft and take home their own herbal salt and fire cider. Additionally, you'll receive a booklet filled with plant monographs and a variety of recipes to experiment with at home.
Please note: A materials fee of $15 is payable to Nora on the day of the event, accepted in cash or via Venmo.
What You Can Expect
This offering is held on a private farm/home in East Haddam; the actual address will be emailed to you the week of the class.
Please book in advance! These classes take lots and lots of preparation and require us to have hand-outs printed, and enough herbs and materials prepared for every class participant.
$70 investment per person.
Limited to 8 women.
The cost is for the workshop and includes the cost of materials used, hand-outs provided and herbal products to take home.
You're welcome to bring a light snack to share with the group if you'd like.
About our Facilitator - Nora Toomey, Our Poet and Keeper of Plant Knowledge
Nora is a poet and Clinical Herbalist. She was introduced to the world of herbal medicine through the teachings of many wise women she has been lucky enough to call sisters and friends. She has deepened her herbal education and practice by becoming a Certified Clinical Herbalist through an Apprenticeship and Clinical program at the Berkeley Herbal Center in California.
Nora’s background is in poetry, learning how to cultivate deep self-care rituals, and opening her heart to the healing journey as it unfolds. She has an MFA in Poetry from California College of the Arts, and an Undergraduate degree in Writing and Women’s Studies. She is very excited about the intersections of poetry, sound meditation, the power of story, and plant medicine.
In 2020, Nora moved home to the East Coast after 15 years in California. She co-founded the plant and sound wellness company, Flower & Frequency, and began a clinical practice and herbal product line.
Nora’s style is warm, intuitive, and collaborative. As a community herbalist, Nora strives to make herbal medicine accessible to everyone, and has enjoyed volunteering with the People’s Medicine Project, working at the Berkley Herbal Center’s Community Clinic, writing for the Herbal Academy, and developing herbal programming for the public library systems of CT, NY, MA, and RI.
Nora is especially passionate about serving women struggling with addiction, childhood trauma, domestic trauma, and women looking to manage stress and anxiety. She is especially motivated to help women access their creativity and self-healing powers through the magical portal of plant medicine.