Wild Plants! An Exploration through the year
This is an ongoing class that takes place eight times over the season (February through November). Registration here signs you up for all eight classes. Read below for a full class description and schedule.
Tickets:
Choose your sliding scale amount below to purchase tickets. (more information about sliding scales). Square charges me a 3% fee for transactions– if you’d like to arrange cash payment to avoid giving them money please contact me (registration will be reduced by 3% in this case).
Please note that there is a glitch in the confirmation after you purchase the ticket. If you are redirected to a 404 message on this site don’t worry! As long as your purchase is complete you are signed up for the class.
Sliding scale: financially comfortable (Use this sliding scale ticket if your annual income is >$80k AND/OR if you own multiple properties, have a trust fund, or have access to lots of financial resources)
Sliding scale: doing OK (Use this sliding scale ticket if your annual income is $45k-80k and you have disposable income)
Sliding scale: low-income (Use this sliding scale ticket if your annual income is >$45k AND/OR if you have debt that keeps you from doing fun things)
Two free tickets for low-income BIPOC people (Square doesn’t allow for free registration so you can either register here for $1 or contact me instead to sign up)
Class description
Weeds, native plants, migrant plants, invasives….we share the city with a huge number of plants in various ecosystems. Watching plants through the year provides a broad understanding of the ways they grow, interact, and create the landscapes in which we live. Join herbalist and botanist Holly Poole-Kavana in exploring our green (and occasionally not green) neighbors. Topics will include plant ID and basic botany, cultivating relationship to plants and land, foraging and the ethics of harvesting wild plants, and medicinal uses.
Classes are 1.5 hours each on Sunday mornings and Friday evenings, and will be held outside at several locations in DC’s parks and natural areas. Locations include Carter Baron, Wangari Garden, Rock Creek park, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, and others.
- Class schedule*:
- Sunday February 23rd 12:30pm-2pm
- Sunday April 6th 12:30pm-2pm
- Monday May 12th 6-7:30pm
- Monday June 16th 6-7:30pm
- Monday July 28th 6-7:30pm
- Monday September 8th 6-7:30pm
- Sunday October 19th 12:30pm-2pm
- Sunday November 23rd 12:30pm-2pm
- Hold in case of the need to reschedule a class: Sunday December 14th 12:30pm-2pm
Two notes on dates:
- Holly also works as a midwife’s assistant– in the unlikely event that she is called to attend a birth, class will be rescheduled for December 14th
- Class will be held in light rain, but in the case of heavy rain or dangerous weather it will be rescheduled for December 14th
Cost of this class is based on a sliding scale— please decide which ticket type is comfortable for you. For more information and guidelines about sliding scale considerations please visit www.littleredbirdbotanicals.com but please note that the fees listed here are for herbal consultations, not for this class! Please choose ticket types based on the guidelines provided. Two spots are reserved at no cost to low-income BIPOC participants. If you are unable to reasonably afford tickets at these rates please contact me to arrange a rate that will work for both of us.
Accessibility: class will be held on uneven terrain, including grassy fields and woodlands. A portable chair will be provided for anyone who is uncomfortable standing for the duration of class. Please contact me if there is any way I can make this event accessible to you!