Evergreen Folk Stories & Herbal Traditions
Join an herbalist to learn about the relationship of conifers to human culture and wellness.
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Pine, spruce, hemlock, cedar…
Conifers grace churches, cemeteries, and the jolliest holidays in the darkest time of the year. The lore and healing folk stories reveal the reverence many cultural traditions hold for these evergreen giants. Herbalist Leah Wolfe from the Trillium Center will share the stories of their cultural uses and healing qualities, including how herbalists use evergreen trees today. Try some tea and watch Leah demonstrate how to make an herbal salt with samples to take home. A display of needles and cones from Holden Arboretum’s collections will help you learn how to identify these beautiful trees.
Age: Adult
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: Holden Arboretum | Thayer Classroom
Evergreen Folk Stories & Herbal Traditions
Saturday, February 08, 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Price: $35 per member, $50 per nonmember
Leah Wolfe, MPH
Community Herbalist & Health Educator, The Trillium Center
Leah started the Trillium Center, an educational project for natural arts, in 2013. The Trillium Center offers in-person and online experiences in herbalism, foraging, homesteading, folk arts, and wilderness crafts. She is co-creator of the Ohio Wild Food Fest and teaches throughout the country. She’s been studying and practicing herbalism for more than 20 years.