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Fall 2018 Workshops
I’m super excited to announce my fall workshops with the Portland Underground Graduate School. Like all of my courses, these are offered with the intention of exploring together our relationship with the land we live on and the earth’s cycles … Continue reading
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Plant Sale at Marisha’s Nursery
Plant Sale at Marisha’s Nursery – Woodstock Neighborhood, Southeast Portland Saturday, June 23, 10 am – 3 pm 4816 SE 50th Ave., just north of Raymond St. (Please avoid alley, turn onto 50th from Raymond) Join us for our last plant sale … Continue reading
Drawing Plants: Summer Session
My next workshop is coming up in June though the Portland Underground Graduate School. It’s blend of art, science and medicine. We’ll be celebrating midsummer and learning about local, edible and medicinal plants (from my food forest guilds plus cool … Continue reading
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Permaculture Workshop at Xera Plants
Planting the Multi-functional Garden: A Permaculture look at the Xera Plants catalog Update: The workshop is full! Thanks for all your interest. Check the events pages for more upcoming courses. Sat. March 24, 10 am – noon Xera Plants Retail … Continue reading
Drawing Plants: Winter Meditation
Join me for a winter drawing retreat on Wednesday evenings in January. Unplug for a couple hours and tune-in to the often overlooked beauty of winter in Portland. Using simple materials like pencil, charcoal, and ink, we’ll trace the arc … Continue reading
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Decoding Plants: Seeing Urban Trees with New Eyes
I’m excited to be teaching a botany/ecology course with the Portland Underground Grad School in October. This is the next course in my Decoding Plants series – this time a schedule-friendly weekend workshop! Please join us! Details below. Saturday and … Continue reading
Meadowscaping
Meadows will soon be in bloom, providing rich habitat and beauty all season long. Did you know that much of the Willamette Valley was once open prairie? The native meadow habitat included annual and perennials flowers like the ones pictured here, … Continue reading
Changing Tides: Citizen-Led Action for Pesticide Free Parks
Changing Tides: Citizen-Led Action for Pesticide Free Parks A one-day workshop with Rewild Portland I’m excited to co-teach this workshop with Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystems Restoration. Learn about the concerns … Continue reading
Drawing Plants Workshop – Feb. 4 -25
Take an art break! I’m teaching this workshop through the Portland Underground Graduate School. Saturdays in February, 2/4, 11, 18, 25, from 2 – 4 pm. $100. Meet at SE Uplift, 3534 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97214 Observation drawing … Continue reading