Tree Medicine Spring Intensive
Spring Equinox Weekend 2025
March 22nd + 23rd
9am-5pm
At Sawmill Herb Farm- Montague, MA
Join us the weekend of spring equinox for a 2-day intensive on the medicinal trees of the northeast!
The northeast is about 75% forested and contains numerous medicinal tree species, both native and non-native, making this a category of medicinals well worth getting to know. In this 2-day, weekend intensive, we'll highlight the medicinal uses of northeast tree species in season in the spring- which is an ideal time to harvest medicinal barks- and learn about a variety of medicinal trees.
Trees we’ll may work with include Willow (Salix spp), Sweet Birch (Betula lenta), Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Cottonwood (Populus deltoides), Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina), Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), Peach (Prunus persica) , Magnolia (Magnolia spp), Apple and Crabapple (Malus sylvestris), Alder (Alnus spp), White Pine (Pinus strobus), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), Juniper (Juniperus spp), and more.
Class will be a combination of:
Plant walks focusing on ID, ecology, and sustainable wildcrafting methods
Materia Medica (full medicinal profile) of numerous northeast medicinal trees
Medicine-making (tinctures, cordials/elixirs, conifer resin salve, cottonwood bud tallow balm, and more)
Solo and integration time with the plants on the land
We’ll learn techniques for sustainably wildcrafting bark, how to to I.D. many of our local medicinal trees while they are still in bud before they have leafed-out, their medicinal benefits, and how to capture these properties in your own homemade medicines like tinctures, oils, syrups, teas, and more!
Course Logistics:
-Tuition is $325 for the weekend. May be paid in full or 1/2 due at registration and 1/2 due one week before class (a paypal invoice will be sent for your second payment). 2 weeks notice needed for cancellations in order to receive a refund.
-Students are responsible for their own food and lodging
-Accessibility: There are three steps to get into the space we’ll be using for class and we will walk, on average, 1-2 miles around forest and fields on uneven terrain
-Class will be held rain or shine. Indoor portions of class in Sawmill’s beautiful, renovated, heated barn and classroom space
-Medicine-making supplies are not included (jars, alcohol, etc)- students will be sent a supply list prior to class
-Plant material and 40+ page Tree Medicine of the Northeast booklet are included (PDF + hard copy)
-Class size is limited to 15 participants
Please be in touch with any questions and email me at milkandhoneyherbs@gmail.com if you’d rather pay by check.
CLASS IS FULL! Please email to be added to the waiting list