Happenings in and around Sheboygan, WI
Wise Woman Herbal Apprenticeship Programs Participants in these programs leave with a strong foundation in herbal wisdom and nourishment. The first eight weeks are focused on incorporating herbs into our daily life to promote health. Subsequent sessions build on this knowledge and participants develop a first aid kit and learn to apply herbs for common injuries and ailments. This program is seasonal, so in addition we will harvest plants of the season; generally speaking leaves and buds in the spring, flowers in the summer, seeds and roots in the fall and from the pantry in the winter. Participants who wish to receive additional guidance can work with Linda for 1-2 years or participate in the new Earthways/Herbal residential apprenticeship program.
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Simple
Living Series
2008 Traditional Food and Herbs Program
This 6 week series will offer participants the opportunity to learn and enhance a variety of time honored skills. Whether you are new to these skills or have been exploring them in depth you will discover tips and techniques that will inspire your creativity in these traditional arts. We will make cheese, fermented foods and beverages, herbal soap and handcrafted herbal wares. You will learn to cook with herbs as well as wild and whole foods and make soap for your own use. Participants will leave with a notebook of recipes, cultures for making cheese and fermented foods at home as well as herbal soap that we craft together. There will be lots of samples for inspiration and fun!! Click here to find out more!
This program is open to men and women!
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Fall Herbal Series:
4 Week Seasonal Program
Fall is an inspiring time of year in the plant world. It is the time to harvest seed, roots, and berries for winter months. Join herbalist Linda Conroy for this four week series, which will offer participants the opportunity the learn about the lore and history of herbs that promote health, provide relief from winter ailments and promote healing of cuts, scrapes and more! We will go on plant walks to identify the plants of the season, make herbal preparations for topical use: poultices as well as salves, learn to make nourishing herbal beverages as well as cold and cough remedies. You will take home some of our creations as well as recipes for future use. Includes Instruction and recipes to take home. ($7 material fee is payable to instructor at the first session).
Cost: $65.00 (plus $7 material fee payable to instructor)
Sponsored by and held at the University of Wisconsin, Sheboygan. To register call 920-459-6617.
*Participants will have an opportunity to participate in a similar program each season"
This program is open to men and women!!
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Classes and Workshops
"I wanted to drop you a note to finally catch up and say both soaps that I made with you turned out GREAT!"
(Unless otherwise indicated classes are held in Sheboygan, WI. Directions will be provided when you register.
To register by mail send registration with check or money order payable to Linda Conroy PO Box 166 Sheboygan, WI 53081 )
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Fall Herbal Series October 6, 13, 20 and 27th, 2008 see above for more information.
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Wild Eats: Fall Frenzy
October 18 , 2008 (6-9pm)
Dining Adventure: Join us for a wild and whole food dining adventure. You will be served wild and whole foods in community.
For more information click here or call 920-452-HERB
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October 19, 2008 Broom Making: A Lost Art Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI
For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202
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October 21, 2008 (6-8:30pm) Introduction to Home Cheese Making Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI
For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202
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Celebrate Halloween with us at Swanstone Gardens in Green Bay, WI for more information see www.swanstonegardens.com/ to register call (920) 866-9367
Friday October 31, 2008
Tarot Readings with Linda 3pm-midnight (call to schedule your private 1/2 hour session)
Make a Cobweb Broom and Cake Tester 6pm until your done) with Little John
Saturday November 1, 2008
Tarot Readings with Linda 10am-5pm (call to schedule your private 1/2 hour session)
Make a Cobweb Broom and Cake Tester (10am-noon) with Little John
Make a Broom Corn Wreath (1pm until you are done) with Little John
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Herbal Wisdom Series November 5th, 12th and 19th, 2008 (6-8:30pm)
Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202
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November 7, 2008 Join us for these programs at the Clearing Folk School in Door County, WI
Pine Needle Basket Weaving with Linda Conroy (9am-4pm) For more information and to register www.theclearing.org
Basic Broom Making: Make a Hearth Broom with Little John (9am-4pm) For more information see www.clearing.org
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November 10, 2008 Herbal Soap Making (6-8:30pm)Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee, WI For more information see www.outpostnaturalfoods.coop or call 414-755-3202
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November 11, 2008 Herbal Soap Making (6-9:00pm) Maywood Environmental Center, Sheboygan, WI For more information and to register call (920) 459-3906
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November 15, 2008 Home Cheese Making all day class at Swanstone Gardens in Green Bay, WI Lunch is included. www.swanstonegardens.com/ to register call (920) 866-9367
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November 22, 2008 Home Cheese Making In this all day class learn the Lost Art of Home Cheese Making
Driftless Folk School Viroqua, WI 54665 For more information see driftlessfolkschool.org or call (608) 637-3550
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November 22, 2008 (10am-5pm) Broom Making: A Lost Art Join Little John for this all day broom making class. Driftless Folk School Viroqua, WI 54665 For more information see driftlessfolkschool.org or call (608) 637-3550________________________________________________________________________________________
November 2
3, 2008 Communicating From the Heart In this all day class we will learn the basics of a communciation model developed by International peacemaker Marshall Rosenberg and have the opportunity to put it into practice. This is a fun and enlivening process. Driftless Folk School Viroqua, WI 54665 For more information see driftlessfolkschool.org or call (608) 637-3550__________________________________________________________________________________________
Watch for more classes to be added!!
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Fermented Beverages: Beer, Wine, Soda Making and more!May 4, 2008 (10am-4pm)
2009 dates to be announced!
Join Linda and John for this fun and inspiring day.
Learn how easy it is to make beer, wine, meade and soda in your own kitchen.
Learning the basics participants will leave feeling confident in making their
own beverages at home. Discussions about influencing your beverages with herbs
for promoting health will be included. Each person will leave with a bottle that
we cork together. A whole and wild food lunch will be included.
For more information rosemarygoddess@moonwiseherbs.com
or call 920-452-HERB This class is held at a private residence in Sheboygan. You
will be provided with directions once you have registered.
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3rd Annual Morel Mushroom Hunt
with Little John
Both of these programs are full for 2008! Thanks for all the interest and check back next year!
May 17, 2008 (11am-4pm)
May 18, 2008 (11am-4pm)
bring a lunch
a meeting place near Sheboygan, WI will be disclosed upon registration.
sign up early as this program fills quickly.
Join
Little John in the beautiful rolling hills of the Kettle Moraine State Forest
for the
annual Morel Mushroom Hunt! The deep ravines and hardwood forests of this area
are
ideal for Morels. Little John will take you on an a day long hunt/hike so come
prepared
for a work out. His theory is " the more ground that you cover, the more
mushrooms
you'll
find." We will finish our day with a joyful gathering around the camp
stove as we fry up
some
of our harvest with homemade butter. This will be an adventure that you will
not forget!
Other
wild edibles will be pointed out along the
way.
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For additional programs click here to see our new calendar page:
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Herbs -n- Brooms
Our wares can be found at the following retail locations:
Grassway Organics Farm Store N600 Plymouth Trail New Holstein, WI 53061
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You can find our handcrafted herbal wares, brooms
and more at the following events:
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Local Food for Global
Thought
Maywood's Local Food Fair
Saturday, February 9, 2008 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m)
Drop-in and learn about local food options and the Slow Food Movement. Meet local food producers and owners of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms. Businesses and farms will have information and food items for sale. Guest speaker presentations throughout the day. Watch for a schedule in early 2008.
Moonwise Herbs will have a booth at this event!
Ellwood H. May Environmental Park
Maywood
3615 Mueller Road
Sheboygan, WI 53083
Phone (920) 459-3906
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Women's Spirit Conference
Dancing on the Threshold of Balance-20 Years of Woman Spirit!!| North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, Illinois** February 22-24, 2008 |
We will be offering our handcrafted herbal wares and brooms!!
For more information see: www.womenandreligion.org/WWS2008.htm
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Ostara Festival
7300 Chestnut Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Hart Park, River Room
Time: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
We will offer our wares and workshops again this year!!
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Earthday Celebration
April 20, 2008
3615 Mueller Road
Sheboygan, WI 53083
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We will have a booth and offer herb as well as broom making workshops!!!
April 27, 2008
Muellner
Building
7300
Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
1 Blk South of North 72nd & West State Streets
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Herbfest
May 3, 2008
We will have a booth, offer a workshop: Cooking with Herbs for Health, Nourishment and Fun and be offering broom making demonstrations.!!
Green Bay Botanical Gardens Green Bay, WI
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Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair
June 20-22, 2008
Join us for the 19th annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair The Fair will be held at the
ReNew the Earth Institute For more information see www.the-mrea.org/
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Kickapoo Country Fair
July 26th and 27th, 2008
Lafarge, WI
For more information www.kickapoocountryfair.org
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August 2, 2008 United
Plant Savers Conference to be held at Upland Hills Ecological
Awareness Center,
Upland Hills School and The Karen Joy Theatre in Oxford, Michigan
PRESENTERS
Cascade Anderson Geller
Jim McDonald
Wendy Wagoner
Joyce Wardwell
Coleen Dodt
Leslie Williams
Althea Northage-Orr
Christine Dennis
Linda Conroy
George Vaughn
Betzy BancroftTOPICS
Midsummer Medicine Herb Walk
"Free Medicine"
Collecting Native Seed
Homegrown Adaptogens
Using Invasive Species
Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Capturing the Wild... Fermentation for Herbalists
Exploring Life's Meaning through Plants and Nature
Herb Walks . . . . and more
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Earth Fest
A Sheboygan Favorite with music, speakers, vendors and more!!
Saturday August 16, 2008 (10am-10pm)
Fountain Park, Sheboygan, WI
Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering, Bad River Indian Reservation
August 17-23, 2008
Primitive skill building workshops and more!! We will not be attending this event this year, but hope that you will!
http://nativeways.tripod.com/id24.htm
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L.A. County Fair, Pomona CA
September 2008
We will be offering broom making, soap making and salve making demonstrations in the Heritage Square as well as
offering our wares for sale!
For more information see: www.lacountyfair.com/2007/homepage.asp
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27th Women and Spirituality Conference
October October 11 & 12, 2008
Mankato State University, Mankato, MN
For more information: 507-389-2077 or visit http://sbs.mnsu.edu/women/
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From the Land: October 25th and 26th, 2008
A Gathering of Traditional Crafts and Skills
Green Green WI
For more information 920-294-3029 or shebaa@dotnet.com
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Madison Herb Society 25th Annual Herb Fair
October 8, 2008
Browse through displays of herbal treats & teas, crafts, free presentations and books for sale.
Sponsored by The Madison Herb Society. Admission to the fair is free and open to the public.
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI
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December 6, 2008 Holiday Fair Tamarak School, Milwaukee Wisconsin
for more information www.tamarackwaldorf.org/ We will be offering our wares and demonstrating
broom making!
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