Description

Learn the abundant medicine waiting for you right outside your door with this beginner-friendly, in-person, hands-on course! Reading about herbs and identification online is a great resource, but nothing beats learning from a real teacher, in person! You’ll get to see, touch, and smell the plants and sometimes taste them in this course.

Plus, you’ll get to meet other cool people and spend the day outdoors, weather permitting.

Alison Meehan has been studying foraging, plants, gardening, and herbal remedies for 25 years. She had attended the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, a world-renowned herbal medicine school, plus attended many other courses by survivalists such as Tom Brown, Jr.

We’ll cover:

• Identifying wild herbs and medicinal mushrooms you can harvest locally in Virginia.
• How to harvest, preserve, and unlock the medicinal powerhouse in these amazing herbs.
• How to make a tincture, a salve, an herbal vinegar, an herbal honey, and teas.
• Common ailments and the best herbs plus methods for using it.
• Plus, we will make some of these concoctions to launch your own home apothecary.

Participants will have the opportunity to take home seeds and herbs as available on our property!

When: 10 to 3, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025

Location: Tracks and Roots Homebase in Glen Allen, VA off Kain Road (exact address and other instructions sent out after sign-up).

Ages: 18 and up

Prerequisites: Level 1 Foraging 

Please e-mail us at tracksandroots@gmail.com for any questions!

Reviews

“Alison (and staff) were knowledgeable and engaging. She showed us several edible and medicinal plants. She had lots of activities for the students including making a salve, fire starting and making acorn flour. it was a great hands-on program.” – Alysia

“What a meaningful and FUN experience—Allison was so knowledgeable and both students and adults learned so much, from how to make homemade salves to foraging for wild plants such as plantain, yarrow, violet, and spicebush. We will be repeat attendees, for sure! Thanks.” – Sarah “

Thank you so much for teaching my son and I about the edible plants! We appreciate your knowledge about which plants are edible and which are poisonous, as well as which ones have look-a-likes. You are enjoyable to be around and easy to learn from!” – Jennifer and Cody

“I recently attended the ‘Wild edible plant course and was blown away by Alison’s and David’s knowledge. It was everything I was hoping for, and then more! I look forward to future courses!” – Tayler

“Thank you for doing this! We really enjoyed it. The kids are searching our yard collecting edibles.” – Sabrina

“I really enjoyed the class yesterday – it was informative and fun! I plan on going to Deep Run and attempting to identify some plants and trees!” – Liz

“Thank you so much for a wonderful class yesterday. I enjoyed it very much. Going forward, I will be far more aware of my surroundings. – Suzanne

Please Note:

I’m away from my computer 2 days a week to maintain my own deep connection to nature so additional details will arrive a few days before the class (normally much earlier)!

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