When you purchase a holiday gift from The WANDER School, your support of small business is appreciated more than you could ever know, especially in these difficult times.
Scroll down to browse gifts options for that wild food and herb-curious plant person on your list, including:
- Virtual Gifts (Plant Walks and Private Virtual Botanical Discovery Sessions with Abby Artemisia)
- Patreon Memberships starting at just 5 bucks a month to give ongoing foraging, wildcrafting and herbal education
- Books (choose Abby's first book, The Herbal Handbook for Homesteaders, or the newest eCookbook, The Wild Foraged Life)
- Handmade Wildcrafted Appalachian Herbal Products
- Botanical Property Surveys and Private Short-Term Apprenticeships available for gift purchase upon request
- Get in touch if sponsoring an episode of the Wander, Forage & Wildcraft podcast as a gift sounds groovy.
Virtual Gifts
the plant knowledge that transforms lives
Virtual Plant Walk
$35.00
Explore the Appalachians from your couch, and learn how to empower yourself with your own free and vital wild food and medicine! Join botanist, herbalist and professional forager, Abby Artemisia, to meander through the abundance of wild food and medicine that can be foraged in the late summer/early fall. Abby believes nature education is so important, especially information on wild edible and medicinal plants, to help us survive in these tough times. That's why she adapted her plant walks to a virtual format, to help you continue to thrive whether you're far away or COVID is keeping you away from group activities. This plant walk, in the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, features plants that you'll find throughout much of the central and eastern US. Plants included: Sourwood, Sassafras, Witch Hazel, Black Birch, Hemlock tree, Blackberry, Ragwort, Violet, and Mountain Mint. For a special treat, the following mushrooms are included, too: a variety of Chanterelles and Leatherback Milkcaps. Abby teaches you how to harvest the plants and mushrooms, including tips for a sustainable harvest. She tells you about making formulas like teas, tinctures, salves, syrups, and spices, for conditions including coughs, pain, viruses, skin irritation, stagnation, and more. She teaches the Family Method of Identification, giving you patterns to make it easier for you to start to recognize plants and how they're related. You'll get a private link to the video that you can access anytime and as often as you want but please don't share the link - as we offer SO MUCH free education already and every purchase is important to our small business. You can even email Abby about the virtual plant walk with your thoughts and questions! Virtual Botanical Discovery Session
$75.00
Take advantage of this seriously special offer! When you’re walking around outside, and you think... dang I wish I knew more about these plants! More plant knowledge could help me survive, if it all came to that... Your wish is granted. You can now join botanist, herbalist and professional forager, Abby Artemisia, for a private virtual plant walk customized FOR YOU. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS!
*Your order number becomes available on the thank you page after purchase below, and in the email you'll receive after purchase with the subject "Your downloads are ready!" You will need to note this order number to schedule. THIS OFFERING MAKES A GREAT GIFT! If purchasing a Virtual Botanical Discovery Session as a gift, make sure to note the order number you receive, and give THAT to the lucky recipient when you give the gift. You can just print or email out the PDF you receive after purchase to give to to the lucky recipient once you've added the order number details! HERE'S WHAT FOLKS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT VIRTUAL BOTANICAL DISCOVERY SESSIONS WITH ABBY...
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Virtual Botanical Discovery Session
$75.00
Take advantage of this seriously special offer! When you’re walking around outside, and you think... dang I wish I knew more about these plants! More plant knowledge could help me survive, if it all came to that... Your wish is granted. You can now join botanist, herbalist and professional forager, Abby Artemisia, for a private virtual plant walk customized FOR YOU. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS!
*Your order number becomes available on the thank you page after purchase below, and in the email you'll receive after purchase with the subject "Your downloads are ready!" You will need to note this order number to schedule. THIS OFFERING MAKES A GREAT GIFT! If purchasing a Virtual Botanical Discovery Session as a gift, make sure to note the order number you receive, and give THAT to the lucky recipient when you give the gift. You can just print or email out the PDF you receive after purchase to give to to the lucky recipient once you've added the order number details! HERE'S WHAT FOLKS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT VIRTUAL BOTANICAL DISCOVERY SESSIONS WITH ABBY...
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Patreon
- Access to patron-only videos and blog posts
- Tips from Abby’s Kitchen
- Herbal medicine-making tutorials
- A behind-the-scenes look at The WANDER School's classes & events
- Bonus clips from the Wander, Forage & Wildcraft podcast
- Extended footage from Abby’s IGTV videos chock-full of botany and foraging know-how
- Foraged Recipes not available anywhere else
You can choose these different levels of support (additional options available at www.patreon.com/thewanderschool) and monthly or annual payments starting at just 5 bucks a month!
Just use the email address of the giftee you want to give to when you sign up and give them the password!
Give the gift of Patreon today. Click here to buy now.
Books
The Herbal Handbook for Homesteaders
When you’re a homesteader, you face many challenges: from a simple cold, to an earache in your child, fleas on the dog, or worms in your goat. Medicines and treatments are never cheap, and are often vague. Wouldn't it be great to grow, forage, and create natural remedies yourself? Look no further than The Herbal Handbook for Homesteaders!
The Wild Foraged Life eCookbook
Don't miss out on this widely anticipated foraged e-Cookbook presented by The WANDER School.
Over 40 pages of wild foraged recipes from Abby's famed kitchen are now yours to enjoy!!!
This book of time-tested recipes from wildcrafter and professional forager, botanist, and herbalist Abby Artemisia includes:
- Tasty seasonings and condiments to sprinkle and drizzle on every meal
- Delicious beverages to sip on and savor
- Incredible entrees to nourish and delight
- Versatile side dishes to add pizzazz and nutrition
- and Delectable desserts, because dessert is a non-negotiable these days
You seriously want to add this e-book to your collection, so that you can serve up some foraged decadence everyday.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!!
An expanded version of this e-cookbook featuring extra exclusive content is also available as a thank you gift for patrons who support The WANDER School on Patreon at $10/month or more.
Patrons get:
- Access to patron-only videos and blog posts
- Tips from Abby’s kitchen
- Herbal medicine-making tutorials
- A behind-the-scenes look at Abby’s classes
- Bonus clips from the Wander, Forage & Wildcraft podcast and Abby’s videos
- Foraged recipe tutorials not available anywhere else
- Recordings of Abby's monthly Book Club
- ....And of course...a copy of The Wild Foraged Life, Abby's widely anticipated e-cookbook.
Become a Patron here to get your expanded e-cookbook featuring 6 Patron-only exclusives for just $10/month. Your support helps us continue inspiring nature connection and health empowerment in a way that’s accessible to everyone despite background, experience, location, or financial status.
Handmade Wildcrafted Appalachian Herbal Products
Wild Mushroom Tincture
This tincture includes 4 species of ethically, sustainably, and lovingly wildcrafted Appalachian mushrooms. I made it as a dual extraction. Because mushrooms have alcohol and water soluble components, I tincture them in organic gluten free cane alcohol first and then a long tea extraction (decoction).
Wild mushrooms are being shown to be super anticarcinogenic, preventing and fighting cancer. They are also said to be immunimodulating, taking the immune system from where it is to where it needs to be.
2 ounces
I take one 1/2 dropperful twice a day for immune system maintenance, and several times per day when I'm starting to feel sick. I also take a day of two off every couple weeks or switch with other mushrooms.
ABOUT YOUR PURCHASING OPTIONS
The "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" Initiative
The WANDER School is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization fulfilling the mission of connecting underserved communities in need to medicinal plants.
If you'd like to help, select "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" from the Purchasing Options below to buy your product(s) AND send the same product(s) to a community in need also. The non-profit will take care of distribution.
Otherwise, simply check out with the "Buy My Product" option.
Thank you!
Incendiary Hot Sauce
This is a hot sauce and a tonic rolled into one! With a mild kick, the hot peppers, ginger, toothwort, and hawthorn are good for getting the circulation going. Toothwort is a native wild herb in the mustard family. The root is often substituted for horseradish, with similar taste and herbal qualities.
The turmeric and ginger support the anti-inflammatory response throughout the body. Burdock helps tonify the liver and signal to the body that it's time to get the digestive juices flowing. All the herbs support the immune system all year long, but can help burn out the winter crud, too.
Everything is infused in apple cider vinegar, an all-around health tonic.
Locally grown hot peppers, ginger, and turmeric. Ethically foraged toothwort, hawthorn and burdock.
I love hot sauce, and put a few dashes of this tonic on just about everything I eat!
5 oz
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Consume at your own risk. Discuss any health concerns with a trusted practitioner.
ABOUT YOUR PURCHASING OPTIONS
The "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" Initiative
The WANDER School is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization fulfilling the mission of connecting underserved communities in need to medicinal plants.
If you'd like to help, select "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" from the Purchasing Options below to buy your product(s) AND send the same product(s) to a community in need also. The non-profit will take care of distribution.
Otherwise, simply check out with the "Buy My Product" option.
Thank you!
Elderberry Sumac Rose Elixir
Get it now before it's gone!
With wildcrafted berries, this elixir packs a Vitamin C punch!
Elderberries, sumac berries, and rose hips are all jam-packed with Vitamin C to give your immune system a super boost. Add local honey, spring water, and a little tonifying apple cider vinegar and you’re ready to face anything. Plus, did you know that elderberries can bind with the flu virus and keep it from entering your cells???
Radical!!!
INGREDIENTS: Water, Raw Appalachian Honey, Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Wildcrafted Elderberries, Sumac and Rose Hips.
*These now come in jars to keep the price down and make for easier shipping.
ABOUT YOUR PURCHASING OPTIONS
The "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" Initiative
The WANDER School is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization fulfilling the mission of connecting underserved communities in need to medicinal plants.
If you'd like to help, select "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" from the Purchasing Options below to buy your product(s) AND send the same product(s) to a community in need also. The non-profit will take care of distribution.
Otherwise, simply check out with the "Buy My Product" option.
Thank you!
Harmony Tincture
Trust me, you want this feel-good tonic.
I like to call this my “Happy Juice”. The powder puff pink blossoms, twigs, and leaves of the mimosa tree, called the, “Tree of Happiness,” in Chinese medicine, are combined with hawthorn berries, St. John’s wort, and lemon balm for this delightful tincture.
Hawthorn berries have been known to be a heart tonic for the physical and emotional heart. St. John’s wort and lemon balm have appeared in uplifting, anti-depressive formulas throughout the ages. I take a half dropperful of this mix whenever I feel the need.
*Not recommended for people who are taking pharmaceutical medication (including birth control), or those with bipolar/mania symptoms.
INGREDIENTS: Alcohol, Water, Mimosa, St. John's Wort, Hawthorn, Lemon Balm.
2oz
ABOUT YOUR PURCHASING OPTIONS
The "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" Initiative
The WANDER School is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization fulfilling the mission of connecting underserved communities in need to medicinal plants.
If you'd like to help, select "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" from the Purchasing Options below to buy your product(s) AND send the same product(s) to a community in need also. The non-profit will take care of distribution.
Otherwise, simply check out with the "Buy My Product" option.
Thank you!
Wild Oregano Salt
Add a touch of wild to any savory dish.
"Wild Oregano" is another name for bee balm, a more delicious wild substitute. It's antiseptic, too, with more thymol than thyme. REAL salt is harvested from the salt flats of Utah. This salt is amazing on anything you'd love oregano and salt on, from Italian food to popcorn!
INGREDIENTS: Real Salt, Wildcrafted Bee Balm.
1.5oz jar
ABOUT YOUR PURCHASING OPTIONS
The "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" Initiative
The WANDER School is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization fulfilling the mission of connecting underserved communities in need to medicinal plants.
If you'd like to help, select "Reciprocity (Giving Back) in Action" from the Purchasing Options below to buy your product(s) AND send the same product(s) to a community in need also. The non-profit will take care of distribution.
Otherwise, simply check out with the "Buy My Product" option.
Thank you!
Botanical Property Surveys
Do you know someone you LOVE that always wonders what can be safely eaten or utilized as a healing herb on their property? Maybe they have expressed desire to develop a deeper relationship with the land they live on?
Botanist, Herbalist, Author & Professional Forager, Abby Artemisia, offers botanical property surveys!
At a Botanical Property Survey, someone can spend a half-day (or a full day!) learning all about the plants that grow on their property. A Botanical Property Survey is an opportunity to reconnect with the wild, become empowered with information and know-how to forage for delicious foods and use wild herbs as medicine.
Just email Abby to arrange this gift!
The investment in a Botanical Property Survey is one that will pay dividends over time. The cost is $250 (plus transportation fees of $70 within a 50-mile radius, and $140 within a 100-mile radius of Burnsville, NC). Additional hours can be booked at the rate of $100/hour. Included in this service is a spreadsheet that details the plants on the property.
Private Short-Term Apprenticeships
Abby has so much experience teaching botany, herbalism, wildcrafting, foraging and medicine making! Learn more about Abby here if you haven't met her already...
Here’s how it works...Apprentices spend 1 to 3 days with Abby for hands-on education about plants. Whether someone is interested in botany, wildcrafting, foraging, cooking wild foods, herbalism or medicine-making, the apprenticeship is custom-designed so that the apprentice gets the MOST out of it.
Apprenticeships are $125 per hour per person, plus materials fees for medicine making and cooking classes.
Discounts available for multiple days and groups.
Just ask!
Learn more here and email Abby to purchase Short Term Private Apprenticeships as a gift.