Virtual Offerings
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 Plant Surveys
$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 botanical plant survey 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 Plant Survey 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 PLANT SURVEY WITH ABBY...
Rooted Remedies with Cindi Quay
$50.00 - $80.00
Saturday, October 14 10:00AM - 3:00PM Smith Mill Works Asheville, NC Sliding scale $50-$80 Pre-registration required. Fall is the ideal time to harvest roots when all the vitality of the plant is returning there for winter storage. Learn why roots are important remedies, when the ideal time is to harvest them (first year vs. second year, etc.), and what we do with them. Prepare your home apothecary with remedies to last all fall and winter long. Botanist, Herbalist, & The WANDER School Founder, Abby Artemisia, will be co-teaching this class with Cindi Quay, Traditional Native Herbalist from the Menominee Tribe. On a plant walk, we’ll learn how to identify herbal root plants, harvest them sustainably, and then watch a demonstration of how to make an elecampane root elixir that you’ll get to take home. You’ll also be gifted with some very special seeds of elecampane cultivated from the Menominee land in Wisconsin. The day will start with a ceremony in the Menominee tradition of the tribe Cindi belongs to, to clear our energy and help us feel rooted on the land. Then we’ll take a plant walk to identify important root herbs and other herbs of fall. Following a short lunch, we’ll meet in the greenhouse classroom for our remedy-making demo and discussion about the best ways to make remedies of various herbs. We’ll be walking outside and in a greenhouse that is not climate-controlled. Come dressed for walking on uneven ground and dress in layers for warm or cool weather and rain. The event happens rain or shine. Bring a lunch, snacks, and drinks. 2 scholarships available for the BIPOC community and 2 work trade positions, first come first served. Please email botanicalabby@gmail.com for more information. There is an option of an elixir with brandy or a non-alcoholic option with apple cider vinegar. Specify in your registration which you prefer. Pre-registration required, sliding scale $50 - $80. Please support at the level you are able to help us continue our important nonprofit work of making education accessible to everyone. The Bountiful Bonanza of Bitters Virtual Class
$20.00
RECORDED VIRTUAL CLASS The Bountiful Bonanza of Bitters Making herbal formulas to support your digestion and spice up your cocktails, mocktails, and sodas. Though bitters are trending, they are concoctions that go way back! Back in the day, folks would eat wild, bitter greens because they were the first fresh food to pop up in the spring. Coincidentally, they’d tonify the body and kickstart the liver after a winter of eating preserved foods. Today we have so many more choices for supporting our livers and protecting us from invaders like environmental toxins and hard-to-digest fatty foods and alcohol. Once you get used to the taste, you’ll actually start to crave it! Did you know that citrus peels, coffeee, chocolate, vanilla, and reishi are actually bitters? Just think of all the tasty and tonifying combinations you can come up with! In this class, you'll learn more about what bitters are, their history, and how they function. Plus, the best part: get a handout with recipes you can make at home for liver and digestive love just in time for the holidays, fancy drinks for entertaining, and they make tantalizing gifts! |
Virtual Botanical Plant Surveys
$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 botanical plant survey 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 Plant Survey 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 PLANT SURVEY WITH ABBY...
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Abby's Books
The Wild Foraged Life E-Cookbook
The #1 E-Cookbook for Wild Foraged Recipes
Over 55 pages of recipes using delicious, wild foraged ingredients for you to enjoy.
This book of time-tested recipes from the famed kitchen of Founder of The WANDER School, wildcrafter and professional forager, botanist, and herbalist, Abby Artemisia.
- 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
- Delectable desserts, because dessert is a non-negotiable these days
- Gluten and dairy free options
Add this e-book to your collection, so that you can serve up some foraged decadence every day.
"Abby's cookbook on foraging helped me think about wild foods in a whole new way. There was a great assortment of appetizers, condiments, and main dishes I could prepare throughout the seasons. If you're just getting into wild food or forage as a way of life, this is a must-have!!" -Cassandra A.
"Abby's Nettle Pancake recipe is a game changer for anyone who has been searching their whole life for a savory pancake. They're also super easy to make and chock full of fresh herbs and greens to make you feel like a superhero when you're eating them. I could not love this recipe any more. Thanks, Abby!" - Liz H.
"I can't get enough of this Wild Oregano Salt recipe! It came together in no time and the smell, color, and taste are beautiful. I love the strong oregano flavor and I use it on savory dishes such as eggs, stir fry, and roasted veggies. I will be making this recipe regularly. I also love how making this recipe gets me outside and exploring my local wild areas to find wild oregano!" -Tasha H.
Exclusive Content on 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!
Click here to buy now.
Curious to learn what wild edibles
might be growing on your land?
Do you always wonder what can be safely eaten or utilized as a healing herb on your property? Maybe you want to have a deeper relationship with the land you live on?
Botanist, Herbalist, Author & Professional Forager, Abby Artemisia, offers botanical property surveys!
At a BOTANICAL PROPERTY SURVEY, you can spend a half-day (or a full day!) learning all about the plants that grow on your 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 your Botanical Property Survey!
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/hr. 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 you are 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.