Hawthorn Botanical Gathering – Pennsylvania School of Herbalism

The Pennsylvania School of Herbalism helps to organize the yearly Hawthorn Botanical Gathering which takes place each year in June in Central Pennsylvania. Our 2025 gathering is taking place June 27th and 28th at Rhoneymeade in Centre Hall, PA. To learn more, please visit the Hawthorn Botanical Gathering website or follow us on Facebook and Instagram @HawthornBotanicalGathering

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#newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking

#newenglandaster #herbalism #medicinemaking

Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice

Both of us have been leaning into a cacao practice lately and it’s been really wonderful! Cacao has incredibly wonderful health benefits, incoming energizing, antioxidant properties, and mood uplifting. Best of all, you can support women owned businesses and sustainable cacao production. I’m really enjoying making this part of my regular practice. #cacao #cacaoceremony #herbalism #sacredplants

Music: Youth
Musician: @iksonmusic

Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look

Learn how to identify poison ivy! Also take a look at Dana’s cute little baby birds :-). #poisonivy #toxichendron #toxichendronradacans #plantid #awarenessmedicine #awareness #sisterivy

Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead!

Hops tower and harvest at the Driscoll homestead!

#sedative #humuluslupulus #hops #botanicalmedicine

Today we were really honored to meet and learn fro

Today we were really honored to meet and learn from herbalist Matthew Wood. Dana’s primary herbal teacher is Jim McDonald, who was one of Matthew’s students. Dana is extremely honored to be in this herbal lineage, and to practice and teach traditional western herbalism. Matthew has a great new book out titled “A Shamanic Herbal”—can’t wait to read it! #herbalism #herbs #herbalteachers #beautifulday

Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas

Making an herbal simple syrup to make herbal sodas at our Saturday Women’s Retreat! Yum! This herbal soda syrup has lemon balm, mint, rosemary, and a little sage. #herbalsoda #sodasyrup #handmadesoda #homemadesoda #rosemary #lemonbalm #sage #mint #mortarandpestle #womensherbalretreat

Music: Always
Musician: Rook1e

Willow for rooting plants! #willow #root #plants

Willow for rooting plants!

#willow #root #plantstarts

A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalis

A little video pre-class for our backyard herbalism class! This was a full class of wonderful people who wanted to learn about the medicine in their backyard. We covered four different medicinal plants: plantain, ground ivy, all heal and jewelweed. We also learned how to make four different preparations: the jewelweed infused witch hazel for poison ivy, a backyard healing salve, a backyard tummy tea, and a fresh poultice of plantain! #backyardherbalism #plantain #jewelweed #groundivy #allheal #salve #paherbschool #herbalism #healing

Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up

Reishi mushroom haul these ones will. Be sliced up and dried for medicine making!

#ganodermatsugae #hemlockvarnishshelf #foraging

A little discussion about comfrey and animals in h

A little discussion about comfrey and animals in herbalism—Dana’s goose knows a good plant when they see it! #comfrey #herbalism #gooseherbalism #healing #healingplants

We enjoyed putting together the first CSH basket o

We enjoyed putting together the first CSH basket of our 2024 season! If you missed this one but you are interested in joining us for the September or October basket It is not too late to sign up. We can prorate your cost!

Items in this basket include:
- White pine and materia Medica
- a mini botany bouquet with a variety of asters and mint family plants as well as a poppy seed head. Seeds can be saved to plant next year, there is also a loop so that you can take a look at the flowers and use that tool in your botany journey
- a poultice powder for your first aid kit
- a culinary bundle with fresh coriander seeds, sage and oregano
- a beautiful foraging ethics poster
- a DIY Pine-Sol project
- a recipe for tree tea which includes hickory nuts, White pine and black birch

#communitysupportedherbalism #csh #herbalmedicine #basketofherbs #herbs

Plantain harvesting! We have a beautiful patch he

Plantain harvesting! We have a beautiful patch here. #plantain #plantagomajor #plantago #herbalism #herbs

Scenes from our Foundations in Holistic Herbalism

Scenes from our Foundations in Holistic Herbalism course last weekend! To learn more about our courses, you can visit www.paherbschool.com

#poultice #poulticepowder #PAsh

#poultice #poulticepowder #PAsh

#lobeliainflata #firstaid #herbalmedicine #botanic

#lobeliainflata #firstaid #herbalmedicine #botanicalmedicine

Medicinal pollinator garden tour - If you are inte

Medicinal pollinator garden tour - If you are interested in joining us for a plant walk or garden night, check out our calendar on our website. We have a few upcoming plant walks.

One with Dana on July 10th near Indiana, PA
A community garden night @rhoneymeade with Briel on July 11th in Centre Hall
As well as a plant walk on the 28th @rhoneymeade

Take a look at what's blooming for you today!

Outdoor dehydrator tour! Lots of good medicinal a

Outdoor dehydrator tour! Lots of good medicinal and culinary herbs! #dehydrator #herbs #oregano #herbalism #herbalistpractice #herms #goodmedicine

This is the Milky oat harvest for our Foundations

This is the Milky oat harvest for our Foundations of holistic Herbalism class tomorrow! We will be making a Milky oat tincture. This course is full for this season but we will run it again in the spring. It's a great way to get a good foundation for your Herbal practice and then you can build upon it with other classes. This course provides a 25-hour certificate which can be applied to our 50-hour certificate. Details on our website!

#milkyoats #harvent #learnherbalism

#avenasativa #oattops #milky

#avenasativa #oattops #milky

A full car headed to the herb gathering!!! Dana an

A full car headed to the herb gathering!!! Dana and Brie are teaching this weekend! Full of plants, seeds and love!!! #hawthornbotanicalgathering #herbalism #packedcar

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