Medicinal Plants
Growing a Medicine Garden Series with Lottie Spady of Earthseed Detroit
Keep Growing Detroit is excited to announce a comprehensive four-part series of classes titled "Growing a Medicine Garden," taught by renowned herbalist Lottie Spady. Lottie, the founder of Earthseed Detroit, a medicinal herb company, is a dedicated environmental and food justice activist with over six years of formal study in herbalism. Her expertise includes wildcrafting herbs for tinctures and medicinal tea blends.
The series offers an opportunity to identify wild-growing herbs, understand their medicinal properties, learn how to establish and maintain a medicinal herb garden, and practice herbal medicine making. Participants will receive supplies to start their own medicinal herb garden, including plants and tincture-making materials. A certificate of completion will be awarded to those who attend all required activities.
This application is open to anyone involved in a community, market, or school garden, reflecting Keep Growing Detroit's commitment to diversity and inclusivity. We aim for the participants in our series to mirror the city's rich diversity, enhancing the shared learning environment and enriching the overall experience. By engaging diverse gardeners, we believe we can foster a broader understanding of medicinal gardening within Detroit's varied communities.
You must complete an application to be considered for the Growing a Medicine Garden Series. If selected you will be contacted with further details. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023
Program Details
This series of classes, including supplies, is valued at over $200 per person. However, we understand that this cost may present a barrier for some community members. As such, we're offering a sliding scale fee structure with a base rate of $35. If you're in a position to contribute more, we appreciate your generosity, which allows us to keep our programs accessible. Conversely, if you need to pay less, please feel free to do so. We aim to make our classes available to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances.
Ideal candidates will…
Be a current Garden Resource Program member gardening in Detroit , Highland Park or Hamtramck
Operate an existing community, school or market garden
Has interest in establishing a medicinal herb bed in their garden
Commit to attend all classes
Be able to pick up class materials from the KGD Farm (drop off can be arranged)
Enjoys working with diverse groups of people
Willing to share information gained from this series with members of their community
CLASS DATES
June 15th 6-8:30 PM: Backyard Herbs: Inspiring Community Resilience (online)
July 20th 6-8:30 PM: Herbalism 101: Exploring the World of Herbal Formulations (online)
August 17th 6-8:30PM: Backyard Apothecary: Crafting Herbal Medicine - Each participant will receive a tincture making kit (in person)
September 21st, 6-8:30PM: Empowering Green Spaces: Designing your Community Herbal Garden- Plant pick up and Herb walk (in person)!
CLASS LOCATION
We're thrilled to be back with our in-person classes! We'll start our series with the first two sessions online, but we'll transition to in-person classes for the final two. Our series also includes an exciting group herb walk! We kindly request that participants commit to attending the entire series.
DIVERSITY
Keep Growing Detroit is dedicated to fostering diversity in our "Growing a Medicine Garden" series. We actively seek participants from various cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, ensuring the program reflects the rich diversity of Detroit's population. The inclusion of diverse voices and experiences enriches the learning environment and promotes a greater understanding of medicinal gardening.
