The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing macroalgae in the field.

Register here.

Simply working with seaweeds as food or understanding how they live and grow in our coastal environments can open a doorway for learning and connection: engaging with and starting to understand seaweeds in the context of their uses as food and medicine and how they live and grow in our coastal environments can teach us a lot about our origins and the primal resources that we still rely on to thrive.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing macroalgae in the field.

Register here.

The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing macroalgae in the field.

Register through Island Rec starting May 1.

This Excursion is Sold-Out. Unfortunately, there is no waitlist. Please join us for one of the other Field Excursions, or we will see you on the Peninsula for next year’s class!

Seaweeds are amazing, unique food sources, unlike any of the land plants that we know. They offer us an exceptional palette of flavors and nutrients, and, what's more, they can even offer us inspiration for new ways of inhabiting our lives. Seaweeds have evolved—through several clever mechanisms—to embody the seemingly contradictory traits of being both strong and flexible simultaneously as they must maintain integrity while being moved by the waves and the tides.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing macroalgae in the field.

Seaweeds have traditionally been important plants for food and healing among coastal people throughout the world and are still critical superfoods for the times in which we live today. With profound and unique healing abilities and superlative nutrient diversity and density, seaweeds may be critical in sustaining human health and supporting detoxification at a time when we are most vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies and toxicity in our foodstream and environment. Whether a foodie, herb student, clinician, or phycophile (seaweed lover) this class will support students in finding their own unique ways of engaging with these magical macroalgae in their everyday lives.

This class is an updated version of previous Seaweeds for Health and Healing classes featuring new information from Kristy’s research for her book, Marine Herbalism.

Register here.

In this free introductory class, students will learn:

• everyday uses of seaweeds

• my favorite types of seaweeds and how to use them

• optimal ways for working with seaweeds as food and medicine

• ideas and recipes for experimenting with seaweeds in your home kitchen

• topical home uses of seaweeds

• inspiration for playing with seaweeds in the herbal kitchen

Register here.

The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

Seaweeds are amazing, unique food sources, unlike any of the land plants that we know. They offer us an exceptional palette of flavors and nutrients, and, what's more, they can even offer us inspiration for new ways of inhabiting our lives. Seaweeds have evolved—through several clever mechanisms—to embody the seemingly contradictory traits of being both strong and flexible simultaneously as they must maintain integrity while being moved by the waves and the tides.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing plants in the field. This 2.5-hour adventure will cover:

types of local seaweeds

harvesting and drying techniques

tides and times of year for harvesting seaweed varieties

sustainable harvesting practices

healing properties

micronutrients

iodine and thyroid health

external uses of seaweeds

pollution issues

Kelp lemonade demo

Mermaid Botanicals t-shirt raffle

Participants will take home a jar of kelp pickles that we make in class.

Note we will not be harvesting in this class. For harvesting, join us on San Juan Island.

There will be no seaweed artwork making in this class. For seaweed artwork, join us on Orcas or San Juan.

Register through Dandelion Botanicals.

The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

Seaweeds are amazing, unique food sources, unlike any of the land plants that we know. They offer us an exceptional palette of flavors and nutrients, and, what's more, they can even offer us inspiration for new ways of inhabiting our lives. Seaweeds have evolved—through several clever mechanisms—to embody the seemingly contradictory traits of being both strong and flexible simultaneously as they must maintain integrity while being moved by the waves and the tides.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing plants in the field. This 2.5-hour adventure will cover:

types of local seaweeds

harvesting and drying techniques

tides and times of year for harvesting seaweed varieties

sustainable harvesting practices

healing properties

micronutrients

iodine and thyroid health

external uses of seaweeds

pollution issues

Seaweed harvesting, seaweed artwork, kelp lemonade, Mermaid Botanicals t-shirt raffle.

Note we will not be making kelp pickles in this class. For kelp pickle making, join us on Orcas or Whidbey Island.

Register through Island Rec.

The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

Seaweeds are amazing, unique food sources, unlike any of the land plants that we know. They offer us an exceptional palette of flavors and nutrients, and, what's more, they can even offer us inspiration for new ways of inhabiting our lives. Seaweeds have evolved—through several clever mechanisms—to embody the seemingly contradictory traits of being both strong and flexible simultaneously as they must maintain integrity while being moved by the waves and the tides.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing plants in the field. This 3-hour adventure will cover:

types of local seaweeds

harvesting and drying techniques

tides and times of year for harvesting seaweed varieties

sustainable harvesting practices

healing properties

micronutrients

iodine and thyroid health

external uses of seaweeds

pollution issues

seaweed artwork

Participants will take home a jar of kelp pickles that we make in class!

One lucky participant will take home a Mermaid Botanicals bullwhip kelp t-shirt in our kelp lemonade raffle.

Note: There will be no seaweed harvesting in this class other than for artwork. For seaweed harvesting, join us in the San Juan Island class.

Early Bird discount registration through June 1, 2023. Register here.

Wild carrot seed (Daucas carota) has been used for centuries by women to prevent pregnancy. Join us as we uncover the mysteries of this lost tradition, of knowing our bodies and our cycles and working consciously with plants for contraception. 

Kristy will talk about her personal journey working with wild carrot for contraception over the past decade.

In this class, students will gain:

• a deeper understanding of their bodies and their cycles

• when it is appropriate to work with wild carrot and when it is not

• a sense of autonomy over their individual process around contraception and fertility

• a new, more intimate connection to a familiar backyard plant

Call Living Earth Herbs to register: 360-734-3207

The ocean is an elemental body that connects continents and people throughout the world; we realize more of our interconnectedness when we step into the ocean and sense how the same water that is touching us has also touched far-away lands and far-away people. The ocean is the source and origin of life, yet a place that holds many mysteries for us land dwellers. Seaweeds link us back to these origins, connect us to other places in the world, and open the doorway to this underwater world that is so familiar and yet so unknown.

Seaweeds are amazing, unique food sources, unlike any of the land plants that we know. They offer us an exceptional palette of flavors and nutrients, and, what's more, they can even offer us inspiration for new ways of inhabiting our lives. Seaweeds have evolved—through several clever mechanisms—to embody the seemingly contradictory traits of being both strong and flexible simultaneously as they must maintain integrity while being moved by the waves and the tides.

The Seaweed Field Excursion is a unique opportunity to deepen your connection to the ocean and its amazing, healing plants in the field. This 2.5-hour adventure will cover:

types of local seaweeds

harvesting and drying techniques

tides and times of year for harvesting seaweed varieties

sustainable harvesting practices

healing properties

micronutrients

iodine and thyroid health

external uses of seaweeds

pollution issues

Participants will take home a jar of kelp pickles that we make in class.

Call Living Earth Herbs to register: 360-734-3207

Seaweeds have traditionally been important plants for food and healing among coastal people throughout the world and are a rich source of diverse nutrients uncommonly available in land plants. Students will experience a thorough introduction to seaweeds, covering internationally available seaweeds as well as some specific to the Pacific Northwest. Learn about:

types of seaweeds

seaweed ecosystems

healing properties

iodine and thyroid health

external uses of seaweeds

pollution issues

This class is an updated version of previous Seaweed classes featuring new data from a study done on our local Salish Sea seaweeds.

Tuesday, January 31, 5-7pm PDT

Register here.

https://www.mermaid-botanicals.com/shop/p/zoom-class-seaweeds-for-health-and-healing

Wild carrot seed (Daucas carota) has been used for centuries by women to prevent pregnancy. Join us as we uncover the mysteries of this lost tradition, of knowing our bodies and our cycles and working consciously with plants for contraception. 

Kristy will talk about her personal journey working with wild carrot for contraception over the past decade.

In this class, students will gain:

• a deeper understanding of their bodies and their cycles

• when it is appropriate to work with wild carrot and when it is not

• a sense of autonomy over their individual process around contraception and fertility

• a new, more intimate connection to a familiar backyard plant

Sunday, January 22, 4-6pm PDT

Register here.

https://www.mermaid-botanicals.com/shop/p/empowered-contraception

Wild carrot seed (Daucas carota) has been used for centuries by women to prevent pregnancy. Join us as we uncover the mysteries of this lost tradition, of knowing our bodies and our cycles and working consciously with plants for contraception. 

Kristy will talk about her personal journey working with wild carrot for contraception over the past decade.

In this class, students will gain:

• a deeper understanding of their bodies and their cycles

• when it is appropriate to work with wild carrot and when it is not

• a sense of autonomy over their individual process around contraception and fertility

• a new, more intimate connection to a familiar backyard plant

Call Living Earth Herbs to register: 360-734-3207