Spring Tonics & Wild Greens

Instructor: Bonnie Lenneman

Day & Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuition: $85.00

Ages: Adult (18 and Up)

Location: This workshop takes place at both the John C. Campbell Folk School Campus and Olive’s Porch. Participants will meet on the main campus at 10 a.m. The meeting place will be determined and announced via email in the week prior to the scheduled workshop date. Class will break for lunch and meet at Olive’s Porch in Murphy for the afternoon.   Campus Map 

All levels are welcome. No experience required. Must be able to walk at a moderate pace and navigate uneven terrain.

Students Please Bring:

• Weather-appropriate outdoor gear (we’ll be walking rain or shine)
• Apron
• Lunch
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Spring is upon us! The earth gifts us each year with plants that help us release that which has been stored over the winter, allowing us to more abundantly invite in the new. These “spring tonics” not only aid in digestion and are high in nutrients but are also delicious and abundant! Experience the joy of eating weeds as we spend the morning identifying and foraging for plants on the Folk School campus, followed by an afternoon of crafting food and medicine from our findings. Projects include vinegars, pesto, and herb salts from wild spring greens.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $30.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* Workshops are subject to low enrollment cancellation if the minimum number of 4 students is not reached. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information.

About the Instructor: Bonnie Lenneman (she/they) is an herbalist and community educator residing on traditional ᏣᎳᎩ or Tsalagi (Cherokee) land near what's now known as Brasstown, NC (Itseyi), where she explores mountains and creeks, forages, makes medicine, and learns from plant and fungal teachers.  She is passionate about good (and wild) food, the intersection between food and medicine, ancestral skills, ecology, community resilience, and the healing properties of plants. Bonnie shares her enthusiasm with her community through plant walks, food and medicine workshops, an herbal CSA, and wellness consultations through her small business Hearth & Hedge. A former Folk School work study student, student host, and Olive's Porch Artist in Residence, Bonnie has been teaching and assisting Folk School classes since 2015.