WCR - Schedule

Northwest Wildcrafters’ Rendezvous
General Schedule

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*Subject to change, check back closer to the event.

* This includes 5 workshop periods and 4 Round-table discussion periods.
* Plant walks will be held during workshop periods.
* The free Kid’s Program runs during the main workshop and discussion periods. (Nature walks, crafts, games & more!)

 

May 25, Thursday
Final set up & prep day.  Volunteer helpers are welcome. Check in ahead of time to see if we have any material or tool needs.  

Attendees traveling from long distances may arrive and set up after 5:00 pm. 

 

May 26, Friday

7:00 am           Gates open
7:30 – 8:30       Breakfast
10:00 - 10:30   Opening circle
10:30 – 11:30   Introductions around
11:30 - 12:00   Break for impromptu chatting, & Vendor Village
12:00 – 1:30     Lunch
1:30 – 3:00       Workshop Session A
3:20 - 4:40       Round-table Discussions A
4:40 – 5:30       Vendor Village
5:30 – 7:00       Dinner
7:00 – 8:00       Whole group discussion, topic TBD
8:00 on.            Socializing, music, song circles

 

May 27, Saturday

7:00 am           Gates open
6:30 -7:30       Morning Activities, Yoga
7:30 – 8:30      Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30      Morning circle & introductions
9:30 – 11:00    Workshop Session B
11:20 - 12:30   Round-table Discussions B
12:30 – 2:00    Lunch
2:00 – 3:30      Workshop Session C
3:50 – 5:00      Round-table Discussions C
5:00 – 5:30      Vendor Village
5:30 – 7:00      Dinner
7:00 – 8:00      Whole group discussion, topic TBD
8:00 on            Socializing, music, song circles

 

May 28, Sunday

7:00 am          Gates open
6:30 -7:30       Morning Activities, Yoga
7:30 – 8:30      Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30      Morning circle & introductions
9:30 – 11:00    Workshop Session D
11:20 - 12:30  Round-table Discussions D
12:30 – 2:00    Lunch
2:00 – 3:30      Workshop Session E
3:45 – 4:30      Closing Circle
5:30 – 6:30      Dinner
7:00 on.           Impromptu scheduling, socializing, music, song circles

People who are not leaving till Monday can stay Sunday night.

 

May 29, Monday

7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast

Clean up and take down.  Volunteer helpers are welcome.

 

 

Vendor Village

Just before dinner will be the main times for vendor village to be most active.  Most people who are vending are also presenters or otherwise attending workshops and discussion groups.  Few vendors are coming explicitly to vend to be at their booth the whole time. Many vendors will not be at their booths during workshop and discussion periods but mainly during breaks, meals and the specific times we have designated for vendors.

 

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Workshops & Discussion Groups SCHEDULE

Presenters & Workshop Titles

Workshop descriptions can be found here.

May 17th version

 * Expect there to be a few changes at the time of the actual event.

* New workshops and discussion groups will be added.

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FRIDAY, May 26

Workshop Period A: 1:30 - 3:00

  • Reisha Beck. Plant propagation for field and forest.
  • Natalie Hammerquist. Edible and medicinal plant walk.  

Roundtable Discussions A: 3:20 – 4:40

  • Legalities, permits
  • Edible wild plants 

Whole Group Discussion 7:00 – 8:00 pm

  • Ethical, sustainable wildcrafting.

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SATURDAY, May 27

Workshop Period B: 9:30 - 11:00

  • Paul Cereghino. Restoring and tending public trust landscapes for regenerative harvest. 
  • Ashley Kehl.  Wildcrafting tools. 
  • Grace Spencer. Sitting with dandelion.
  • Gabe Garms, Wild crafted misos. 
  • Leslie Lekos. Wildcrafting for essential oils material andessential oil distillation demo

Roundtable Discussions B: 11:20 – 12:30

  • Ecosystem restoration and wildcrafting.
  • Processing & drying.

Workshop Period C: 2:00 3:30 

  • Natasha Clarke. Hylde More - A story of Elder Mother
  • Terri Wilde. "Weeds". Earth's gift to wildcrafters. Start here. Eat what is in abundance!
  • Kelly Hill. Flower Essences 101
  • Gabe Garms & Reisha Beck.  Plant Walk.

Roundtable Discussions C: 3:50 – 5:00

  • Seaweed
  • Marketing
  • Fibers & dyes 

Whole Group Discussion 7:00 – 8:00 pm

  • Learning from, and collaborating with, Indigenous people.

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SUNDAY, May 28 

Workshop Period D: 9:30 - 11:00

  • Michael Pilarski. Eastside wildcrafted roots: lomatium, redroot, balsamroot, etc.
  • Robin Baire. From Arnica to Yarrow.
  • Diana Law. Making plant essences with plant journeying.
  • George Wooten. Plant walk

Roundtable Discussions D: 11:20 – 12:30

  • Plant Spirit Medicine
  • Certifications
  • Tools & equipment
  • Basketry
  • Crafts

Workshop Period E: 2:00 3:30

  • Sam Israel. Fire and Forests.
  • Benjamin Pixie, Wildcrafting with the bees.