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Northwest Wildcrafters’ Rendezvous

May 26-28th, 2023

LOCATION: Mazama, Washington. Methow Valley, North Cascades

(Venue address sent upon registration)

Registration is OPEN - Click here

If you are interested in Presenting/ teaching, fill out the Presenter Application Form

Registration Cost

$100 Weekend pass
- includes camping & 3 meals a day

$50 Day pass
- includes meals

Children & Teens Free
No charge for Indigenous & people of color.

Please consider Donating to support this event.

No Dogs Allowed

Activities

Workshops
Discussion groups
Plant walks
Herbal marketplace
Circles, singing & dancing

Topics

Ethnobotany
Ethnoecology
Plant spirit medicine
Processing & drying
Marketing
Tool show & tell
Ecosystem restoration
Ethical, sustainable wildcrafting

This is a communal event where everyone is expected to help.

Everyone brings food to contribute & takes turns in the kitchen or helping the village to function in some way. We are seeking lead coordinators to help before and during the event. Fill out the interest form.

Convenor/ Director- Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Botanicals.
FriendsoftheTrees(at)yahoo.com

Volunteer & Worktrade Coordinator - Liz Blackman- lizblackman(at)gmail.com

Kitchen Coordinator - Mardi Ledbetter - shefidgets(at)hotmail.com
Reach out to her for any questions about your food donations.

Registration- Anna Pallotta - Sales.FriendsoftheTrees(at)gmail.com

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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