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Baskets and Botany


Baskets and Botany

June 20-22, 2025 - Friday afternoon to Sunday Evening

Boulder, CO

Join Kat for a hands-on immersion into the world of plants, weaving together the arts of basketry, plant identification, and herbal medicine.

In this class, you’ll learn to recognize and responsibly harvest wild plants for both medicine and craft, deepening your relationship with the natural world. We’ll cover the fundamentals of plant ID, the medicinal properties of key species, and essential medicine-making techniques. You’ll also explore two styles of basketry—coil basketry and splint basketry—learning how to gather, process, and work with natural materials to create functional and beautiful woven pieces. Whether you’re drawn to plants for their healing gifts or their beauty, this class offers a blend of ancestral skills, practical botanical knowledge and ecological connection.

  • Basket Making

    • Coil and Splint basket techniques, including hands-on practice

    • How to identify materials

    • Material harvesting preparation and preservation

  • Herbalism Concepts

    • Energetics

    • Indications for over 10 herbs

    • Dosage and safety considerations

    • Formulation

  • Botany

    • Botanical terminology

    • Plant Family Patterns

    • Poisonous plants

  • Medicine Making

    • Infusions and Decoctions 

    • Tinctures

      • Participants will take home 1 herbal tincture

    • Tea Blending

      • Participants will take home a personally formulated herbal tea blend

More details

Course Costs

  • Early Bird (before May 9th): $300

  • Regular (after May 9th): $350

  • Course Costs include materials for basket and medicine-making materials.

Location and Size

  • Class limited to 10 people

  • Class will take place on a beautiful private property along Left Hand Creek

  • Onsite Parking

Class times

  • Friday, 1:30 - 5pm

  • Saturday, 9-5pm

  • Sunday, 9-5pm

Still have questions?

Contact Kat Mackinnon, 860-917-9044, kat@meetthegreen.com

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