#1 barter homemade herbal medicine: Contribute herbal medicine that you make (if you already are making herbal medicine) or another approved item we can use in our kits. Here is a sample of some of the herbal adjacent items we put in our kits: art and affirmation cards that encourage emotional resilience, homemade natural cleaners, clean socks, natural wipes, hand warmers, mini sewing kits, and you might have another idea of what we might include - we continue to evolve!
The herbal kits we are distributing at present: RESILIENCE (nervous system support for stress and trauma), immune support, and kits for those who are unhoused.
#2 volunteer making herbal medicine together: Help out at one of our scheduled medicine making times to make medicine together to distribute in our kits and at herbal consults. You can see on the year calendar (first item under "CLASSES" in the bar at the top of the page) and in SignupGenius when the two medicine making times each month will be.
#3 cash donation: The value of each class is $30, but this is a sliding scale collaborative where we do not want anyone not attending because of financial constraints.
There are other volunteer options available like delivering herbal kits, teaching a class for us, helping set up and clean up before and after classes, painting our community room, driving someone to a class who needs a ride, supporting an elder in our community who is in need of a visit, body work for elders, etc.
Detroit Region Herbal Collaborative
Beginning Level Classes Herbal Classes 2024
This community is built at the speed of relationships.
Location of our classroom is near McNichols & Livernois in Detroit. Address and details given upon registration.
Please register for class via the SignupGenius link and let us know what your barter will be (3 options available). One of the things that makes the DRHC distinctive is that we are barter based and we are working towards building healthy community at the intersection of social justice, racial conciliation, and herbalism. Please join us! This is joyful work!
COMPLETED Sat Feb 24th • 4-7:30p Topic: Medicinal Gardening Teachers: Ashaki Johnson & Marlyn Minus
COMPLETED Sat Mar 23rd 4-7:30p Topic: Cooking with Herbs Teachers: Junko Miyata, Dana Dacres & Ashaki Johnson
COMPLETED Sat Apr 27th 4-7:30p Topic: Water Extractions Teachers: Marlyn Minus & Tina Stone
COMPLETED: Sat May 25th 4-7:30p Topic: Spring Herb Walk Location: Palmer Park, Detroit Facilitated by DRHC Community Herbalists
COMPLETED: Sat Jun 22nd 4-7:30p Topic: Herbs for Lung Health Teacher: Geo Edwards
COMPLETED: Sat Jul 27th 4-7:30p Topic: Alcohol Extractions Facilitated by Ashaki Johnson, Marlyn Minus & Lea Pfeifer
Sat Aug 24th 4-7:30p Topic: Summer Herb Walk at a local park Facilitated by Tahkisha Crawford & DRHC Community Herbalists
Sat Sept 28th & 29th (ALL DAY both days) Topic: The Nervous System & Brain Special 2 day session for community herbalists and for mental & emotional health workers in our community. The community elders involved in Race Matters will be discerning who invitations will be extended to as there is limited seating. Teacher: Robyn Gobbel
Sat Oct 26th 4-7:30p Topic: Oil Extractions (Lotions, Salves) Facilitated by Tahkisha Crawford & DRHC Community Herbalists
*SUNDAY Nov 10th 2-5:30p FINAL CELEBRATION for all! Potluck & Herbal Medicine Exchange! Bring a dish from your ethnic roots that is special and/or comfort food for you (enough to share). Also bring something you have made by hand with herbal medicine (or adjacent arts) that can be exchanged with everyone else at the celebration. We will finalize how many people are coming as it gets closer so we can each know how much medicine to make. For example - bring 20 handmade herbal salves so each person can take one home.
