Metis Riverside Plants, Foods & Medicines

Metis Riverside Plants, Foods & Medicines

Explore 3 unique ecosystems in Fish Creek Park with a Metis Herbalist. We will move along the riverbanks, under cottonwoods and through the prairie grasses of the Bow River Valley, sharing information from Metis plant culture and relationships. Teachings on the...
Elderberry Medicine Make & Take

Elderberry Medicine Make & Take

Elderberry is one of our best traditional antiviral medicines and a traditional source of food, tools and a rainbow spectrum of dyes for clothing and crafts. In this workshop we’ll be making elderberry syrup from scratch, and getting creative along the way with...
Lii Bonn Michinn – Metis Traditional Medicine

Lii Bonn Michinn – Metis Traditional Medicine

Learn about the blended healing traditions of Metis people, including plant medicine traditions, Right Relationships & Living in a Good Way. This is the 3rd lesson in a series, you may join at any time. We will learn from elder Cheryle Chagnon about the medicine...
Turn Your Patio Into a Garden

Turn Your Patio Into a Garden

This year I moved into an apartment in the city. One if its best features is a 10 foot by 4 foot, South-facing patio that backs onto the quiet alley behind my building. When I first planted a few tomato seedlings in late March I never dreamed that this tiny space...