Herbal Education Classes

From time to time, we offer a variety of herbal classes ranging from herb walks to traditional water-bath canning and food preservation to making plant-based salves to basket-weaving with invasive vines. Come learn and grow with us!  Plant Walk with Adam Bigelow Cost: $25 Join Adam with Bigelow's Botanical Excursions May 8th from 3-5pm for a slow and gentle walk the Red Moon garden & woodland trail. Adam will teach about plant identification, including edible and medicinal uses, ecological roles and relationships, as well as the uses and stories of Cherokee and other Indigenous Peoples. Adam Bigelow is a horticulturist and amateur botanist who lives in Cullowhee, NC, and has been studying the plants and wildflowers of Southern Appalachia for over 20 years. Adam is the owner/operator of Bigelow’s Botanical Excursions, an eco-tour business leading guided plant walks in WNC. He is an avid organic gardener who founded and managed the Cullowhee Community Garden for ten years. Adam is a member of the planning committee for the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, the largest and one of the oldest Native Plant conferences in the country and has attended the conference for many years. Adam lives in Cullowhee at 3,600 ft surrounded by Native Plants and Wildflowers. We want this accessible to as many as possible so email jeannie@redmoonherbs.com if you'd like to attend but cannot afford to attend at this time, we offer 2 scholarships.