Covid protocols: to protect the most vulnerable in our community, and in recognition of long covid’s massive impact, I remain pretty cautious even as the rest of the world moves on. Most classes are held outdoors, and any indoor events will require masking. Please feel free to contact me with any questions; if an accommodation is needed for your safety in a class please ask. Thanks, everyone, for keeping each other safe!
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Upcoming events:
Winter tree identification
Sunday January 11th, 2026 10:30-2:30 in Takoma DC
Learn to identify trees in winter! This class will focus on common street and woodland trees in the DC area. Class is divided into two sections: morning is held indoors to focus on learning characteristics that are useful in identifying trees, followed by an afternoon session outdoors looking at trees in a local park.
Wild Plants! An exploration through the year
(outdoor, in-person, 8 classes March-November) Weeds, native plants, migrant plants, invasive species….we share the city with a huge number of plants in various ecosystems. Watching plants through the year provides a broad understanding of the ways they grow, interact, and create the landscapes in which we live.
Home Apothecary Program
(At Common Good City Farm)
** The 2026 home apothecary will be live in January
An eight month long hands-on program that includes growing, harvesting, and preparing medicinal herbs and foundations of herbalsm. The program is held one Saturday morning and one Monday evening per month, March through November.
2026 Herbal CSA
The CSA is a membership program that includes monthly packages of locally-grown herbal products and classes on identifying local plants, using medicinal herbs, and making your own remedies. The program starts in May but it’s not to early to sign up!
Community apothecary open for walk-ins every Wednesday 4-7. Just in case, I recommend you check my Instagram feed for real-time cancellations! (you don’t have to have an account to view)
Host your own plant walk, medicine-making workshop, or botany class
Topics can be customized to the event, and may include:
- Edible wild plants
- Local medicinal herbs
- Botany and plant identification
- Ethical and respectful harvesting practices
- Making your own herbal medicine
- Health-specific topics
A plant walk can happen anywhere! Tree boxes, railroad tracks, and alleys can be just as interesting as your local park or woodland. Walks usually last 1-3 hours depending on the interest level of the group. Kids are always welcome.
I provide classes for individuals, families, organizations, schools, government agencies, and neighborhood groups. The optimal group size is under 20. During Covid restrictions in-person class size is limited to 10 outdoor participants. To schedule a walk, please email littleredbirdbotanicals@gmail.com.
In the words of one participant: “Thank you so much for the plant walk and consultation. I was very impressed with your knowledge of plants and your ability to convey the information clearly. In reviewing my notes I found that we encountered and you explained more than 20 different types of plants growing in along the course of a four-block walk in my neighborhood….Now I know more of what is in my own backyard, so to speak.”