Teachers – Hawthorn Botanical Gathering

Jim McDonald – Friday Workshop and Saturday Workshop and Plant Walk
In 1994, Jim McDonald’s life changed when he drank tea from a wild plant he harvested from the land he lived upon. Since those first sips of strange tea, his life in the woods and meadows of southeast michigan has been centered on the plants & ecosystems of that land, and how he might share their virtues to restore wellness with those around him. jim’s approach to herbcraft is deeply rooted in the land he lives upon, and blends traditional european folk influences with 19th century eclectic and physiomedical vitalism, which he conveys with story, experience, humour, common sense and lore to students, clients, random passersby and readers of his websites www.herbcraft.org & herbcraft.podia.com. He’s taught classes throughout north america, is one of the organizers of the Great Lakes Herb Faire and is currently alternately writing “Foundational Herbcraft” and the “A Great Lakes Herbal”, in addition to articles for journals and other publications. jim is a community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter and medicine maker, and has been an ardent student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft… the plants themselves. https://www.herbcraft.org

Jennifer Anne Tucker
Organizer and Teacher
Jennifer is a botanical and visionary photographer, herbalist and flower essence practitioner with over 45 years of experience teaching plant ways in workshops, conferences and private sessions. She holds a BFA and MFA from Penn State University. Jennifer’s life path changed in 1970 when she met Bill Russell, Keith Wilson and Evelyn Snook and learned wild food foraging and plant medicine ways. She continues following her path and is author of Evelyn’s Ways Cleansing and Nourishing with Plants. Her passion is in co-creating with plants as life-long partners for herself and others. jennifer-tucker.com jenniferanne.tucker@gmail.com

AC Hill – AC Hill is an herb farmer, herbalist, product maker, educator and podcaster. She has been studying and growing herbs since 2012 and will continue to be a lifelong student of Nature. She’s based on a small herb farm and homestead in Central NY on traditional Oneida lands, where she grows hundreds of varieties of medicinal herbs, fruits, trees and fungi. Using her homegrown herbs, AC creates small batch, hand-made herbal remedies like skin soothing salve, muscle rub, tinctures, teas and more under the brand, Traveling Herbe Farmer which you can check out at TravelingHerbFarmer.com.AC loves sharing the things she’s learned over the years with others, especially in hands on, engaging ways. She teaches classes and hosts interns and apprentices at the farm. She’s the co-host of the Plant Cunning Podcast where she and her partner Isaac Hill interview some of the most interesting and inspiring herbalists, gardeners, astrologers, healers, and occultists of our time. They also host an in-person conference, The Plant Cunning Conference.

Robert Pacitti- Office Hours
Robert Pacitti is a professional consulting astrologer and the visionary behind Deep Earth Astrology. Specializing in psychological and vibrational techniques, he has honed his craft under the tutelage of mentors Linda Berry, Sarah Fuhro, Margaret Gray, and Yvonne Tarnas. Infusing his practice with a deep connection to nature spirituality, Robert holds the title of Grand Pendragon in the Ancient Order of Druids in America and is the Director of the MAGUS Gathering in Gore, Virginia.