wild roots & fall foliage: medicinal plants of Michigan
Thursday, September 24, 2026
5:00 to 7:30pm
Autumn is the season of harvest, and the last opportunity to gather wild herbs before they are buried under winter snow; please join herbalist jim mcdonald in a walk around Roselle Park in Ada, MI.
On our walk we'll be wandering around the lawns, fields, and woods to explore the medicinal virtues, identification, folklore and preparation of many of the common "weeds" and wildflowers we pass by every day. The information presented will be both specific and practical, based on jim's 30+ years hands on experience in gathering, preparing, and using herbal remedies, and provide a basis for participants to incorporate what they have learned into usable skills with which to maintain and restore health.
cost...
Each walk is $40, and includes extensive handouts on ethical wildcrafting, medicine making, on some of the plants discussed.
location...
Roselle Park in Ada, MI (just east of Grand Rapids)
1010 Grand River Dr NE
Ada, MI 49301
enter these coordinates into whatever map app you use to see exactly where we'll be meeting: 42.981300, -85.536420
to register...
Please use a "register for a walk" button on this page ; pre-registration helps SO MUCH and is deeply appreciated. Likewise, sharing with and bringing along friends, family, and random passersby makes you awesome! If there is space left you can also bring payment the day of the walk.
Please understand that all walks happen rain, snow, sleet, or shine; please have clothes to keep you warm & dry if there's any chance of snow, sleet or rain.
questions about classes?
I've got answers to frequently asked questions (like times, weather exceptions, missed classes and such) here.