Seasonal Wellness: Healing with the Rhythms of Nature

What can a root tell us about the season, the soil, and even our own wellbeing?

Herbalist Jessica Maureen Hinsdill returns to the Old Forge Library on Tuesday, September 8, at 6 pm for the next installment of Seasonal Wellness: Healing with the Rhythms of Nature. This fall session, "Nourishing and Grounding Roots", takes a closer look at the roots that plants store underground as summer fades and autumn arrives.

Fall is root-harvesting season, and the evening will explore how roots are used in herbal traditions, what makes them nourishing, and why this time of year is so closely connected with slowing down, gathering energy, and preparing for winter.

The program will be hands-on and practical, with plenty of opportunity to learn about the plants themselves. A tasting of herbal teas made from the roots featured in the program will round out the evening.

Hinsdill is a Boonville-based herbalist and founder of Wild Soulstice LLC. She has spent years teaching people about the properties and uses of plants through herbal education, consultations, plant walks, and other programs. She also leads the Old Forge Library’s popular herbal study group.

The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

Advance registration is strongly recommended. Register by calling the library at 315-369-6008 or emailing oldforge@midyork.org