• Resilience and Nourishment in Challenging Times

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Course Description: Times of uncertainty call for deeper nourishment of body, mind, and spirit.  This workshop offers a restorative, empowering, and nature-based approach to building resilience by weaving together herbalism, nourishing foods, nervous system care, and grounding practices that sustain us through challenge and change. Participants will learn about herbs to strengthen the body, support well-being, […]

    $85
  • Introduction to Growing Peaches and other Stone Fruit in Minnesota

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Course Description: Whether on a scale as large as a high tunnel or in a shelter for one tree, this class explains protection system principles in which you can successfully grow peaches, apricots, plums and nectarines organically in a commercially viable way. The student will learn what cultivars of fruit to look for, why grafting your […]

    $85
  • Cooking by the 13 Moons: Indigenous Seasons of Food, August Ricing Moon

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Course Description: Cooking by the 13 Moons: Indigenous Seasons of Food Series invites participants to rediscover the relationship between food, culture, and the land, an experience that nourishes both body and spirit. We will explore the month of August which is the Ricing Moon. We invite participants into the heart of the late Summer through Indigenous […]

    $80
  • Cooking by the 13 Moons: Indigenous Seasons of Food, October Falling Leaves Moon

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Course Description: The Cooking by the 13 Moons: Indigenous Seasons of Food Series invites participants to rediscover the relationship between food, culture, and the land, an experience that nourishes both body and spirit. This October workshop guides participants into the quiet strength of the Fall season through Indigenous foodways and the teachings of the 13 Moons. […]

    $80
  • Aquaponic Farming: From Fingerling to Fish Fry, A Seven-Month Training Course in Aquaponic Farming

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Are you interested in pursuing a career in aquaculture, or diversifying your farm with aquaponics? Growing fish and greens together provides both fresh organic greens and uncontaminated protein from fish. This 7-month course will give you the foundational knowledge you need to build a functioning aquaponic unit and manage the system through the life course […]

    $275
  • Reclaiming the Journey of Death and Dying: Green Burials in Minnesota

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Rd, North Branch, MN 55056, United States

    Course Description: On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed a bill legalizing natural organic reduction (human composting) in Minnesota, making us the 11th state to legalize this new option for people to return to the earth naturally, with fewer harmful environmental impacts. Starting July 1, 2025, licensed providers will be able to offer this service in […]

    $85