Elderberry’s is home to a charming, periwinkle-blue 1908 farmhouse, graced with Peach, Plum, and Apple trees, where chickens free-range among organic vegetable and herb gardens. Our botanical sanctuary is on the edge of town, in a quiet, peaceful, varied landscape with huge Cottonwood trees shading the lawns. It’s the perfect place to shed the chaos of city life and recharge your vitality. Eat fresh food right from local farms and gardens and rest in the camping meadow under brilliant stars or stay in one of our tiny houses. Find yourself at home among healing waters, where the Minnesota creek and mountain snowmelt converge to nourish the land and soothe the mind, body and spirit.
The LandThis breathtaking landscape is surrounded by an expanse of mountains and mesas, with clear air and pure mountain water. Sage and Juniper grow in wild abundance among other fragrant plants and wildflowers. Elderberry’s is located on the edge of Paonia, in the North Fork Valley, an area known for its fertile soil that supports the abundant growth of organic fruits and vegetables. This unique micro-climate is often compared to the Provence region of southeast France, as the valley mimics coastal Mediterranean terrain. Paonia is home to the highest concentration of organic farms and orchards in the state – truly a haven for plant-lovers, gardeners, herbalists and healers!
We are currently planning our 2019 schedule – check back in January! This year we’ll be offering a Wild Foods weekend workshop and feast (with the amazing team of Kat Mackinnon and Briana Wiles, who rocked our socks last year), some one-day medicine-making classes, a Botanical Arts workshop, Wise Woman and Nature Cure experiences, Essential Oil distilling, and more …
The amazing Kat Mackinnon and Briana Wiles have agreed to return in 2019 to offer an expanded version of their wildly popular 2018 Wild Foods Foraging workshop (see below). We’ve just scheduled the dates; more information coming soon …
We’re working on scheduling this one right now – join two amazing artists for a day of learning the spirit and magic of plants through observation, drawing, art journaling and more …
Eric returns for another inspiring workshop in the art, spirit & practical science of essential oil distilling (see 2018 workshop below). More information & registration here.
What we’ve offered in the past …
Join us for an amazing weekend of foraging and wild foods preparation with herbalist, wildcrafter, and author Briana Wiles and Kat Mackinnon, Director of CSCH’s Rocky Mountain Field Botany course and ancestral skills teacher. With these skilled guides, you’ll learn sustainable harvesting and practical techniques for preparing and cooking with native and naturalized wild foods and local herbs of the Western Slope. Come learn how surprisingly delicious Cattail Ash Cakes can be at our Saturday night Wild Food Feast! For more information or to register online, click the link above, or email Lisa.Ganora@ClinicalHerbalism.com.
Learn artisan essential oil distilling with Eric and Amber from House of Aromatics in Boulder, Utah. At this fascinating workshop, participants harvest, prepare and distill magical essences while connecting with the spirits, energies and medicine of the local Conifers. Eric returns for another popular workshop at Elderberry’s to guide us in harvesting the plants respectfully and sustainably, and experiencing the magic of distilling to capture “the Genie in the Bottle” in the form of essential oils and hydrosols.
Immerse yourself in the healing powers of Nature and prepare for Winter with traditional nourishing tonics, herbs, hydrotherapy, meditations, and movements to build Qi.
