New for Fall! Earth Medicine School
Join Dr. Lindsay Chimileski for a monthly class that provides a deep dive into holistic healing through the seasons. From fall through early spring, we’ll explore how to identify wild herbs and fungi, craft your own remedies, and align your life with nature’s rhythms.
Each class takes place on Thursday, from 3:00-6:00 PM. You may now register for individual classes. More info is on the registration page at the link below. Class dates are:
- November 6, 2025
- December 4, 2025
- January 8, 2026
- February 5, 2026
- March 5, 2026
- April 2, 2026
Program Fee: $450 (Members). $495 (Non-members)
For more info on this program, please contact: adele@flandersnaturecenter.org
A Monthly Class in Tune with the Seasons
November
Rewilding the Senses & Fall Foraging Foundations
Welcome circle, introductions, community agreements
Introduction to herbalism: vitalism vs. mechanist paradigms
Reconnecting to nature’s rhythms through food and medicine
Tea tasting: fall wild herbs for immunity and digestion
Safety, ethics, and respectful foraging
Introduction to Mushroom Medicine health benefits and autumn allies: maitake, hericium species, honey mushrooms, chicken of the woods, turkey tails, chaga
Fire Cider Workshop
Fungi + Herb Walk
December
Earth ID Skills, Plant Families & Immune Support
Fungi + Herb ID skills: recognizing plant family patterns, how to use field guides
Hands-on practice in the field after classroom outline
Natural immune system foundations: items to stock in your pantry
Dual-extract tincture-making with dried fungi
Change of season soups and broths: demo & take-home
Amanita mushroom medicine highlight
Fungi + Herb Walk
January
Winter Wellness: Formulations & Allies
Seasonal eating and vitality living with nature’s rhythms: winter herbs and allies
The power of herbal teas and infusions: demo & tea tasting
Formulating tincture concepts: practice designing your own daily immune support blend
Working with mushrooms and herbs for brain health, immunity, and mood
Personal plant relationship building + gratitude practices
Fungi + Herb Walk
February
Winter Restoration Nervous System Nourishment & Herbal Adaptogens
Herbs for stress, vitality, burnout, and mood (local wild herbs, ones you can grow in your garden, and popular industry herbs)
Seasonal nervous system practices
Forest bathing & wild water immersion
Formulating tincture concepts: practice designing your own daily stress support blend
Salve-making demo
Fungi + Herb Walk
March
Food is Medicine. Kitchen & Folk Remedies that stand the test of time
Culinary herbalism: broths, vinegars, fire cider, infused honeys
Incorporating foraged foods and herbs into everyday meals
Benefits of wild foods and herbs
Materia medica spotlight: what’s available in early spring
Fungi + Herb Walk
April
Getting Ready for Spring & Field Medicine Integration
Review & repetition of key concepts, resources for continued learning
Toxic plant & mushroom review, quiz, and practice
Spring Kitchen Medicines: Ramp Pesto, Garlic Mustard, Violets, Lilacs, Hawthorn etc
Nettles Soup, Spring Wild Pestos, Spring Salads
Final Fungi + Herb Walk
About Dr. Lindsay Chimileski
Dr. Lindsay is a Naturopathic Doctor, acupuncture specialist, and registered herbalist with a lifelong passion for reconnecting people with the wisdom of the natural world. With over 20 years of experience in the field of holistic health, she blends science, spirit, and seasonal rhythms to help others remember how to care for themselves and their loved ones through nature-based medicine.
Her approach is rooted in vitalism—honoring the body’s innate intelligence—and she brings a grounded, heart-centered presence to every class. Whether she’s leading a mushroom walk, teaching formulation skills, or brewing broths and teas, Lindsay empowers her students to build confidence, curiosity, and resilience through plant and fungi allies.She owns and operates Hawthorn Holistic Health in Hamden CT, where she works with a wide variety of patients using an integrative, root-cause approach.
