2025 Medicinal Plant Walks
with Chicago herbalist, Alex Williams
Acquaint yourself with the medicinal and edible plants of our bioregion – join myself and fellow plant lovers to explore all of the wonderful medicinal & edible plants at various locations throughout Chicago!
At these walks you'll have the opportunity to connect with plants, learn about ethical foraging and wildcrafting, deepen your ecological awareness of our unique and beautiful bioregion, and gain a better understanding of how to utilize our local plants and mushrooms for food or medicine from the perspective of a clinical herbalist.
We will discover different plants (and some mushrooms) at different times during the year and at different locations, so feel free to come to more than one, as you will learn new things each time!
We will finish off our plant walk with a general Q&A at the conclusion of each walk.
2025 Medicinal Plant Walk Dates:
Saturday, June 21 from 1:00-3:00pm – Patchwork Farm
Saturday, July 26 from 11:00am-1:00pm – Humboldt Park
Saturday, August 23 from 11:00am-1:00pm – Horner Park
~ There are only 15 spots available per walk ~
Solidarity Pricing:
To make this opportunity accessible for as many folks as possible, we offer 5 spots at each plant walk at 50% off the full cost of the plant walk. Generally these spots are reserved for low-income or BIPOC folks. Please refer to First Curve’s Sliding Scale Guide to see if it’s appropriate for you to claim one of these spots.
Use the coupon codes below upon booking to sign up for a subsidized spot:
‘SUPPORTED-062125’ - for the Patchwork Farm Plant Walk
‘SUPPORTED-072625’ for the Humboldt Park Plant Walk
‘SUPPORTED-082325’ for the Horner Park Plant Walk
If you have the means, and would like to support our ongoing efforts to provide more accessible learning opportunities, you may also leave a tip when booking your spot in addition to paying full price. All ‘tips’ go to our Community Fund which we utilize for financial assistance for herbal consultations, scholarships to our programs, and free product for indigenous folks.
Note: The tip field automatically enters 18% – for some reason, the scheduling app doesn’t allow me to change this. The tip field is available to allow you to adjust your price to suit your needs and contribute extra to subsidize discounted spots. Please do not feel obligated to leave a tip! When checking out make sure to switch the tip option to ‘no tip’ if you do not want to contribute extra.
Sign up below
Sign up for individual workshops below by pressing ‘Book’
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Patchwork Farm – 2825 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622. Generally, we meet in the ‘People Patch’ on the East end of the farm. The farm is small, so you should be able to find us! – click the link for the precise location.
Humboldt Park – Meeting Location TBD.
Horner Park – 2741 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 – click the link for the precise meeting location.
For all locations, try to arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.
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Patchwork Farm – Street parking is available on Chicago Ave, but can be limited at times. Please arrive early to ensure you find a spot.
Humboldt Park – Street parking is available at this location surrounding the park. There is also a parking lot at the boat house and field house that is more often than not available to park at for free.
Horner Park – Street parking is available at this location on California Ave. There are also parking lots within the park just off of California Ave.
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Patchwork Farm – There is a compost toilet that is quite rustic (but not too shabby) at the rear of the farm available for use by all participants.
Humboldt Park –
Horner Park – There are restrooms located in the Horner Park fieldhouse at the northwest corner of the park.
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See ‘Considerations for Plant Walks’ link above.
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For the most up-to-date information regarding the plant walk, please return to this webpage. You will also receive a reminder prior to the date of the plant walk. Please add [email protected] to your contacts so emails related to the plant walk don't get sent to your spam folder.
You can reach out to me via email with any questions prior to the start of the plant walk, but I won’t be reachable once the plant walk begins.
