Local forager and ethnobotanist Rebecca Beyer returns to Firestorm for the launch of her newest book, The Complete Folk Herbal, offering a presentation on how plants can be used for medicine and the unique histories of these herbs. This author talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

The Complete Folk Herbal is a comprehensive guide to Western folk herbalism designed to help you harness the natural medicinal and healing powers of wild plants. With easy-to-implement practices that are grounded in sustainability, Rebecca demonstrates how to work with plants to soothe everyday pains, including headaches, burns, backaches, menstrual pain, itching, insomnia, fatigue, and dozens of other minor ailments and maladies.
This event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. No registration is required to join.

Rebecca Beyer founded the Blood and Spicebush School of Old Craft. She holds a bachelor of science in plant and soil science from the University of Vermont and a master’s in Appalachian studies and sustainability from West Virginia University. She lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she manages a homestead and teaches traditional witchcraft, foraging, and Appalachian folk medicine. bloodandspicebush.com

Author photo by Nikki Scioscia