Our mission: Reconnecting humanity with the natural systems around us.
We offer both short and long term courses designed to share naturalist skills and foster connection with community and the environment. Our subject areas include ethnobotany, wild-foraging, herbalism, permaculture, wild-crafting, homesteading techniques, wildlife track & sign, bird language & behavior, wilderness survival, and primitive skills. Come join us! Take a look at our upcoming programs and courses to learn more.
Join one of our 9-10 month immersion programs! These courses meet one weekend per month to build in-depth skill sets, and include field trips to a variety of environments. Our upcoming Spring Ethnobotany and Naturalist Immersion courses begin in the spring of 2026.
Short courses range in duration from 1 to 5 days and cover a variety of naturalist and wildcrafting topics. If you don't have time to take a full day class, join us for one of our 2 hour naturalist walks where we'll cover everything from plants, birds, mushrooms, tracks and more.
Visit our blog to access all of our articles, videos, and updates. Our most recent post covers traits of the Black Cottonwood Tree, and important medicinal tree of the PNW. Our posts can give a feel for the content that we teach here at Raven's Roots as well as our personalities and teaching styles!
How do our courses build natural connection?
We believe the skills we teach are essential to building resilient communities capable of providing for their own needs; and that engaging in these activities creates a deeper connection to the natural world, encouraging stewardship of the resources it provides. We work hard to make sure that each of our classes is a safe space to learn these skills, and to make sure that everyone knows they are welcome in the outdoors.
Wayside Botanicals
In addition to the school, we also operate a permaculture plant nursery and medicinal herb farm. The herb farm is called Wayside Botanicals and we sell both fresh and dried medicinal herbs and herbal medicines that we cultivate and wild harvest ourselves.
We would love to hear from you, whether you are interested in taking a class or attending one of our summer potlucks. Use our “Contact” Page if you have any questions we can help with answering!
A new Washington State Law, ESSB 5814, requires the collection of a sales tax for “live presentations”, which unfortunately includes our programs. Participants may note this tax reflected in course cost breakdowns, and we apologize for any confusion that arises as we learn to navigate this new tax.
Cultivating Resiliency Through Re-Skilling