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Connecting Mind, Body & Spirit
Events at Rising Fawn Gardens are carefully selected to meet a diverse audience. Each program offers a gift of time to yourself. Join us to learn a new skill, visit the garden, walk a trail, meditate, practice yoga, or rest in the peaceful sound of the babbling creek.
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Medicinal Garden Walk and Talk with Amanda Verkest of Oak Moon Botanicals
Description
Join Amanda G. Verkest, Oak Moon Botanicals, as she returns to RFG to lead us through a sensory learning experience in the Medicinal Garden. Amanda is a former employee at Rising Fawn Gardens, an holistic herbalist, and an international consultant in regenerative food & agriculture.
Together, we will weave through the mulched pathways to taste, smell, and connect with the plants in mind, body, and spirit. The event will close with a tea tasting and conversation under the shade of a mature Maple where questions and imagination are deeply encouraged.
$20 per person.
Guests should wear comfortable shoes as well as sun protection and bring drinking water and a notebook or other device for note taking.
Tickets
Join us for a summer walk and plant talk in the Medicinal Garden with Amanda G. Verkest of Oak Moon Botanicals.
$20 per-person
Event Facilitator
Amanda G. Verkest
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science with a minor in chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations from Northeastern University. Amanda also obtained the title of Holistic Herbalist through the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine in 2022 and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild. During her master’s degree, Amanda took classes in education, sustainable development, and international food and agriculture. She also provided consulting work through the U.S. State Department for the U.S. Embassy in South Africa and completed her thesis with an NGO in British Columbia, both of which focused on Restorative Justice. She worked at Rising Fawn Gardens, an herb farm and retreat center, from 2021 to 2024 and is now a private contractor there. Prior to this, Amanda spent 5+ years working in food and beverage microbiology. She has also completed work trade assignments and volunteer opportunities at Crabtree Farms and the Chattanooga Food Center. Amanda now volunteers with Tyson Sampson and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians regularly. When she’s not gardening or studying herbal medicine, she does contract work for various international food law firms in the U.S. and Europe.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding this event, please email:
amandaverkest@gmail.com