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ABOUT

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Of Celtic, Calabrian and Slavic descent, Bonnie Rose Weaver strives to bring the beauty of the mountains and the wonder of the ocean’s tides to the wellbeing of her fellow urbanites. Born and raised in the city by the bay (occupied Ramaytush Ohlone land), Bonnie's practice of herbalism focuses on access to and education about plant medicine. 

 

At the age of 21, Bonnie was sick and tired of taking inhalers to “treat” her/their sports-induced asthma. She took herself to the herb shop and blended a tea. Bonnie was able to breathe deeper and her lungs became stronger. She never took inhalers again; the power of plants was proven to her. She has since committed her life to sharing plant wisdom with others.

 

Her/their work as a clinical herbalist and educator is interdisciplinary and is influenced by western ("European") and North American energetic herbalism.

 

Her/their work is informed by

  • growing food

  • city living

  • flowers blooming

  • observing the seasons

  • praying at sunrise 

  • being sick

  • drinking tea

  • being angry

  • picking nettles

  • going to protests

  • watching the moon

  • plant-spirit meditation

  • daily ritual

  • ancestral remembrance

  • teaching in public schools

  • living on planet earth

  • witnessing the interconnectedness of all things

 

Bonnie Rose is an artist of illustration, watercolor and clay. She is/ they are a sibling, daughter, nibling, bike rider, cancer sun/virgo rising, English and Spanish speaking human.

I have reframed the way I see myself and felt more open and seen spiritually after our work together.

Danielle

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Formal Training

My teachers of the craft so long to learn.

2011

Little City Gardens

Bonnie Rose formally apprenticed in urban agriculture under Caitlyn Galloway and Brooke Budner at Little City Gardens. BR continued to volunteer and collaborate with Little City until its closure in 2016.

2017

Blue Otter School

With a view of Mt. Shasta, Bonnie Rose was trained in clinical energetic herbalism, a Native American practice, from Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes at Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine. In 2019, BR completed the advanced practitioner program, and continues to study with Sarah at a distance.

2012

Herb Pharm

Bonnie Rose's first immersion into herbal agriculture was in Williams Oregon at the 80 acre Herb Pharm. That summer, BR learned to love Wood Betony, listening to plants and the embodied joy of being surrounded by thousands of flowers.

2021

Teaching Credential

Bonnie Rose earned two teaching credentials in Career Technical Education (CTE) from Berkeley Extension in Health Sciences and Agriculture, respectively. They also hold a Bachelors of Arts from The Evergreen State College where they studied Political Economy, Spanish Language and Visual Art.

Contact

CONTACT

The plants are patiently waiting for you.

Thanks for writing me. I do my best to respond to every message within a week.

Praying for the next world - showing up for this one. 

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