School of Plant and Place Connection

School of Plant and Place Connection | Herbal Wisdom & Wild Foods in Milford

School of Plant and Place Connection in Milford, PA offers immersive herbal education in the Pocono Mountains. Set on private land with wildflower meadows and forest, this outdoor learning space includes a tipi for classes and ceremony. Programs invite participants to slow down, heighten awareness and build lasting relationships with the natural world.

Led by Heather Houskeeper, known as “The Botanical Hiker,” all programs blend practical skills with sensory connection. Offerings include guided edible and medicinal plant walks, DIY herbal medicine classes, plant and tree identification, herbs for wellness workshops, forest bathing and the annual Plant and Place Immersion. Participants learn to identify and harvest wild plants, cultivate medicinal herbs at home and prepare teas, salads, tinctures and salves.

Heather is an herbalist, forager, forest therapy guide, long-distance hiker and author. With decades of study and field experience, she helps students commune with the plants around them and foster a deeper sense of belonging wherever they live or travel.

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School of Plant and Place Connection in Milford offers hands-on herbal classes and guided plant experiences rooted in the Pocono Mountains.