TEK Elderberry Workshop

We are honored to be hosting TCC’s TEK Elderberry Educational Workshop at the Crissy Field Center, Saturday, November 22, 2025.

Join us for hands-on learning about the healing and medicinal properties of the elderberry. Learn about drying and processing elderberry, create immune-strengthening syrup, and choose your own medicinal herbal tea blend grown at Heron Shadow. Discuss cultural uses and getting acquainted with this plant relative.

ALL AGES WELCOME! This a family-friendly, intergenerational event and we encourage you to bring youth and elders. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Hosted by The Cultural Conservancy at the Crissy Field Center Tunnel Tops area in Presidio National Park in San Francisco, CA. Many thanks to OXO for their sponsorship of this event.

SCHEDULE

9:30am-10:00am: Arrival and check-in guests

10:00am-12:00pm: Elderberry teaching and syrup making

12:00-12:30pm: Lunch break

12:30-2:00pm: Medicinal tea blend making

REQUESTS & REMINDERS

• PARKING IS LIMITED and carpooling is recommended! Enter at the first gate, and our team will be there to help you find a designated parking spot.
• The gathering will be outdoors; please dress in layers for changes in weather.
• Please bring your reusable water bottle and/or mug to reduce paper and plastic usage.
• We are not able to accommodate pets at this time.

Thank you in advance for respecting this Indigenous space and for bringing good intentions and reflection during your time with us!

INSTRUCTORS

Redbird Willie (Pomo, Paiute, Wintu and Wailaki) is a native ecologist and educator. Redbird teaches Traditional Ecological Knowledge, fire ecology, permaculture, and ancestral skills, to people of all ages. He has in recent years been a core organizer of the annual Buckeye Gathering, a gathering in support of ancestral arts. He has been an adjunct instructor for Weaving Earth, an organization dedicated to reconnecting humans to each other and to the Earth. Also an artist (drawing, painting, and sculpture), he has recently illustrated a children’s book, The Adventures of Two Coast Miwok Children.

Amythest Faria (Lakota, Irish, Welsh) is a regenerative farmer, herbalist, educator, mother and grandmother. Born in Berkeley and raised off grid in the mountains and valleys of the ancestral lands of the Kashia Pomo and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, she grew up close to the land, creeks and forests of Sonoma County learning about the wild edible and medicinal plants that grew in abundance around her. Throughout her career she has focused on youth and adult education utilizing traditional land practices and food sovereignty to uplift and encourage healthy lifeways. Over the years, she is honored to have developed curriculum for various regenerative agricultural programs throughout the region, medicinal plant workshops, naturalist trainings, organic gardening, and land stewardship, and to be continuing to grow and deepen that work with TCC.