Join Herban Cura founder and herbalist Antonia Estela Pérez for a plant identification walk along the Mahicantuck River (Hudson River) in Washington Heights, NY, where will be meeting edible and medicinal plants and trees growing along the river.

This walk is for anyone looking to start their journey with plants or curious to learn more about them!

Join us Saturday April 20 from 1pm-4pm at The Brooklyn Museum for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Loam will be offering books on climate change, social justice, herbalism, and community care.

With Antonia Estela Perez

In this 2 hour IN PERSON knowledge share we will be diving into the world of herbal teas and infusions, while being surrounded by water inspired artwork created by Rosemary Reyes. Water is one of the oldest and most accessible menstruums for preparing medicine and a wonderful way to begin your journey with plants. We will be learning how to prepare overnight herbal infusions to support your nervous system and overall well being, the difference between an infusion and decoction, and how to dry herbs in your home. Participants will leave our time together with their own personalized herbal tea blend.

with Darich Perez

In this five hour in person knowledge share, we will learn to make four different fermented beverages; herbal sodas, ginger beer, kvass and mead. We will explore an array of fermentation techniques, harvesting wild yeast, lacto fermentation and how to incorporate in our fermentation practice. We will become intimate with our micro environment and learn to recognize them as part of us. We invite you to join us in using our intuition and our sensory ability to create and share what the invisible world of microorganisms is moving us to do. Each participant by the end of our time together will take home 3 different ferments to continue deepening relationship with them. We will spend 5 hours becoming deeply intimate with bacteria within us and outside of us.

Join us September 23 from 1pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join us September 20 from 5pm-7pm at Lil Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, NY for our CSA pick-up & pop-up event!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Debs. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

Join us August 26 from 1pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join us August 23 from 5pm-7pm at Lil Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, NY for our CSA pick-up & pop-up event!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Debs. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

Join us July 29 from 1pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join us July 26 from 5pm-7pm at Lil Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, NY for our CSA pick-up & pop-up event!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Debs. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

In this in person knowledge share we will be learning about Fapqua, a fermented maiz/corn drink originally made by the Muisca people of the Andean region of Colombia. Fapqua is an ancestral food, medicine and ceremonial beverage that has been preserved and protected by Muisca grandmothers. Due to colonization fapqua/chicha was outlawed and continues to be a misunderstood food, being advertised as a dirty drink that makes you sick. The intention of this knowledge share is to further restore our relationship to maiz/corn, a sacred food that has been foundational to indigenous peoples diets from North to South America / Abya Yala.  We will be learning to make Fapqua and understand the cultural significance and importance of this medicinal food.

Join us June 21 from 5pm-7pm at Lil’ Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, NY for our CSA pick-up & pop-up event!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Debs. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

Join us June 18 from 1pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join us May 27 from 1pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join Herban Cura founder and herbalist Antonia Estela Pérez for a plant identification walk along the Mahicantuck River (Hudson River) in Washington Heights, NY, where will be meeting edible and medicinal plants and trees growing along the river.

This walk is for anyone looking to start their journey with plants or curious to learn more about them!

Join us Sunday April 23 from 1pm-4pm at The Brooklyn Museum for our Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Loam will be giving out copies for free of "Climate Justice: Black & Native Attention as Miracle" their 2022 magazine on Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty!

The on-going collaboration of Reyna Tropical and Herban Cura is an offering to the relationship between land, music, ourselves, and each other; we see music as a conduit to spirit, ancestors, the elements, and culture. By hosting events where we can offer plants to the people within the music space, our intention is to inspire a remembering and curiosity about the plants, oneself, our ancestors and the land we listen on—illuminating your path back to yourself and the earth.

Join us for an evening of laughter, wonder and community weaving!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Deb’s. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

Join us September 17th from 2pm-5pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our third Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People offers FREE fresh herbs and ear acupuncture.

Join us for an evening of laughter, wonder and community weaving!

Our monthly pop up is woven of our local community makers, artists, herbalists, astrologers, massage and acupuncture therapists and so many more gifted creators. Some of the offerings are free, others are sliding scale donations and others are for purchase. We will also be having complimentary treats provided by Lil Debs. Everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for a gift for yourself or loved one or just want to come hang out.

Join us at Art Omi for a mushroom immersion workshop, led by Olga Tzogas of Smugtown Mushrooms.

Mushrooms and their underground network of cells called mycelium are the unsung heroes often missing from our studies, culture and horticulture practices. During this full day immersion at Art Omi we will take a look at the role mushrooms play within our lives, the forest, and within food systems. We will learn basic concepts of mycology, explore their biology and ecology, and learn basic methods for growing mushrooms in your community garden or your kitchen.

with Herban Cura & Reyna Tropical

Tormenta Tropical: A celebration of life feat. Reyna Tropical, a special tribute by members of Combo Chimbita + performances by Ratas En Zelo, DJ sets by Madame Vacile, Uproot Andy, Lapaushi and special guests Herban Cura: Plants to the People.

September 7th at Elsewhere rooftop in Brooklyn, NY will feature a special celebration honoring the life and vision of Sumohair: DJ, producer and 1/2 of Reyna Tropical, featuring a special performance by Reyna Tropical + friends and family, as well as an on site collaboration with Herban Cura: Plants to the People that continues to deepen relationship between land, music, ourselves, and each other.

Join us August 20th from 2pm-4pm at 157th Street & Broadway in Washington Heights, NYC for our second Plants to the People event!

Plants to the People redistributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.

Join us August 17th from 5pm-7pm at Lil Deb’s Oasis in Hudson, NY for our August CSA pick up & pop-up!

Joining us will be Rich, C. Cassis, Woodland Pantry, Myrto, Mariarena!