On the east side of Indianapolis, a school dedicated to teaching folks the practice of foraging, land stewardship and herbalism is showing people how to harness the power of plants all around us.

There was a period of time growing up when, after my father suffered an injury, our home was engulfed in the smells of gnarled roots, fungi, and other unidentifiable solids simmering for hours on the ...

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, will conduct the annual Basic Herbal Preparation class from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the center at St. Mary-of-the-Woods.

Basic techniques used to create various herbal preparations, including teas, salves, creams, tinctures and poultices will be discussed in a workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. May 14 at St. Mary-of-the-Woods.