HERBALISM   Traditional Medical Herbology                                                     (845) 418-6257

Walks ~ Tours of Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants & Mushrooms

Nathaniel offers wild food and medicinal herb walks in the Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey tri-state area.  He teaches about botany, mycology, medical herbalism, plant and mushroom identification, foraging, and preparation of medicinal herbs.
Learn about walks and sign up for e-mail notices by sending a note to wathakes@gmail.com.  Also check schedule.
Nathaniel is available for private tours and for events.  Contact him at (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com.

Herbal Medicine ~  Consultations, teaching, wild-crafted herbs, shiatsu (acupressure) / moxabustion.

Contact: (845) 418-6257 or wathakes@gmail.com or use form below or on CONTACT page.
Learn about herbalism at plant walks (discussed above) and with apprenticeship program.
In New York City you can attend classes at Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism.

Shiatsu (Acupressure) & Moxibustion (shiatsu acu-heat treatment with Mugwort) ~

Shiatsu sessions are available at the following locations.  Nathaniel is also available for home-visits.
Hawley, PA:  The Lodge at Woodloch  -  call 1-800-966-3562
                    Roots Yoga  -  contact Nathaniel:  (845) 418-6257  /  wathakes@gmail.com  /  contact form
New York City:  Brooklyn, NY

Botanical Surveys ~

Nathaniel is available to survey any size of property, including listing findings.  
See this example from Apple Grove Picnic Area in Honesdale, PA; and this from Little Lake Teedyuskung in Hawley, PA.

Herbal Apprenticeship & Community Clinic ~

See description here.
Keep up to date with the Living Herbalism blog
Clinic materia medica list is under the MATERIA MEDICA tab: Apprenticeship Clinic Materia Medica 

Blogs ~

Wild Foods Blog
Medicinal Herbs Blog
Tree Blog
Invasive Plants Blog
Martial Arts & Traditional Chinese Medicine Blog
Herbal Apprenticeship Blog

About the banner photos above:

Reishi (Lingzhi / Varnished Polypore) from the Delaware River Valley.  American Ginseng that was harvested locally (photo from Sandra Cundiff). Delaware River: The yin/yang symbol (tai chi tu) comes from the Far East but is just as relevant here.  See how the bend in the river is reflected in the tai chi tu?  Literally, yin means "the dark side of the mountain" while yang means "the sunny side of the mountain".  This reflects the spiritual world (the invisible world) and the material world (the manifest).  Yin and yang theory is the foundation of Far Eastern medicine including macrobiotics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, shiatsu (acupressure), chi gung, tai chi chuan, and karate.  Bracken Fern   Datura   &   Bolete.  Little picture of a large Maitake which sometimes comes in abundance in autumn.  "Traditional Herbal Medicine" refers to traditions that have been passed down over time and utilize truly natural methods of preparation; also focusing on utilizing the natural herbs and foods growing in one's own area.  "Wildcrafting" is harvesting from the wild and making use, such as in the case of herbal medicines crafted from wild herbs.  "Moxibustion" is acu-heat treatment that utilizes Mugwort, lit to an ember and held near the acu-points.  It is used along with acupuncture and shiatsu (acupressure).  

Below is the Marginal Wood Fern.