Are you passionate about herbal medicine? The Vancouver Island Herb Gathering 2026 is seeking dynamic presenters to share their knowledge and skills with our vibrant herbal community!
This Year’s Theme: Our Stories, Our Living Wisdom
Stories are medicine. They carry teachings, hold memory, and keep herbal knowledge alive. This year, we celebrate the stories behind the plants – the tales told around kitchen tables, spoken in classrooms, or lived in the quiet moments of harvesting together.
This Gathering, we’re listening deeply to the Elders: those who have tended the path before us and generously shared their wisdom with open hands and hearts. Their stories remind us that living wisdom is never static. It moves through relationships, across generations, and within communities.
As we walk this path together, we root into tradition and make space for new growth, new voices, and the continued weaving of the herbal community.
Workshop Details
We are asking each presenter to offer two workshops that align with this year’s theme.
Classroom Options:
Workshop Duration:
Each workshop will be 90 minutes long.
Remuneration & Benefits:
$200 honorarium per workshop
$100 honorarium per mindful movement session
Each presenter will receive a Full Weekend Pass, Meal Plan + Teacher’s Dinner event (Sunday night)
Accommodation for out-of-town presenters is provided (shared bunk space at the Riding Fool Hostel, RV camping or tent camping, as booked by your preference on the form below).
Travel stipend for those coming from outside of the Courtenay and the Comox Valley, stipend amount and eligible expenses detailed by contract if selected.
Promotion through our social media channels
Optional – A 10×10’ outdoor vendor space. Teacher provides all the equipment (tents, tables, chairs). Apply for your space via the Vendor Application.
Affiliate Program – help us promote the Gathering to your students with your coupon code and receive a $10 affiliate fee for each one who registers.
Planning a plant walk?
A list of medicinal plants on the Innisfree Farm is located here.