Talks, Panels & Workshops
Vanessa fosters nature reconnection through writing workshops, rewilding experiences, and discussions on under-appreciated plants, misunderstood creatures like wolves, and land stewardship. She empowers diverse communities with creative expression and therapeutic boxing classes. Get in touch here.
Recent talks include:
“Taken Without Permission: Medicinal Plants on The Brink of Extinction and Remembering Reverence for Earth,” Harvard University, 2023
“Rethinking Weeds: The Spiritual, Cultural and Medicinal Significance of Common Plants,” Harvard University, 2022
“Reclaiming Scottish Gaelic Cosmology is Environmental Activism,” Harvard University, 2022
“Medicinal Plants of New York City,” The Yale Club, 2022
“Wolves, Weeds and Wild Medicine,” Wolf Conservation Center, 2022
“Art as Activism,” panel with the Muhammad Ali Center, 2022
Past Workshops & Events
