Ecological Design Collective | Alyssa Dennis | Activity https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/members/lyss/activity/ Activity feed for Alyssa Dennis. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:41:40 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.15.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3a0d3cde13a6a5b5b8425320691ed2d9 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=14413 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:11:12 -0500 0 22842957acd57deff35daf1ffda9cd41 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=14387 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:08:57 -0500
Herbal Compass CSA: Navigating Healing Throughout the Calendar Wheel

Are you ready to reconnect, reawaken, and realign with your body’s innate wisdom—the deep intelligence that guides healing not only for yourself, but for the…

]]> 0 e65e6b27b72e0572814bbf78441fa82f Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13912 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:59:40 -0500 0 541d7a8f43361338c2e91847b02113a6 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13912 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:59:40 -0500
The Restorative Power Of Comfrey: FREE WORKSHOPS

Space for this program is limited; registration is required. ****EACH WORKSHOP IS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION**** We invite you to gather in community under the…

]]> 0 3420e9dee1b12f76b169176e527d3db8 Alyssa Dennis posted an update: Sharing an article a wrote about the sacred feminine and […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/7291/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:00:31 -0400 Sharing an article a wrote about the sacred feminine and the mythopoetic dimensions of plant medicine, story, symbol and our deep evolutionary connection to land. Enjoy! https://ecliptaherbal.com/blog/f/the-land-speaks-iona-plant-medicine-the-sacred-feminine

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The Land Speaks: Iona, Plant Medicine & the Sacred Feminine

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” -Albert Einstein

]]> 0 d823309b767d153fa98673b25e147b3a Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/nature-city-forum/#comment-119 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:48:04 -0400 8bc3c1028558b9c14b1ce8e81fdb89c7 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13069 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:17:23 -0400
EDC Grounding: Cut, Paste, Ground - A Collage Exhibit & Workshop for Collective Healing

In times of crisis—pandemics, social and political unrest, and ongoing climate collapse—many experience both individual and collective grief that comes from watching systems fail, the…

]]> 1 1d7086a09fb579eaefd3058d22bf6630 Alyssa Dennis posted a new post. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10942 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:46:46 -0500 0 81ac1749c504396c36a2359cc1486cac Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/6518/#acomment-6531 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:02:25 -0500 Yes! This is sooo important. Thx for sharing.

In reply to - Anand Pandian posted an update in the group EDC Book Club

Happy new year, all! As 2025 stretches before us, I’ve been thinking back to books from the past year that will stay with me. One of them is Ruha[…]

]]> eef2196cdc793422ca5cc99fd56b989e Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10161 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:20:52 -0500
The Herbal Compass Decoded (live online)

A zoom link will follow. A recording will be available to those who register. This virtual class is offered as an intro to the Herbal…

]]> 0 4cccfe27aef9aaff8c7bf46464349f30 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=10156 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:15:42 -0500 0 d0ca49ae4485a66f8d55f66fca09ceec Alyssa Dennis posted an update: Did you know that one of the biggest strawbale structures […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/6318/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:50:49 -0400 Did you know that one of the biggest strawbale structures is right here on the east coast in Greenbelt, Maryland? I was on the strawbale build team with Furbish Co. in 2007 to build this 27,000 sqft Friends Community School. Here are some pics I took during the build. Check out those 25ft gym walls! I was a strawbale and plaster…

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Friends Community School, a Quaker independent school in College Park, MD

Friends Community School is an independent Quaker school in College Park, MD, dedicated to progressive education and focusing on the whole child.

]]> 1 b36c738ad49cdd6b39c63beb5225a1e7 Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/plant-medicine-farmacy-101/#comment-103 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:00:07 -0400 6685336685aa2b019734dda25f434614 Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/6129/#acomment-6232 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:01:37 -0400 Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson (it gets a little technical btw). I’m super interested in what other recommend. The Future of Nothing is free to read online. https://jhtomen.com/the-future-of-nothing/

In reply to - Noah posted an update in the group EDC Book Club

Hi All,

I was wondering if we might start a running list of books that we would like to read together for the club. I was thinking that Zoë Schlanger’s Light[…]

]]> c3b47ac4a139e63846dcbedf27e7e1ab Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9282 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:26:58 -0400
FREE – Plant Medicine Farmacy 101

What is herbalism? Herbalism is as ancient as life itself. It predates recorded history, oral history, and even human beings. It is the foundation of…

]]> 1 f14055472b368643522718490ed048bb Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/fighting-to-breathe-race-toxicity-and-the-rise-of-youth-activism-in-baltimore-2/#comment-102 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:06:48 -0400 4a99eb91147e9e5439690a5ff1311871 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9124 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:31:48 -0400
Herbal Sanctuary Plant Walk

Stewarding the land through the lens of healing botanical medicine is an important part of environmental conservation of the human body and that of the…

]]> 0 56492b0ed1c2b62cc17b3a8c7160e86e Alyssa Dennis posted an update: FREE Medicinal Plant Walk Sept 29th 2024, 2-4pm in […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/6110/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:38:16 -0400 FREE Medicinal Plant Walk Sept 29th 2024, 2-4pm in Northeast Baltimore. Stewarding the land through the lens of healing botanical medicine is an important part of environmental conservation of the human body and that of the land body. We are one-in-the-same. Herbalism has been sidelined for far to long (in the industrial parts of the world)…

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]]> 0 51ec0245f55dcc7bc0d85563d64b71c1 Alyssa Dennis posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/5792/#acomment-6033 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:35:33 -0400 this awesome! I’m there!

In reply to - Kristine Roome posted an update in the group ECO-ARTs

And right here in Baltimore at BMA starting in November 2024:

https://artbma.org/learn/turn-again-to-the-earth/

We will be organizing in-person meetups[…]

]]> 07c6cc493439352da2ad5bf880b4dd5c Alyssa Dennis posted an update: Hey, hey! More eco art anyone? I wanted to share […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/6028/ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:20:43 -0400 Hey, hey! More eco art anyone? I wanted to share this ongoing series of drawings which were done in response to my work in straw bale building from 2006-2008.

I worked as a laborer for Furbish, Co, Baltimore, MD to build a 27,000 sqft straw bale Friends Community School in College Park, MD. Straw bale building is a technique using bales of…

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]]> 1 008b5eaca4aaa5224255554bf587ecfe Alyssa Dennis posted an update: What does it mean for white people to "unforget" our […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/4274/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:56:25 -0400 What does it mean for white people to “unforget” our own indigenous, land-based history? As a white person myself this has been the question which has brought me to the deeply ecological practice of medical herbalism & the her-stories (vs history) that surround an understanding of the elements and how our bodies & that of plant bodies are…

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Urban Herbal CSA

Unlock the fascinating world of herbalism! Instead of a conventional CSA where you simply pick up your farm share of raw goodies to prepare on your own at home our CSA doubles as a medicine making instructional class where you … Continue reading

]]> 1 0a3575453a617fb61905b3157dd3631f Alyssa Dennis posted an update: New amazing book for eco designers & researchers!! I […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/3555/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:23:45 -0500 New amazing book for eco designers & researchers!! I worked very closely with the Urban Systems Lab (New School, NYC) creating 16 very unique, highly detailed illustrations for Nature-Based Solutions for Cities. A real pressure project!

Get a free ebook or order a hardcover copy here.

NBS brings diverse perspectives from across the globe…

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]]> 1 afa10a23c02586e325161665674c503d Alyssa Dennis posted an update: I'll be one of 4 makers sharing some my eco focused […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/3554/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:30:22 -0500 I’ll be one of 4 makers sharing some my eco focused work during a holiday pop-up before the All Good Things Must Begin: Climate Change Theater Action performance at the Creative Alliance, Tues. Dec 5th, 5:30-7pm (show is 7-9pm). The work I’ll be sharing focuses on the ecological importance of the earth based-wisdom practices of plant medicine as…

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Creative Alliance | All Good Things Must Begin!: Climate Change Theatre Action

Baltimore theatre artists, activists, and others are coming together to read 7 plays from 5 countries that will help us connect the dots between what is happening around climate and environmental justice globally and locally. Visual artist Maura Dwyer performs … Continue reading

]]> 0 363261f606bba64e2af8fea0f5c4e659 Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4969 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:26:03 -0400 0 b88c47d30053392c11d238af18c31d5a Alyssa Dennis posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4579 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:51:47 -0400 0