Annette Naber

Book Reading with an elegant High Tea: "Pages and Pots"
2025-11-15 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | The Historic McCoy House B&B, 17S Main St., Franklin, WV, 26807, United States
This event has limited seating, you must RSVP to guarantee your place.

Nature Reconnection: Deepen your Bond with the Earth
2025-10-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-07-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-14 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax) | Edith J. Carrier Arboretum in Harrisonburg, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Harrisonburg, VA, 22807, United States
Embark on a transformative journey that will deepen your connection to the natural world. Through nature activities, reflective practices, and hands-on learning, you will reconnect with the wisdom of the land and your own intuitive self. This four-part series will help you gain a deeper sense of purpose, a renewed kinship with Nature, and a wealth of knowledge and practices to carry with you into your everyday life.

Dates:
Saturday, June 14
Saturday, July 26
Saturday, September 20
Saturday, October 11

Time: 10-11:30 am each day

Fee: $100 (non-members); $80 (members)
Fee includes all four sessions.

FOR CLASS DESCRIPTIONS OR TO REGISTER:
http://www.tinyurl.com/EJCAnatureconnect

Seasons of a Wild Life Book Reading
2025-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Rockbridge Regional Library, 138 S Main St,, Lexington, VA, 24450, United States

WildRoots Festival
2025-10-04 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Forrest Green Farm, 2317 Evergreen Rd , Louisa, VA, 23093, United States
“Reconnect. Rewild. Rediscover. Engage with nature through outdoor activities, wild edibles, foraging, hunting, and outdoor skills.”

Annette will be giving a foraging talk/walk and have a book table at this event. “Foraging for Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants – Learn about the wild food and medicine that is growing all around us. After a brief lecture, we will venture into the fields around the farm to find and identify plants and discuss their uses.”

Forest Bathing: A Guided Walk
2025-09-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, 780 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, VA, 22807, United States
Experience some of the mindful and multi-sensory exercises that make forest bathing an enjoyable and beneficial nature therapy. Join Annette Naber, Ph.D. of Emerald Mountain Sanctuary and author of Seasons of a Wild Life on this guided walk through the Arboretum grounds. Forest Bathing, or shinrin-yoku, was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a form of preventative medicine with many scientific studies confirming its beneficial impacts on our sense of well-being and physical health.
Call 540.568.3194 to register

Backyard Foraging Class
2025-09-27 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Emerald Mountain Sanctuary, Monterey, VA, United States
A guided walk through the gardens, meadows, and woodlands at Emerald Mountain Sanctuary in Highland County, Virginia.
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Rain dates held the following day.
Discover the abundance of edible and medicinal plants that grow in the lush bio-diverse region of the Virginia Western Highlands.
Visit with 30-40 edible/medicinal plants in the field
Identify plants with confidence and avoid look-alike plants
Learn a variety of ways you can prepare wild plants for food and medicine.
We begin by exploring edible weeds in the gardens, then meander through the picturesque fields, hedgerows, and forest edges. We will identify edible wildflowers, berries, nuts, greens, leaves, and barks.
You will learn about ethical foraging ground rules and plants that should never be picked because they are endangered or poisonous to humans.
At the end of your walk, enjoy a sample of the many drinks and dishes that can be prepared with foraged foods.
2025 Foraging Classes are scheduled for April 26, June 28, and September 27, 2025
$100 per session or $275 for all 3 sessions (save $25)
For more information, contact:
Annette Naber
via Contact Form or (540) 290-4033

Forest Bathing and the Seasons of a Wild Life: An Evening with Annette Naber
2025-09-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | Staunton Books & Tea, 34 Beverley St, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Join us for a calming and insightful evening with local author Annette Naber, as she guides us through the practice of forest bathing—an immersive, restorative way to connect with nature. Drawing from her experiences as a forest therapy guide and the stories in her book Seasons of a Wild Life, Annette will share how time in the woods can foster healing, creativity, and a deeper awareness of the world around us. Her work blends ecological wisdom with a deep respect for seasonal rhythms and the wild places that shape us.

Nature Reconnection: Cultivating a Deeper Bond with the Earth
2025-07-13 - 2025-07-18 | Augusta Heritage Summer Workshop, Davis & Elkins College, 100 Campus Dr, Elkins, WV, United States
Embark on a transformative 5-day journey designed to reignite your connection to the natural world. Through enriching nature activities, reflective practices, and hands-on learning, you will reconnect with the wisdom of the land and your own intuitive self. You’ll leave with a deeper sense of purpose, a renewed kinship with Nature, and a wealth of knowledge and practices to carry with you into your everyday life.
Day 1: Apprenticing Ourselves to Nature – We immerse ourselves into Nature’s teachings by learning to observe, deeply listen, and open up all of our senses during guided nature walks and forest bathing. Reflective journaling, creative art-making, and group sharing will deepen your experience, allowing you to weave together your insights and discoveries.
Day 2: Wild Green Superfoods – We begin with a brief lecture on the nutritional and medicinal properties of wild plants. Meandering through field and forest, you’ll discover the abundance of wild food. You’ll learn to safely identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants into delicious dishes and beverages, leaving you with a deep appreciation for nature’s edible pantry and medicine chest.
Day 3: Rewilding Ourselves – Today is dedicated to the process of rewilding. What is it and what does it mean to each one of us? Through forest bathing and plant connection exercises, we tap into our deep, intuitive connection to the wild. Art activities and journaling will anchor our experiences and help us explore more deeply what it means to reconnect with our wild essence, remembering who we truly are beneath the surface of modern domestic life.
Day 4: Excess and Abundance – We examine the themes of excess and abundance. When and how does abundance lead to excess? What is enough? We’ll look at how these themes show up in our lives and how they affect our relationship with the Earth. Through dialog, creative activities, and mindfulness practices, we will cultivate a new understanding of balancing enoughness, excess and abundance in our lives.
Day 5: Reciprocity – On our final day, we will explore how we can give back to nature in a respectful, mindful way. You will craft personalized sustainable practices that make sense foryour unique life circumstances. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of your role in the natural world and take away practices and insights that will continue to nourish you and the Earth long after this workshop ends.
Students should bring a notebook for journaling and clothing and shoes appropriate for being outside (hat, walking shoes, insect repellant)
Register here

Backyard Foraging Class
2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Emerald Mountain Sanctuary, Monterey, VA, United States
A Guided Walk through the gardens, meadows and woodlands at Emerald Mountain Sanctuary, Highland County, Virginia.
Discover the abundance of edible and medicinal plants that grow in the lush bio-diverse region of the Virginia Western Highlands.
We begin by exploring edible weeds in the gardens, then meander through the picturesque fields, hedgerows, and forest edges. We will identify edible wildflowers, berries, nuts, greens, leaves, and barks.
You will learn about ethical foraging ground rules and plants that should never be picked because they are endangered or poisonous to humans.
At the end of your walk, enjoy a sample of the many drinks and dishes that can be prepared with foraged foods.
2025 Foraging Classes are scheduled for April 26, June 28, and September 27, 2025
Maximum # of participants is 10 per class.
Learn how to turn free, foraged foods into delicious beverages, jams, salads, baked goods, entrees and side dishes, herbs and spices, and medicinal salves and tinctures!
Morning or afternoon tours are available. Choose either a 2 or 3-hour walk.
Call or text 540-290-4033 or e-mail: Em**********************@***il.com
Costs for a two-hour guided tour:
$120 (up to 2 individuals); additional $50 per person (3 or more)
Costs for a three-hour guided tour:
$180 (up to 2 individuals); additional $70 per person (3 or more)
Wear sturdy walking shoes, long pants, and insect protection.

Garden Lab "Eat Your Weeds"
2025-06-17 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | Jones Gardens,, Montgomery Ave, Staunton, VA, United States
Get to know some of the nutritious “weeds” that pop up in your garden and in the wild during spring. Learn to identify them and how to prepare tasty – and free – food. Annette Naber teaches classes on foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. She is the author of Seasons of a Wild Life, which will be available for sale after the lecture.

Lecture on Edible Weeds
2025-05-13 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States

Book Reading at Stone Soup Books
2025-04-19 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Halifax) | Stone Soup Books, 150 Race Ave., Waynesboro, VA, United States

Book Reading at Highland County Public Library
2025-04-04 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-12-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Highland County Public Library, 31 N Water Street, Monterey, VA, 24465, United States

Book Reading at Oakley Farms
2025-03-29 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Oakley Farms, 11865 Sam Snead Highway, Warm Springs, VA, United States
For more information, visit the Facebook Event Page!

Book Reading at The Necessary Mercantile
2025-02-22 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | The Necessary Mercantile, 3816 Churchville Ave, Churchville, VA, 24421, United States

Book Reading at Nu-Beginning Store
2025-02-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Nu-Beginning Store, 221 N. Lewis St, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States

Book Reading at Massanutten Regional Library
2025-01-25 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | Massanutten Regional Library, 174 S Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA, United States
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 12 – 1:30 pm

Book Reading at the Omni Homestead
2024-12-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Omni Homestead, 7696 Sam Snead Highway, Hot Springs, VA, 24445, United States

Highland County's Wintertide
2024-12-07 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | The Highland Center, 61 Highland Center Drive, Monterey, VA, 24465, United States

Book Reading at Accordia
2024-11-20 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Accordia, 114 E. Beverley St, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Hors d’oeuvres available.

Book Reading at Claire's Cakes & Cafe
2024-11-16 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | Claire’s Cakes & Cafe, 107 West Main Street, Monterey, VA, 24465, United States
Complimentary pastries and coffee!

Book Reading
2024-11-12 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Edith J. Carrier Arboretum in Harrisonburg, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Harrisonburg, VA, 22807, United States
Visitor parking is available nearby in the JMU R-5 lot, which is located at 664 University Blvd. (540)-568-3194 www.jmu.edu/arboretum
