Experience the magic of summer through the lens of a seasoned forager! OCCA invites you to join herbalist and farmer AC Stauble of Cohosh Creek Herb Farm and Sanctuary for an immersive foraging walk through her diverse and ecologically rich farm. Participants will take a garden walk and woods walk with a focus on native plants and wild edibles.. Whether you’re a budding herbalist, an outdoor enthusiast, or simply curious about the edible and medicinal plants growing all around you, this walk promises to be both educational and inspiring. Come prepared for a sensory-rich journey that reconnects you with the natural world. Use the form below to sign up.
AC Stauble-Hill is an herb farmer, herbalist, product maker, educator and podcaster. She has been studying and growing herbs since 2012 and will continue to be a lifelong student of Nature. She is based on a small herb farm and homestead in West Edmeston, NY called Cohosh Creek Herb Farm & Sanctuary, where she grows hundreds of varieties of medicinal herbs, fruits, trees and fungi with the help of her husband, Isaac. Using her homegrown herbs, AC creates small batch, hand-made herbal remedies like skin soothing salves, tinctures, teas and more under the brand, Traveling Herb Farmer which you can check out at TravelingHerbFarmer.com and in person on Saturdays at the Cooperstown Farmers Market.
AC loves sharing the things she's learned over the years with others, especially in hands on, engaging ways. She teaches classes and hosts interns and is opening the doors to her own herb school, The Actaea Academy this year. Actaea will hold an in-person, nine day retreat in the Adirondacks at the stunning Bark Eater Inn Retreat Center which will cover many essential elements of herbalism and aromatherapy for a Herbal Summer School. The Actaea Institute also offers an online Sunday School held live on-line every Sunday from September 2025 to May 2026. Learn more at Actaea.org. She's the co-host of the Plant Cunning Podcast where she and her husband Isaac Hill interview some of the most interesting and inspiring herbalists, gardeners, astrologers, healers, and occultists of our time. You can listen to it on most podcast apps and You Tube under Plant Cunning. They also host an in-person conference, The Plant Cunning Conference which will be held again in July of 2026 and an online Summit on July 12th, 2025.