Instructor: Corrina Wainwright

Corrina Wainwright
 Corrina Wainwright, MPH, a public health practitioner and community herbalist, comes to this work through her Southern, Caribbean, and Gullah Geechee heritage. Trained in Green Medicine and Ecological Herbalism by Peeka Trenkle, she is also a graduate of the Art and Practice of Spiritual Herbalism apprenticeship with Karen M. Rose. Corrina's herbalism practice creates a space for the process and pace of growing and healing with plants.

Through her business, Harlem Roots, she centers her family's ancestral practices of fostering community care and joy with accessible plant medicine. When not facilitating or writing, Corrina can be found vending at the Good Food farmer's market in Harlem, immersed in plant studies, or enjoying YA Afrofuturism in her home in Connecticut.

Classes by this instructor


Herbal Saturday Workshop: All Three Sections

Herbs have been helping us stay healthy for thousands of years. Join these expert herbalists to learn how plants can be used for medicine and self-care.
252WEL130A 11/16 Sa 10:00am-4:00pm Hill
Bautista-Carolina
Wainwright
NYBG

Herbal Saturday: Elderberry Syrup

Packed with antioxidants and vitamins, elderberry fruits and flowers have been used across cultures for centuries to prevent colds and flus, treat fevers, and tame inflammation. Delve into the many healing properties of this commonly used medicinal plant while making more...
252WEL130D 11/16 Sa 2:30pm-4:00pm Wainwright
NYBG