VIRTUAL HERBALISM CONFERENCE - DAY 3
Learning Herbs Across Climates and Cultures with Abril Donea
Join herbalist and educator Abril Donea, founder of the BIPOC Herbalism Community and Conference, as she invites us into a rich exploration of global herbal traditions, bioregional learning, and the cultural roots of plant wisdom. Drawing from her travels and teachings, Abril shares how traditional practices live across landscapes and how we can cultivate an herbal practice grounded in respect and curiosity.
Discussion Highlights:
- Practices used to cultivate a relationship with the land while traveling
- How climate and geography influence the way herbal traditions evolve
- Honoring ecological limits of one’s bioregion while learning from global traditions
- Distinguishing learning from another culture versus appropriating it
- Examples of diaspora communities preserving plant traditions in new lands
Abril Donea is a passionate farmer, herbalist, and educator, who travels the world exploring ancestral herbal medicine through the lens of herbal anthropology. She connects with Indigenous healers worldwide to learn, preserve, and share sacred herbal knowledge. As the visionary behind Beauty Herbs & Tea, Abril offers retreats and courses on herbal medicine, herbal teas, and starting herb-based businesses. Abril’s passion for community and accessibility inspired her to create the BIPOC Herbalism Conference, an annual event that celebrates the wisdom of BIPOC herbalists and Indigenous medicine from over 15 countries. She founded the BIPOC Community School to provide affordable, accessible education in Indigenous medicine. On her 87-acre farm in Georgia, Abril hosts in-person retreats, cultivating spaces for sustainability and ancestral knowledge. Through her work, she uplifts Indigenous medicine, promotes holistic well-being, and inspires self-sustainability and cultural connection.
About Abril Donea:
Find Abril:
- on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautyherbsandtea and https://www.instagram.com/bipocherbalism/
- at BIPOC Herbalism Community: https://bipocherbalism.com/community
- contributing one free month of the BIPOC Herbalism Community membership to the 2026 Herbalism Conference VIP Pass Ticket!
- contributing to the Rooted Routines Course and Turmeric Speaker Film, exclusive upgrades in the 2026 Herbalism Conference VIP Pass Ticket!
7:00 PM EST: The Energetic Patterns of Disease in Healing Systems Across Cultures with Kat Maier
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Session Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 5:00 pm EST
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Virtual Herbalism Conference: Live Access
OPENING CEREMONY: FEBRUARY 15
DAY 1: FEBRUARY 16
DAY 2: FEBRUARY 17
DAY 3: FEBRUARY 18
- 3:00 PM EST: Medicinal Mushrooms in Current and Traditional Healing Modalities with Jasper Degenaars
DAY 4: FEBRUARY 19
DAY 5: FEBRUARY 20
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