About
Scott Kloos is a Plant Medicine Practitioner, Medicine Maker, and Wildcrafter, and has been working with the native plants of the Pacific NW since the late 90's. In addition to many years of self-study, he completed the 1999 Herbal Apprenticeship Program at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR, and in 2000, he attended a nine-month Community Herbalist Training Program with Christopher Hobbs. In 2009, he studied Traditional Western Herbalism: An Intuitive and Energetic Approach with Matthew Wood in Portland, OR.
He spent seven years studying the human psyche (his own and others) in Paul Levy's Awakening in the Dream group. Paul's unique synthesis of the Dzogchen School of Tibetan Buddhism, Western Alchemy, Jungian Psychology, the Dreambody Psychology of Arnold Mindell, and shamanism deeply shaped his view of the world and his approach to healing and working with plants.
He is the founder of The School of Forest Medicine in Portland, OR. In his healing practice he works with the psycho-spiritual aspects of plant medicine and leads weekly Plant Teacher classes exploring the physical and psycho-spiritual properties of the plants of the Pacific Northwest. He is one of the founders and a faculty member of the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine and a faculty member of Matthew Wood's School of Traditional Western Herbalism.
Ordering Info
Availability: Call or email to be sure of product availability. We are a very small company and harvest conservatively. We will sell out of certain products. We are away from the office for prolonged periods of time on harvesting trips. Please be patient with us.
Payment: We accept Credit Card payments through PayPal. Call for details. Orders paid by check or money order must be prepaid. Please make checks payable to Cascadia Folk Medicine. Practitioners, call for discount.
Shipping & Handling: We ship via UPS. The shipping charges are:
$8.00/UPS Ground | $14.00/UPS 3-Day Select | $17.00/UPS 2-Day
Feel free to call at any time to place an order or if you have any additional questions. Your privacy is guaranteed. We do not sell or trade customer information. Thank you for shopping with us!
Wildcrafting Ethic
- Make positive identification before harvesting.
- Know the rare and endangered plants of the area and don't pick them.
- Make Assessments:
Ecological Implications-Will your impact be noticeable? Will it adversely effect the often delicate ecological balance of the stand or the intricate web of interrelations that ensure its continued existence?
Animal/Insect Interactions-Are there animals or insects that depend on this plant for food or other uses? How will your harvesting impact these relationships?
Personal-Are you in the proper emotional state to make a harvest? Are you prepared to be honest with yourself in regards to making decisions about your impact on this stand? How much of this medicine can or will you realistically process and use? - Ask permission from and make offerings to the plant. Remember that when you treat plants with respect, they will not only be more effective as medicine, but they will be more likely to reveal themselves to you.
- Pick from different stands or spots in a stand to minimize impact.
- Care for and develop a relationship with the stand. Leave any area you harvest from in the same or better condition than you found it (e.g. fill in holes after harvesting roots, don't leave discarded leaves or other plant parts lying around where others can see them, and whenever possible replant root crowns or disperse seeds.) Observe the stand over time so that you can continue to refine your personal assessment of any harvesting impact you have had or any natural environmental changes that may have an effect on the health of the stand. Based on this information, be prepared to alter your wildcrafting practices or stop harvesting altogether from this spot.
-developed in conjunction with the Elderberry School Class of '07