Yukon’s Plant Festival

Saturday, July 19th 2025

We are so thrilled to announce the first edition of the Yukon’s Plant Festival!

Taking place in the majestic Wheaton River Valley, the day will consist of workshops, presentations, and plant walks.

Whether you are just curious about plants or they are your life’s passion, come on out and join us!

Come together around plants

For this first edition of the Yukon’s Plant Festival we wish to create community around plants, bring everyone from the curious to the experts together, to share knowledge and our passion for the plant world.

This festival will be a gathering of diverse plant enthusiasts and plant curious and our activity topics will range from gardening to plant art to herbalism… and so much more!

You will also find a range of beautiful locally made products that focus entirely on the natural world at the Plant Fair.

The festival schedule is now finalized, go have a look below!

Make sure to choose the activity you would like to attend for each time slot on the schedule. When you arrive on site, you will be directed to the Yukon Plant Guild tent to register to the activities you’ve chosen.

Make sure to click on activity titles in the schedule to read a full description and the presenters bio.

Keynote Speaker

Meet the Presenters

Schedule 2025

Draft Schedule - Subject to Change

10:00 am - 11:00 am: Arrivals & Plant Fair

11:00 am - 11:45 am: Opening Circle with Keynote Speaker Beverley Gray

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Session #1

Foraging for Food: A Wild Edible Plant Walk

Sylvie Binette - Plant Walk

From Plant to Paper

Helen O’Connor - Summer Kitchen

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch sold by Chickadee Wagon & Farm and Plant Fair with live music by Annie Avery

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Session #2

Wild Wisdom: A Boreal Herbal Walk

Beverley Gray - Plant Walk

Living with Plants Writing Workshop

Miche Genest - Main Tent

Nourishing Skin Cream Creation

Raven Padmos - Summer Kitchen

Herbal Hearth Garden Tour

Jalfred Deichsel - Plant Walk

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Session #3

Boreal Plant Walk with Amber

Amber Berard-Althouse - Plant Walk

Flower Pounding with The Garden Witch

The Garden Witch - Summer Kitchen

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Closing Ceremony

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Departures & Plant Fair

Leading to the festival, make sure to choose the activity you would like to attend for each time slot on the schedule. When you arrive on site, you will be directed to the Yukon Plant Guild tent to register to the activities you’ve chosen.

Venue

The festival will be held at the Herbal Hearth, an off-grid home and venue located an hour south of Whitehorse in Mount Lorne, at km 22.7 Annie Lake Road. Cell phone reception is limited in the area, so make sure you save the directions below. Plan to arrive between 10 am and 10:30 am to have time to browse the booths at the Plant Fair!  

We strongly encourage car pooling to limit the amount of vehicles making the journey and the CO2 emissions that come with them.

Parking will be along the Annie Lake Road at the turn off to The Herbal Hearth and a shuttle will bring you down to the festival grounds, so bring a bag or basket to carry what you need for the day with you.

All of the activities will be held outdoors, on and around the private property, so we invite you to bring lots of layers for changing weather! And be sure to bring good foot wear for the plant walks.

Dogs are not allowed on the property, so make sure to leave your animal friend at home. There will be two outhouses on site for your use. Herbal refreshments will be provided and lunch will be available for purchase from Chickadee Wagon Farm Food Truck if you haven't packed food! We invite you to bring your own cutlery and travel mugs to help reduce waste.

Directions from the Alaska Highway:

1. Turn on the South Klondike Highway and travel towards Carcross for 15 km.

2. Turn right onto the Annie Lake Rd and travel 22.7 km.

3. When you arrive at The Far Side Rd, a festival volunteer will help you park on the Annie Lake Rd.

4. There will be a shuttle to continue the rest of the way (1.5 km) down the Far Side Rd to the Herbal Hearth, or you may chose to walk.

The Herbal Hearth
KM 22.7 Annie Lake Road
Whitehorse, YT

Plant Fair Vendors

Aurore Favier

Maeva Wild Food

The North Within

Wildwood Spirit

Mark Brown

Katy Felt & Fibre

FAQs

  • The Herbal Hearth is 60 km from downtown Whitehorse, about an hour drive. Leave yourself plenty of time as road conditions can force you to drive slow. The Herbal Hearth is off-grid and doesn't have cell phone reception. Internet is available for emergency calls.

  • Leading to the festival, make sure to choose the activity you would like to attend for each time slot on the schedule. When you arrive on site, you will be directed to the Yukon Plant Guild tent to register to the activities you’ve chosen.

  • No, please leave your furry friends at home.

  • Herbal refreshments will be provided and lunch will be available for purchase from Chickadee Wagon Farm Food Truck if you haven't packed food! We invite you to bring your own cutlery and travel mug to help reduce waste.

  • No, consuming alcohol at the Yukon’s Plant Festival is not allowed and we appreciate you for respecting that rule.

  • No, unfortunately there won’t be any kid’s corner or way to accommodate families with children under 13. We are hoping to be able to integrate family friendly activities in future editions of the festival!

  • Please dress appropriately for being outside: adequate clothing for changing weather, water-resistant walking shoes, mosquito repellent and sunscreen.

    We also encourage people to bring their their travel mugs and cutlery to cut down on waste.

     You may also want to bring a notebook and pen and your cell phone or camera for taking photos of plants.

  • No, we do not mail physical tickets. Once you purchased your ticket through the website, you are registered and we will have your name on the list of festival attendees, which we will use to sign you in on the day of the festival.

Funding for this project is made possible with support from Lotteries Yukon.

Proudly sponsored by Boréale.