Talks, Panels & Workshops
Vanessa fosters nature reconnection through immersive writing workshops, outdoor rewilding experiences, and discussions on under-appreciated plants, misunderstood creatures like wolves, and land stewardship. As a former competitive boxer and boxing coach, she helps students connect with their animal nature through therapeutic boxing classes.
For all speaking engagements (except bookstores and private book clubs), please contact Dawn Stuart at Events@booksincommon.org
Recent talks & workshops include:
“Wildcrafting and Natural Connections,” Atlas Obscura 2024
“Inner and Outer Wilds: Embodied Nature Writing,” Sunderland Library, 2024
“Taken Without Permission: Medicinal Plants on The Brink of Extinction and Remembering Reverence for Earth,” Harvard University, 2023
“Rethinking Weeds: The Spiritual, Cultural and Medicinal Significance of Common Plants,” Harvard University, 2022
“Reclaiming Scottish Gaelic Cosmology is Environmental Activism,” Harvard University, 2022
“Medicinal Plants of New York City,” The Yale Club, 2022
“Wolves, Weeds and Wild Medicine,” Wolf Conservation Center, 2022
“Art as Activism,” panel with the Muhammad Ali Center, 2022
Past Workshops & Events
