Gatherings 2.0 // Tea-making workshop with Kayo-Tea

Gatherings 2.0 // Tea-making workshop with Kayo-Tea

Categories: Indigenous | Intended for

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

Contact Information

Fiona Wright, 6135202600, fiona.wright@carleton.ca

Registration

No registration required.

Cost

Free

About this Event

Host Organization: Carleton University Art Gallery
More Information: Please click here for additional details.

Smell, touch and taste in this tea workshop!

Learn about how herbal teas are grown and made with Algonquin tea sommelier and farmer Kayoki Post-Whiteduck. Kayoki will be sharing his knowledge and philosophy of growing herbs and native species.

This event is free and open to everyone. Light refreshments included.

Access Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (CDCC) is a fully accessible space, with an elevator and barrier-free washrooms. The Para Transpo drop-off and an entrance with ramps are located on the 290 Lisgar Street side of the building.

Parking Paid visitor parking is available in the CDCC’s Lisgar Street lot. There is also street parking available nearby.

Participants
Kayoki Post-Whiteduck (Algonquin Anishinaabe) is the founder of Mitigomin Agriculture, which produces 30+ kinds of herbal teas through Kayo-Tea. He has studied in horticulture, herbology and as a tea sommelier. Kayoki has worked many jobs in his field, such as tree planter, seed collector, brush cutter, landscaper, nursery plant worker and fruit picker and now runs his own farm.