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About Good Earth Gatherings
Just a few minutes south of Lawrence, Kansas, a treasure awaits.
In a sweet cottage with an inviting front porch, a mother and daughter have created an oasis of unique offerings and extraordinary learning opportunities.
A sampling:
In a sweet cottage with an inviting front porch, a mother and daughter have created an oasis of unique offerings and extraordinary learning opportunities.
A sampling:
ANTIQUES
Primitives with warmth & character to make a house a home
HERBS
Sustainably & organically grown herbs, DIY supplies, handcrafted herbal products and quality herbal instruction
GIFTS
Unique gifts from artisans and companies not found anywhere else in the area
LEARNING CENTER
Offering a wide range of quality classes with local instructors – Including a 10-month Home Herbalism Course
GATHERINGS
Creating community through groups like a monthly
stitching group, Red Tent Women’s Circle and Tea & Tarot.
We offer a class calendar each month, and our retail shop is usually open the first three Fridays & Saturdays of each month from 10am to 4:30pm
(there are exceptions -- check our current calendar to be sure).
About our Name:
Good Earth means what we do here is both good for the Earth and in gratitude to the abundant goodness of the Earth.
We gather here to learn, grow, and create community, and we offer unique goods we have gathered from here and there -- thus, Good Earth Gatherings.
Primitives with warmth & character to make a house a home
HERBS
Sustainably & organically grown herbs, DIY supplies, handcrafted herbal products and quality herbal instruction
GIFTS
Unique gifts from artisans and companies not found anywhere else in the area
LEARNING CENTER
Offering a wide range of quality classes with local instructors – Including a 10-month Home Herbalism Course
GATHERINGS
Creating community through groups like a monthly
stitching group, Red Tent Women’s Circle and Tea & Tarot.
We offer a class calendar each month, and our retail shop is usually open the first three Fridays & Saturdays of each month from 10am to 4:30pm
(there are exceptions -- check our current calendar to be sure).
About our Name:
Good Earth means what we do here is both good for the Earth and in gratitude to the abundant goodness of the Earth.
We gather here to learn, grow, and create community, and we offer unique goods we have gathered from here and there -- thus, Good Earth Gatherings.
About our Logo:
Our logo image represents that all good things grow from an open heart. We honor the plants, we celebrate personal transformation, and we recognize the spiral as the sacred symbol of holistic growth, emerging from the core and expanding outward.
Our logo image represents that all good things grow from an open heart. We honor the plants, we celebrate personal transformation, and we recognize the spiral as the sacred symbol of holistic growth, emerging from the core and expanding outward.
About Tamara & Twila:
Twila is a seasoned shop owner, having had successful shops in and near Lincoln, Nebraska, and Estes Park, Colorado. She uses the Wise Woman tradition to teach healing from the plants. Twila lives a simple life in the woods, close to nature. She is a “granny-woman” and Earth Mother. Her passions are many, including: country medicine-maker, gardener of herbs, flowers & organic veggies, wool worker with needle & hook, and dyer of wool and other natural fibers. She loves to share “words of wisdom” she’s gathered from many who walked before her, including her elders and teachers through the years.
Tamara is an educator, storyteller and ceremonialist with a deep passion for connecting people with Mother Earth and their own heart wisdom. She is a former professional speaker and English/Drama teacher with a Masters degree in Liberal Arts, and she has taught classes to people ranging from junior high students to company CEOs. She was the Weston Price Foundation chapter leader in Lawrence for over a decade, and she started the thriving Kaw Valley Herbs Study Group in 2011. Tamara's classes at Good Earth Gatherings are outgrowths of her interests and ongoing learning, which include healthy living, herbalism, earth wisdom, natural skincare, women’s spirituality/herstory, and Tarot. She offers her skills as a group facilitator, storyteller and ceremonialist to the community as well, endeavoring to make her small part of the world a better place.
Twila is a seasoned shop owner, having had successful shops in and near Lincoln, Nebraska, and Estes Park, Colorado. She uses the Wise Woman tradition to teach healing from the plants. Twila lives a simple life in the woods, close to nature. She is a “granny-woman” and Earth Mother. Her passions are many, including: country medicine-maker, gardener of herbs, flowers & organic veggies, wool worker with needle & hook, and dyer of wool and other natural fibers. She loves to share “words of wisdom” she’s gathered from many who walked before her, including her elders and teachers through the years.
Tamara is an educator, storyteller and ceremonialist with a deep passion for connecting people with Mother Earth and their own heart wisdom. She is a former professional speaker and English/Drama teacher with a Masters degree in Liberal Arts, and she has taught classes to people ranging from junior high students to company CEOs. She was the Weston Price Foundation chapter leader in Lawrence for over a decade, and she started the thriving Kaw Valley Herbs Study Group in 2011. Tamara's classes at Good Earth Gatherings are outgrowths of her interests and ongoing learning, which include healthy living, herbalism, earth wisdom, natural skincare, women’s spirituality/herstory, and Tarot. She offers her skills as a group facilitator, storyteller and ceremonialist to the community as well, endeavoring to make her small part of the world a better place.
Our address is Baldwin, but we are closer to Lawrence
(4-1/2 miles straight south on Haskell Road - when the intersection re-opens)
858 E. 1500 Road
Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-691-5914 (call or text)
Please note: Our main intersection is closed for repairs.
Click here for our scenic drive detour map (easy to find!)
Directions
(only use the following directions when the intersection is open. for now, use the detour map)
FROM EAST LAWRENCE:
• Take Haskell straight South – it turns into E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM WEST LAWRENCE (Iowa St. / Hwy 59):
• Take Iowa south out of Lawrence (turns into Hwy 59). Watch for the 458 / N.1000 Rd EXIT
• TAKE THE EXIT and TURN LEFT on 458 / N. 1000 Rd.
• At the 4-way stop, TURN RIGHT onto E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM KANSAS CITY:
• On K-10, veer left at the spot where you would veer right to go to 23rd St.
• Take the Haskell / E. 1500 Rd. EXIT. TURN LEFT off the exit.
• That's our road! Follow it to 858 on the left side with a yellow mailbox.
FROM VINLAND / BALDWIN CITY:
• From Baldwin: Take E. 1700 Rd. North
• TURN LEFT (at Vinland) onto N. 700 Rd.
• Follow N. 700 around the curve (it turns into E. 1650)
• TURN LEFT onto N. 800 Rd. (Take it easy on this gravel road!)
• TURN RIGHT onto. E. 1500 Rd. Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on right side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM OTTOWA (Hwy 59):
• Take Hwy 59 North. Watch for the 458 / N.1000 Rd. EXIT
• TAKE THE EXIT and TURN RIGHT onto 458 / N.1000 Rd
• At the 4-way stop, TURN RIGHT onto E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM LECOMPTON / TOPEKA:
• From Topeka: Take I-70E to the Lecompton/Lawrence Exit (EXIT 197)
• TAKE EXIT 197, pay toll, and TURN RIGHT onto South Lawrence Trafficway.
• Take South Lawrence Trafficway East to the Haskell Street Exit (last Lawrence exit).
• After exiting, TURN LEFT (South) onto Haskell Road (which will turn into E. 1500 Rd)
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
• Take Haskell straight South – it turns into E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM WEST LAWRENCE (Iowa St. / Hwy 59):
• Take Iowa south out of Lawrence (turns into Hwy 59). Watch for the 458 / N.1000 Rd EXIT
• TAKE THE EXIT and TURN LEFT on 458 / N. 1000 Rd.
• At the 4-way stop, TURN RIGHT onto E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM KANSAS CITY:
• On K-10, veer left at the spot where you would veer right to go to 23rd St.
• Take the Haskell / E. 1500 Rd. EXIT. TURN LEFT off the exit.
• That's our road! Follow it to 858 on the left side with a yellow mailbox.
FROM VINLAND / BALDWIN CITY:
• From Baldwin: Take E. 1700 Rd. North
• TURN LEFT (at Vinland) onto N. 700 Rd.
• Follow N. 700 around the curve (it turns into E. 1650)
• TURN LEFT onto N. 800 Rd. (Take it easy on this gravel road!)
• TURN RIGHT onto. E. 1500 Rd. Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on right side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM OTTOWA (Hwy 59):
• Take Hwy 59 North. Watch for the 458 / N.1000 Rd. EXIT
• TAKE THE EXIT and TURN RIGHT onto 458 / N.1000 Rd
• At the 4-way stop, TURN RIGHT onto E. 1500 Rd.
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.
FROM LECOMPTON / TOPEKA:
• From Topeka: Take I-70E to the Lecompton/Lawrence Exit (EXIT 197)
• TAKE EXIT 197, pay toll, and TURN RIGHT onto South Lawrence Trafficway.
• Take South Lawrence Trafficway East to the Haskell Street Exit (last Lawrence exit).
• After exiting, TURN LEFT (South) onto Haskell Road (which will turn into E. 1500 Rd)
• Stay on this road until you reach 858 E. 1500 Rd. (on left side).
• Turn in at the driveway with the big yellow mailbox with the Good Earth Gatherings sign on the side.