The Yew Mountain Center

06/12/2026

🌿 Join us at the beautiful on July 11–12 for a weekend of Mountain Medicine Making!

Set within a 500-acre natural sanctuary, this hands-on gathering is an opportunity to learn how to craft herbal remedies from the land while building your home apothecary. Throughout the weekend, you'll make and take home your own teas, tinctures, and salves, connect with fellow plant enthusiasts, and deepen your relationship with Appalachian herbal traditions.

Come learn, create, and build community in a dreamy mountain setting.

✨ Learn more and register: givebutter.com/mountain-medicine-weekend 🌿

06/12/2026

We love plant people power! Thanks to our amazing woofers, Jessy and Katie and everyone else who brought this cool little project to life. Link to the Mountain Medicine Weekend in bio, stories, or comments (Fb) Kayde fen Deardorff, Barry Glick,

06/03/2026

🍲 Potluck & Open Music Circle! 🎶Bring a dish and join us around the campfire for an evening of great food, community, and tunes! 🔥

🗓 When: Saturday, June 6th at 5:00 PM
📍 Where: The Yew Mountain Center ⛰🌿

🪕 All skill levels welcome! Whether you're a total beginner or a seasoned player, grab your instrument, bring your family, and let's play!

🌳 Play with Purpose:
Every gift we receive directly supports our goal of local ownership for the Yew Mountain Center and our community-enriching programs.

🎟 How to join:
This is a free event. Donations are gratefully accepted onsite, or you can give directly right here:👉 https://givebutter.com/musicalpotluck

Thank you! 🙏💫

05/04/2026

Spend an evening in conversation about traditional and modern
practices of working with plants for healing and wellness from
Indigenous and Afrolachian traditions presented by Rene and Ruby.

Rene Reynolds is a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist with over 33 years of experience in holistic health and medical-based bodywork. She serves as an Adjunct Professor at ForsythTechnical Community College where she teaches Chinese medicine theory and its practical application. Rene’s approach to healing is deeply informed by her cultural heritage, drawing from the traditions of the Overhill Band of Georgia Cherokee, the Meherrin people of Virginia, and the Gullah Geechee people of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She integrates this lineage into her work, offering a holistic and culturally rooted perspective on wellness.

Ruby Daniels is a repeat presenter at the Yew Mountain Center because she is a gifted educator, storyteller, and has an abundance of knowledge and life experience that she shares generously. Ruby is an herbalist and owner of Creasy Jane's, a sustainably-sourced herbal products business. She lives on her family homeplace of a former African American coal mining town. She has a Masters of Science in Therapeutic Herbalism. Ruby is also a forest farmer and soil conservations with the USDA.

An optional taco bar will follow.

Please register at https://givebutter.com/living-roots-of-mountain-medicine.

Please keep pets at home for this event. All ages are welcome!

04/29/2026

Thanks for sharing! The Real WV

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PRESS RELEASE A group of participants gather in the forest classroom at the Yew Mountain Center to learn about Appalachian forests. Forest farming

04/27/2026

Check out this line-up! WV Forest Farming Field Day, May 2. Register now!

04/16/2026

Bella is back! Don't miss a chance to wander the woods and learn more about our spring ephemerals with our friend from Appalachian Headwaters. Most activities are free at our Wildflower and Ramp Festival, but you can support the Yew by paying us to run or hike up the mountain in the WV Ramp 5K! yewmountaindotorg for info.

04/07/2026

We are beyond lucky to have Richard Hefner join us with his legendary banjo picking at our festival. He is worth the price of admission alone. (It's actually a free event, but Richard is priceless!)

04/03/2026

We're sprucing up the trails and working on projects to get us ready for our busy program season. We'll be serving chili and salad for all of our helpers. Bring a friend! Advance registration will help us plan and prepare. Sign up online or give us a call: Please register online to let us know you are coming, or give us a call at 304-653-4079.
Some of the projects:
Clearing the 5K course in the forest,
Dissecting a piano for future art projects,
Protecting birds from our windows with a string craft,
Readying gardens,
And more!
At 2pm we'll head to the end of Hills Creek Road a few miles away to appreciate the diversity of wildflowers and clear out a diversity of littered objects. The YMC is helping to keep this beautiful creek-side destination clean.
What to bring--
work gloves if you have them
water bottle
layers for the weather
sunscreen
tick repellant
any tools you think might be helpful--we'll have some too.
Please leave pets at home.
Thanks for lending a hand!!