Papillon in the Garden
A six week journey of gardening, culture, women’s wellness, reflection, food, movement, and environmental learning.
Waitlist for 2027 Cohorts
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Waitlist for 2027 Cohorts ~
Follow the journey, meet the facilitators, and place your name on the list for the next Papillon in the Garden experience.
THE PAPILLON EXPERIENCE
Transformation is something we practice together.
Papillon welcomes girls, women, caregivers, and elders into a culturally grounded space to care for self, community, and the environment. Each cohort is shaped by the people and place that hold it.
Renew Garden, nourish the body, rest, and make room for what supports wellbeing.
Reconnect Share knowledge across generations through food, herbs, stories, creativity, and time outdoors.
Reawaken Build confidence, environmental awareness, and care that continues beyond the cohort.
Your next season can begin here.
Tell us where you are and how you hope to join . You will receive first notice when a Papillon cohort opens near you, followed by the full application.
Meet the Facilitators
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Dadiere Licona is an author, humanitarian, crisis counselor, entrepreneur, and Founder and President of Seeing the Unseen Outreach Inc., a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving individuals and families in South Florida and internationally.
Born and raised in Jamaica, Dadiere’s commitment to service is shaped by her own experiences with extreme poverty, food insecurity, childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse,homelessness, domestic violence, and other significant adversity. Rather than allowing those experiences to define her, she has used them to deepen her understanding of people who are often overlooked and to shape the work she does today.
For more than a decade, Dadiere helped individuals and families informally before establishing Seeing the Unseen Outreach in 2025. Today, she leads humanitarian and community initiatives addressing food insecurity, crisis, disaster recovery, trauma, and access to essential resources. At the heart of Dadiere’s work is a simple belief: people deserve to be seen, heard, and valued, and sometimes changing the direction of someone’s life begins with choosing not to walk past. Stay connected https://www.instagram.com/seeingtheunseenoutreach/
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Kimmi Ducasse (She/Her/Hers) is a Mama, Educator, Herbalist, Earth Steward & Energy Worker. She is committed to reclaiming Haitian ancestral practices of being in right relationship with the land & seed keeping as a commitment to our sovereignty. She started “Art of Intention, Herbal Care” to offer herbal remedies & plant resources to the community.
She deeply believes in the power of our interdependence and communal healing as a path to liberation, and that being achieved in harmony with the land.
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Established in 2012, SK Butterflies Inc. is a family-owned butterfly breeding business based in Miami, Florida. It began when Kiki, an artist and nature lover, discovered a naturally deceased butterfly in her greenhouse. Her husband, Sedrick, suggested preserving and framing it.
SK Butterflies raises over a dozen native butterfly species throughout the year in a safe, predator-free environment. After naturally completing their short life cycles, butterflies are respectfully preserved and transformed into one-of-a-kind artwork, jewelry, home décor, and keepsakes that honor their beauty.
Their mission remains the same: to inspire appreciation for butterflies, educate future generations, encourage conservation, and share the beauty and importance of the natural world one butterfly at a time.
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Vanessa Yvette is an Afro-Cubana Earth Ceremonialist, land steward, and founder of Forest Bath Miami, a nature-based wellness organization rooted in ancestral healing, eco-therapy, and outdoor reclamation. She creates immersive, culturally grounded experiences that honor the land, affirm BIPOC belonging in nature, and nurture collective care. Through ritual, earth-rooted ceremony, and deep communion with the Earth, Vanessa guides others back to the sacred truth that nature has always been our original healer and home. Want to learn more about and connect with https://www.instagram.com/forestbath_miami/
Papillon
/pa.pi.jɔ̃/ · noun.
Butterfly. A symbol of transformation, becoming, and the freedom to live fully in every season of life.