Description
April 22~ Violet and Friends: Salves & Edible Spring Treats
Violet (Violacea spp.), Plantain (Plantago spp.), Dandelion (Taraxacum spp.)
- Participants will gain familiarity with chickweed, plantain, violet and dandelion, and the various ways they can be harvested for food and gentle medicine.
- Make Violet & Plantain Balm with Lavender essential oil
- Collectively make Dandelion, Violet, Chickweed Pesto to share as a group
May 27 ~ Nourish: Infusions and Food
Nettles (Urtica dioica), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Oat Straw (Avena sativa)
Violet and Chickweed continued…
- Learn how to prepare Nourishing infusions
- Prepare a mineral rich vinegar that could be sipped with warm water and honey or used as a yummy dressing
- Discuss ways to prepare Nettles as Food (share a little green goodness snack)
- Sip a nourishing infusion.
June 24~ Summer Solstice and Sunshine Tincture
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), Milky Oats (Avena sativa), Tulsi/Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) & Calendula (Calendula resina)
- Making tinctures ~ Sunshine tonic for winter months
- Milky Oats, Tulsi & Rose tea ~ the beauty of this tea and it’s gentle gift to our nervous system
- Explore uses of St. John’s Wort Oil
July 22 ~ Herbal Popsicles & Pastilles
Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa), Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis), Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) & Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
- Premade popsicles will be shared after a demo on preparing a batch.
- Participants each make a tin of herbal pastilles with local herbs and honey
August 26~ Bath Blends & Facial Serums
Rose (Rosa spp.), Calendula (Calendula resina) & Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
- Rose, Calendula & Elder Oil
- Refreshing summer drink, preparing syrups (Raspberry Rose Sparkler) w/Dandelion Orange Bitters
October 1 ~ Nourishing Herbal Broth Blends Astragalus (Astragalus propinquus), Shitake (Lentinula edodes), Burdock (Arctium lappa), Nettle (Urtica dioica) & Calendula (Calendula officinalis),
- We’ll discuss those deep, whispering, nutritive, roots & the mycelial and fungal net of the earth
- Participants will make broth blends to take home in a muslin bag.
October 28~ Remember Your Roots! Food as Medicine
Marshmallow (Athaea officinalis), Burdock (Arctium lappa), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
- Instructor will bring freshly dug roots for you to see, smell and possibly nibble! We will discuss various preparation methods for each and their role in our home apothecary and kitchen.
- Prepare and share Mucilaginous Marshmallow, Adaptogenic Ashwagandha & Milky Oat Cocoa Blend
November 25~ Local Flora Smoke Bundles
Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua), Sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata), Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) & Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
- Get creative and bundle up these lovely Autumn offerings into smoke bundles to prepare for winter cozy time. We will meet plants that offer a lovely scent and quality to awaken your space.
Each class will Open in gratitude with a meditative & reflective circle (soul speak quotes, poetry, silence, breath), and Close with a tea tasting (single plant from the session)
