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 ~ 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
Marshmallow (Athaea officinalis), Burdock (Arctium lappa), Ashwagandha, Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
- Visit Echinacea and Burdock tincture & uses.
- Explore ways to connect with Burdock through cooking, broths or tea blends.
- Mucilaginous Marshmallow, Adaptogenic Ashwagandha & Milky Oat Cocoa Blend with Reishi
November 25~ Smoke Bundles & Surrender
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.
Open in gratitude: meditative & reflective circle
- Soul Speak Quotes, Pass a basket
- Group mandala: center circle
- Poetry
- Silence
- Breath
- Silence
- Poetry
- Group mandala: center circle
Close with tea tasting (single plant from the session)