Learning to use the emergent weeds of Spring, we can make medicine that helps our bodies wake up from the long winter. Dandelions, reviled by many, are beloved by both the bees and herbalists and are a powerful medicine if you know how to use them. We will make both a dandelion flower […]
We will meet and harvest one of our first spring flowers, Arnica. We will cover the many ways Arnica can be used for healing. You will learn to make an herbal oil and take home an Arnica salve for your home apothecary. We will also talk about the practice and ethics of wildcrafting. […]
Our relationship to the plant world can deepen through ceremony and ritual. Jenna will guide us in creating ritual items from the herbs of the wild and the farm. She will teach about both the medicinal and magical properties of our local medicines. This event is part of our Community Apothecary […]
Herbal bitters are one of the most useful medicines for helping strengthen our digestive process and for supporting long term health. They are also mighty fine in a good cocktail! In this class, Marco will teach how to harvest wild herbs and prepare them as an herbal bitter. This event is part […]
Learn the ritual of blending and sipping herbal teas, or tisanes. Jenna will take you through step by step recipes for crafting nutritious and delicious blends you’re sure to enjoy in your daily rituals. Get to know 6 amazing plants and how to use them together to enhance vitality and wellbeing. This event […]
Join our farm manager Jamie for a day of holistic skin care and learn to use the beautiful calendula flower to make an antioxidant skin cream! This event is part of our Community Apothecary Program. Please click or tap on the button below to learn more and purchase tickets. Learn More & Register
We will pick flowers at the start of class and use the alchemical process of making flower essences. Flower Essences are considered to be vibrational, energetic remedies since they are based upon the energy or vibration of a flower. Only the flower is used to make the remedies, and they work by utilizing the water […]
This class will teach the basics of how to run a steam distiller and how to make both essential oils and hydrofoils. We will use fragrant flowers from the gardens, potentially lavender if the timing is right, to make the most exquisite of fragrances that can be used for both perfumery, skin products and medicine. […]
