This introductory class will cover simple herbal remedies you can make at home, and when and how to use them. We will discuss herbal teas, tinctures, oils, salves, and herbal foods. Participants will practice medicine-preparation techniques and make remedies to take home.
Learn about plants and foods that can help strengthen the immune system, digestion, lungs, nerves and muscles during the winter months. We will discuss how ancient medicinal systems of Ayurveda and Chinese herbalism focus on vitality and revitalizing techniques.
Learn the role medicinal plants play in increasing your health and well-being in 2017. This free discussion will introduce a philosophy of herbal medicine, how herbs work, and basic remedies for maintaining and increasing health and happiness. Come with curiosity; leave with recipes and inspiration!
This class will highlight the link between digestive health and immunity and provide an introduction to building a healthy digestive system through herbs, diet and positive habits. The format will include lecture, hands-on activities, herbal recipes and the materials needed to make herbal preparations to take home.
Learn how to bring medicinal plants into your everyday life to promote overall wellness and address minor illnesses and injuries. We will discuss the healing properties of several common herbs and how to incorporate them through cooking, everyday herbal tonics and simple home remedies to use when ailments arise.
Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30 pm: September 28, October 5, 12, 19 and 26
This workshop series is intended for beginning farmers and ranchers in the first few years of production. Thea Rittenhouse, along with other sustainable agriculture experts, will address farm business and marketing plans, logistics and legalities of starting a farm business, finding land, and record keeping essentials. Students will finish the series with a draft business plan and a greater understanding of the business skills necessary for a successful farm.
Second Saturdays, 10am-4:30pm: Apr. 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9
Learn the basics of Western Herbology while integrating it with the systems of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese medicine. This six-month course will include medicine-making, plant ID, how to treat acute ailments, use of tonic herbs and food for strengthening vitality, as well as how to harvest local herbs for medicine. You will learn about your own constitutional needs and ways to balance yourself for better health and wellbeing.
This class introduces the plant remedies growing around us this time of year, and how to support the body and mind with herbs, diet, and habits as we transition into the cooler, darker months. The format will include lecture and hands-on activities indoors and outdoors. We will share a seasonal dinner which incorporates many of the ideas discussed in the class.
