Growing & Drying Herbs for Tea + Medicine (6 Hours)

A practical workshop on cultivating common culinary and medicinal herbs, harvesting techniques, and proper drying and storage methods for teas and home herbal preparations. Students will receive handouts and sample herbs needed for this course. Student, please bring Notebook or binder, pen or pencil, small scissors or herb snips, two (2) small jars with lids (8- 12oz works great).

Intro to Materia Medica (12 Hours)

An introductory exploration of medicinal plants, including herbal energetics, safe preparation methods such as infusions and decoctions, and building a personal Materia Medica reference journal. Students will receive handouts and samples herbs needed for this course. Student, please bring 3-ring binder (for Materia Medica Journal) notebook paper or printed worksheets, pen or pencil, highlighter (optional but helpful), 3-5 small jars or containers for samples