Learn how to use 10 common herbs in simple first aid situations at home to treat poison ivy, basic wounds, bug bites, burns, strains and sprains, congestion, fevers, and more. Learn to make poultices, washes, and rinses. We will focus on 10 common herbs for use in first aid, such as: mallow, comfrey, yarrow, plantain, jewelweed, pine, echinacea, chamomile, calendula, and beebalm. With these ten herbs, you can cover a wide range of applications to care for the wellbeing of your friends and family. By the end of this workshop, you will have a solid understanding of the benefits of using herbal remedies in first aid situations and the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively use them. Whether you’re an herbal enthusiast looking to expand your knowledge or someone interested in natural first aid solutions, this workshop is perfect for you.

$70 per participant
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Craft herbal magic with us as we learn about the art of plant distillation. Distillation is used to make essential oil and hydrosols. We will cover the process of making hydrosols, which are commonly used in skin care and have various uses in herbalism. Plant distillation is a way of capturing the essence of our terroir, as batches of hydrosol will chemically vary based on soil, rainfall, sun exposure, plant variety, health of the plant, and time of harvest of the plant used.
We will cover the basics from choosing your copper distiller, cleanliness, why choosing the right water source matters, plant harvesting, plant to water ratio, and the basic technique to make high quality hydrosols.
I am very excited to be offering this workshop and being able to teach this special craft. Herbal distillation is such as love of mine. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I think it’s the magic of fire, water, and air that come together to make a product that captures the essence of a plant, and the essence of the conditions under which this plant has grown and was harvested. This is a unique opportunity to learn about herbal distillation and to craft a hydrosol with us. Distillation takes time and patience, as a result this workshop has a 4-hour duration time. Participants get to take home a bottle of hydrosol they made from the distillation process.
What is distillation?
Distillation is the art of capturing a plant’s volatile properties using a copper alembic still. Basically, the herbs are added to a large copper pot with water; the water is heated to a boil, and the steam it creates releases and volatilizes some plant constituents such as essential oils, which then go through a condenser filled with cold water to turn it back to a liquid state. This is the way of making essential oil and hydrosols. In the essential oil industry, hydrosols are often described as being the “leftover” of making essential oils, but in cultures around the world, hydrosols are a valuable product in their own right.
What is a hydrosol?
Hydrosols are aromatic waters that have been distilled from plants using a copper alembic still. Hydrosols are the cellular waters of the plant that encompass the water-soluble properties of the herbs mingled with a little bit of essential oil that comes naturally through the distillation process.

$100 per participant
*e-transfer option also available email [email protected]