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New Moon Herb Sessions
HANDS-ON MEDICINE MAKING
Join us for a weekend of herbal medicine making at the homestead!
We’ll gather in the homestead kitchen, explore the medicinal hillside gardens, if weather allows brew our medicine together over the open fire, and in general have a deeply connective time with the plants and each other.
You’ll leave with 6 beautiful hand-made herbal products and the knowledge of how to make your own in the future.
2023 WEEKEND WORKSHOP:
Saturday & Sunday, November 11-12
10am-5pm Each Day
For Adults & Accompanied Teens
$300 (save $60)
SATURDAY ONLY:
November 11
10am-5pm
Tinctures, Tea & Salve
$180
SUNDAY ONLY:
November 12
10am-5pm
Water Kefir, Syrups & Fire Cider
$180
Saturday
Herbal Bitters & Tincture Making
Herbal bitters are an effective and traditional way to give our digestive system a little love and help clear the heaviness of our typical modern diet.
Learn all about this alcohol-based tincture and the creative ways it can be used. We will also cover tincture making strategies in general, and harvest our own homestead grown plant allies to create a personal blend.
You’ll leave with both a jar of custom-made bitters and herbal tincture, along with dropper bottles for storing the strained blends.
Herbal Bone Broth, Infusions, & Tea
Food as medicine! We will learn about making medicinal bone broth, nutritive herbal infusions, and cooking with deeply restorative plants like nettles.
Nourishing and tonifying herbs are one of the safest and easiest methods to get more herbal medicine and nutrients into our daily lives. And there is nothing like a lovingly brewed cup of tea to soothe the soul.
You’ll leave with a jar of richly medicinal bone broth and a custom-made infusion.
Herbal Salve, Lip Balm, & Sunscreen
Salves are a staple in any medicine makers tool kit. We will learn the basics of salve-making, as well as the qualities of different plant medicine to include…for aches and pains, wound care, skin soothing and more.
We will also discuss how to adapt the basic recipe to make lip balm and sunscreen.
You’ll leave with your own luxury lip balm and jar of healing salve, a necessity for the herbal First Aid kit.
Sunday
Botanical Water Kefir
Water kefir is a delicious probiotic drink that is a creative way to support our gut health with plant medicine right from our backyards.
You will learn the ins and outs of these little creatures, and taste test a few fun options before putting together your own custom blend to take home.
You’ll leave with a jar of your own fizzy probiotic drink and some starter grains for future batches!
Elderberry & Herbal Syrups
Herbal syrups are a traditional way to make some less tasty medicine more palatable, but they are also a playful way to dress up drinks, or add a unique herbal element to desserts and sauces. We’ll learn about several of the fun ways to use herbal syrups, as well as some suggestions for different plant medicine to use.
You’ll leave with your own jar of elderberry syrup, a go-to cold and flu season remedy, in preparation for the winter season on its way.
Fire Cider Immunity Tonic
Fall is the perfect time to prepare our immune-boosting remedies for the season ahead. This powerful health tonic is made with apple cider vinegar and several well-known traditional herbs and common kitchen ingredients. The combined alchemy of this potent recipe is a supportive way to start your day through the cold season.
You’ll leave with your own spicy and nourishing jar of Fire Cider.
2023 WEEKEND WORKSHOP:
Saturday & Sunday, November 11-12
10am-5pm Each Day
For Adults & Accompanied Teens
$300 (save $60)
SATURDAY ONLY:
November 11
10am-5pm
Tinctures, Tea & Salve
$180
SUNDAY ONLY:
November 12
10am-5pm
Water Kefir, Syrups & Fire Cider
$180
Registration Information:
Discounts
We have a sliding scale scholarship fund for all programs. Please do not let cost prevent your participation. Contact us about your specific needs.
Cancellation Policy
Your payment includes a 25% non-refundable deposit. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason prior to 7 days before the session date, we will refund your payment minus the deposit amount. We provide all materials for each session, and due to our preparation time, cancellations made 6 days or less prior to the session are not refundable.
Questions?
Please contact us at Connect@BluebirdHillHomestead.com or (612)910-9756
