Herbal Medicine Making Part I: Oils, Creams & Balms
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Date: June 26, 2021
Time: 9am – 3pm
Cost: $75
Location: Nevada City
In this two-part series, learn how to identify and process commonly grown herbs (and weeds!) in the Sierra Nevada foothills and make them into concentrated herbal preparations you can use at home. Learn to create your own fresh, customized products without the cost (or unwanted ingredients!) of commercial products. In Part I, you will learn how to make medicinal oils, creams and balms for skincare, health and wellness. Read more
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Herbal Medicine Making Part II: Tincture Extractions
Date: July 10, 2021
Time: 9am – 3pm
Cost: $75
Location: Nevada City
In this two-part series, learn how to identify and process commonly grown herbs (and weeds!) in the Sierra Nevada foothills and make them into concentrated herbal preparations you can use at home. Learn to create your own fresh, customized products without the cost (or unwanted ingredients!) of commercial products. In Part II, you will learn how to make the following tincture extractions: with and without alcohol, double extraction method for medicinal mushrooms; topical and internal applications and more. Read more
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Medicine Making for the Cold & Flu Season
Date: Fall 2021
Location: Nevada City
Be prepared for the cold and flu season this year! Learn how to prepare safe and effective herbal preparations that can help
(1) keep your immune system working well
(2) prevent illness after exposure to seasonal colds and flu
(3)
This is a hands-on class, where you will be making
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Herbal Medicine Residential Study Program Postponed
Esalen has suspended its residential learning programs.
Date: Next date TBA
Location: Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
The Residential Study program is a 28-day immersion in Esalen’s integrative approach to personal and social transformation.? Learn how to begin or expand an herbal practice at home
Over this month-long immersion, you will spend time in the beautiful gardens, identifying key patterns in plant identification and learning how to use your senses to discern some of the medicinal qualities of cultivated and wild plants. Through experiential learning, you will gain confidence in how to harvest, dry and process fresh medicinal herbs.
Every week, you will experience new ways to take and make herbal medicines, including teas, decoctions, tinctures, nut butter balls, syrups, medicinal oils, creams
The majority of time will be spent in the field with the plants or in the kitchen processing herbs. Additional activities include
You will leave with an individualized plan of which herbs, and in what form, can support your health and wellness. You will also have samples of herbal preparations to take home, and the recipes to make them again on your own.
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Introduction to Herbalism
Dates: Next dates TBA
Location: Nevada City
Cost: $150 for the four-class series
This series is designed for beginning home herbalists who want to feel more confident using self-prescribed herbal medicine for health and wellness. Topics include general principles of home-scale herbalism, tools of the trade, discussion of various forms of herbal medicine, safe and appropriate application, as well as how to make your own herbal preparations at home. An emphasis will be placed on locally available plants with a long history of safe and effective use.
The core series includes four classes:
- Getting Started with Home Scale Herbalism
- Tincture, Tea, Powder, or Pill: How to Take Herbal Medicine
- Making Tinctures at Home
- Medicinal Oils and Salves
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Wild Food & Medicine CSA
Dates: Next dates TBA
Location: 5-minutes from downtown Nevada City
Cost: $150
The Wild Food & Medicinal Herb CSA (Community Supported Awareness) provides hands-on education for those who want to connect more intimately with their local landscapes and move towards more sustainable practices with respect to food and medicine. CSA participants will:
-learn how to safely use abundant local plants for food and medicine
-experience their local bioregion more intimately
-join a greater community to share knowledge about ethical wildcrafting
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