This course is an opportunity to explore herbal medicine from soil to teacup. Participants will learn the basics of planning, starting and maintaining an herb garden, plant harvesting and storage, safe and sustainable collection of wild medicinal plants, making home remedies for use throughout the year, and the specific applications for several medicinal plants. This is primarily a hands-on, outdoor course, with lecture woven in.
Activities will include:
- Weekly hands-on herb gardening
- Harvest and storage of medicinal plants
- Herbal medicine-making: teas, tinctures, oils, salves, foods and more
- Planning the home medicine-chest remedies to have on hand throughout the year
Instructor: Daylin Wade, M.S. in Therapeutic Herbalism & Community Educator
Price: $125 for the course
Location: Soil Born Farms American River Ranch in the Schoolhouse and Herb Garden
For more information and to register, visit the Soil Born Farms website or call (916) 363-9685.
