We begin where all true medicine making begins: in relationship with the plants and the land. This foundational class focuses on ethical harvesting, seasonal timing, plant identification, and conscious gathering practices—whether from garden, forest, or apothecary sources. We’ll explore how to read a plant’s readiness, how to harvest in ways that support regeneration, and how to work with both wild and cultivated herbs.

You’ll learn practical drying methods, troubleshooting mold and moisture, and best practices for storing herbs to maintain potency, color, aroma, and vitality over time. This class sets the tone for the entire journey, grounding your practice in care, reverence, and skill.

Project:
~ Build a simple herbal drying rack

Tea is often our first relationship with herbal medicine, and also one of the most nuanced. In this class, we explore tea blending as both a sensory art and a therapeutic practice. You’ll learn how to create balanced blends using base, bridge, and accent herbs, while understanding how taste and energetics influence how herbs interact with the body.

We’ll dive into plant energetics and herbal materia medica, learning how to study herbs beyond memorization and begin forming lived relationships with them. This class also introduces personal constitutional patterns, helping students recognize how their own bodies respond to herbs and why certain plants feel supportive while others do not.

Project:
~ Craft multiple custom tea blends using eight different herbs

NOTE: this class is held on the second Sunday)

This class focuses on drawing medicine into relationship through alcohol- and glycerin-based preparations. We’ll explore how different menstruums partner with plants to carry their medicine, and how to choose the right method depending on the herb, the body system, and the intended use.

We’ll work in depth with weight-to-volume methods as well folk methods, so students understand how, whyand when to use each. This class includes foundational teaching on dosing medicinal herbs, herbal safety, understanding strength and potency, and beginning to formulate remedies intentionally rather than randomly. We’ll also touch on early principles of herbal formulation, layering herbs thoughtfully rather than stacking indiscriminately.

Projects:
~ Elderberry tincture
~ Rosehip elixir
~Citrus Dandelion Bitters

A deeply nourishing winter class centered on sweetness as a medicine. We’ll explore syrups, herbal honeys, and electuaries as traditional preparations for immune support, respiratory health, and daily nourishment. This class is about warmth, preservation, and making remedies that are both effective and beloved.

You’ll learn proper preparation techniques, storage considerations, and how to adapt recipes for children, elders, and sensitive systems.

Projects:
~ Herbal cough syrup
~ Honey pills
~ Herbal electuary

Infused oils form the backbone of topical herbal medicine and offer a powerful doorway into working with the body’s internal rhythms. In this class, we’ll explore multiple oil infusion methods (Alcohol Intermediary being the primary focus), while grounding the practice in an understanding of the nervous system and lymphatic system — two key pathways for healing, regulation, and flow.

You’ll learn how herbs interact with the skin, nerves, and lymph, and how oils can support relaxation, repair, circulation, and detoxification. We’ll discuss oil selection, energetics, shelf life, and formulation, with a focus on creating remedies that support both resilience and rest.

Projects:
~ Infused body oil
~ Herbal facial serum

This class explores vinegar-based medicine and mineral-rich preparations that bridge food and remedy. We’ll work with oxymels and herbal vinegars as daily tonics—supportive for digestion, immunity, and overall vitality.

You’ll learn how to balance sour and sweet, select appropriate herbs, and incorporate these preparations into daily life in simple, sustainable ways.

Project:
~ Fire cider oxymel or vinegar
~Horsetail and Rosemary hair rinse

This class steps into the realm of smoke, prayer, and transformation. We’ll explore herbs as smoke medicine, used historically and cross-culturally for clearing, protection, ceremony, and connection. Emphasis will be placed on respectful use, intention, and understanding smoke as a subtle yet powerful form of plant medicine.

Students will learn how to prepare herbs for burning, blend resins and plants, and work with smoke in both ceremonial and practical ways. A history of Scottish / Irish Saining practices.

Projects:
~ Smoke wands
~ Incense (loose or formed)

This class introduces the subtle, energetic layer of plant medicine. We’ll explore flower essences as allies for emotional, spiritual, and energetic support, while grounding the work in clarity, consent, and integrity.

You’ll learn how to prepare flower essences, work with intention, and integrate vibrational medicine alongside physical herbal remedies.

Projects:
~ Personal flower essence
~ Flower essence mist

Focused on topical remedies for pain, inflammation, circulation, and nervous system support, this class brings together the medicine you’ve already made into applied use. We’ll explore liniments and other external preparations, discussing when to apply heat vs. cold, stimulation vs. soothing.

This class emphasizes practical, home-use remedies that support bodies in everyday life.

Projects:
~ Herbal liniment
~ One additional external remedy tbd

This class brings herbalism fully into the kitchen, where medicine becomes part of daily nourishment. We’ll explore culinary herbs as both food and remedy, learning how to infuse intention, flavor, and medicinal benefit into everyday meals.

You’ll leave with simple, repeatable practices for weaving plant medicine into your home life.

Projects:
~ Herbal salt
~ Infused herbal culinary oil

Our final gathering is a spacious closing circle to reflect, integrate, and celebrate the journey. We’ll review key teachings, answer lingering questions, troubleshoot ongoing projects, and reflect on how each student’s relationship with plants has evolved.

This class is about weaving the medicine forward, into homes, families, communities, and future paths.

Decanting, Salve Making, Review!