Welcoming back Erica Fraser, Herbalist, for the second part of a series for foragers and nature lovers around herbalism. Part I focuses on the culinary avenues to explore and consume medicinal plants. Part II focuses on the healing power and medicines that are made from plants.
We will talk about a variety of plants from Nova Scotia in the context of making tea, creating tinctures, and we will expand on infusions in general including salves. We will be making a basic tincture as a group that you can bring home and sipping on some easy to replicate tea blends.
The afternoon will be magical but practical! We are gathering either inside the North Shore District Firehall or outside in their beautiful garden, depending on the weather. We will be eating and drinking throughout the workshop but also we will hopefully depart with tons of personal notes and inspirations, an herbal tincture, and reliable information on printed handouts.
event agenda:
We will start this event much like Part I: Culinary - in the Welcome Garden of the North Shore Firehall. We will begin by having a little tea party, trying a couple different blends made with wild edible plants. We will talk about making medicinal brews, making blends, hot and cold brewing, methods for preserving plants for tea, etc.
Much of the rest of our day will be inside doing deep dives on some of the herbs we picked out in response to the below form. When you sign up, we are asking for any areas of interest or ailments so we can discuss the field of study around those things specifically.
We will be making a basic herbal tincture to take home during this workshop.
We will be snacking and sipping throughout this event
We will go over preparations such as liniments, salves, poultice, and all methods of tincturing. We will also discuss how to prepare bitters and expand on infusions in general.
This workshop will also touch on extraction methods and using plants for medicinal value. Learn what a decoction and double extraction is, and get to know the tools you will need in your kitchen to create herbal preparations.
To join this event:
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Location: North Shore Fire Hall (Indian Brook, Cabot Trail)
Please note: there are no refunds for event tickets. You can sell your ticket to another participant. Please let me know if you do so I can register them! Thanks.