Plants are intimately tied to our well-being. Discover new ways to bring healthful botanical influences into your daily life through courses in herbalism, aromatherapy, and so much more.
Perfume
can
be
traced
back
thousands
of
years
to
an
Ancient
Egyptian
tradition,
beloved
by
Cleopatra.
Discover
the
history
of
perfume
and
the
therapeutic
benefits
of
essential
oils.
Learn
scent-blending
techniques
and
how
to
identify
and
keep
perfume
notes.
Through
more...
Emerging
research
suggests
that
mushrooms
may
be
beneficial
for
brain
and
nerve
health.
Discover
the
properties
of
different
species
and
learn
where
medicinal
mushrooms
occur
locally.
Study
how
select
types
such
as
Maitake,
Reishi,
and
Lion's
Mane
can
help
strengthen
more...
Your
digestive
system
is
home
to
over
70%
of
your
immune
system!
So
keeping
your
gut
in
tip-top
shape
is
crucial
to
maintaining
good
health.
We
will
examine
the
difference
between
good
and
bad
bacteria
and
explore
how
each
affects
more...
Get
a
little
messy
making
seasonal
berry
jam!
Learn
different
methods
of
jamming
that
use
less
sugar
and
no
additives
or
pectin.
You'll
come
away
with
three
delicious
jams
that
will
transport
you
back
to
summer
whenever
you
reach
for
more...
Beat
the
summer
heat
with
botanicals.
Whether
it's
learning
to
identify
which
herbs
to
include
in
a
homemade
sun
protection
cream
or
what
type
of
tea
to
drink
when
you
need
to
rehydrate,
this
class
will
walk
you
through
the
more...
Drawing
from
sources
as
far
back
as
Ebers
Papyrus,
an
Egyptian
medical
treatise
from
1550
BCE,
as
well
as
stories
from
his
own
experience
as
an
emergency
physician,
Dr.
Morrison
will
offer
a
brief
history
of
medicinal
plants
and
an
more...
Designed
for
caregivers,
parents,
and
anyone
interested
in
supporting
the
wellness
of
their
family,
this
class
explores
methods
to
creating
and
using
gentle
and
effective
herbal
remedies.
You'll
learn
how
to
create
herbal
teas,
syrups,
salves,
and
tinctures
that
are
more...
Discover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more.
The
centuries-old
botanical
history
of
aperitifs
and
digestifs,
from
Chartreuse
to
Fernet
Branca,
stems
in
part
from
a
monastic
quest
to
divine
an
"elixir
of
longlife."
Many
cultures
still
commonly
consume
these
herbal
drinks,
made
of
complex
mixtures
of
plant
more...
Fermentation
is
one
of
our
oldest
food
processing
methods.
Scientifically
known
as
zymology,
it
refers
to
the
conversion
of
carbohydrates
into
alcohols,
carbon
dioxide,
yeast,
or
bacteria.
We'll
cover
the
basic
science
of
how
to
ferment
tea
to
make
kombucha,
more...
Use
herbal
skills
and
recipes
to
treat
many
of
life's
little
mishaps.
Herbalist
Dawn
Petter
will
cover
which
herbs
to
keep
on
hand
and
how
best
to
use
them.
She'll
also
demonstrate
how
to
blend
various
herbsto
produce
balms,
creams,
more...