Herbalism Classes:
Healing with Local Honey: All things Bees
2.5 Hour Class
Many people keep bees for the delicious honey they provide — but beyond simply being tasty, the honey, wax, and propolis that your hives provide are potent natural healing agents and can be used to create nourishing handcrafted medicines. In this class, you’ll learn to make medicine that’s good for the body, heart, and soul that harness the therapeutic benefits of these gifts from the hive. Combining Organically grown with honey, beeswax, and propolis, we’ll learn to prepare herbal syrups and salves, infused medicinal honeys, and propolis-based medicine. Each participant will come away with an herbal syrup or honey, a propolis throat spray, recipes, and extensive hand-outs with the recipes that were discovered in class as well as many more.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Many people keep bees for the delicious honey they provide — but beyond simply being tasty, the honey, wax, and propolis that your hives provide are potent natural healing agents and can be used to create nourishing handcrafted medicines. In this class, you’ll learn to make medicine that’s good for the body, heart, and soul that harness the therapeutic benefits of these gifts from the hive. Combining Organically grown with honey, beeswax, and propolis, we’ll learn to prepare herbal syrups and salves, infused medicinal honeys, and propolis-based medicine. Each participant will come away with an herbal syrup or honey, a propolis throat spray, recipes, and extensive hand-outs with the recipes that were discovered in class as well as many more.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Cooking with Herbs for Healing & Taste
Herbs are used for both culinary and medicinal purposes purposes. Cooking with Herbs will cover all the basics so that you are ready to explore all of Herbs' many uses.
Not only will you learn the history and definitions, but you will also be able to:
Not only will you learn the history and definitions, but you will also be able to:
- We will study the benefits of cooking with herbs and have a basic understanding of how to prepare herbs and incorporate them into your favorite foods.
- - Some history of herbal medicine & food.
- - Know how to select herbs for your dish and healing qualities
- -How to start a heart-healthy, cold and flu prevention stocks to freeze and use through out the year including astragalus, basil, cayenne and garlic just to name a few .
- - How aloe vera and peppermint make wonderful additions to both your cooking & tea.
- - Know the beauty of rosemary, fennel and lavender and how to bake and cook with them .
- - Understand how these ingredients can add a lovely scent to your cooking and delicate ingredients to make your family recipes.
- -Know how to prepare herbs in a variety of forms to best treat any of a number of conditions. These methods range from a simple tea, or infusion, to a good old-fashioned soups & stews. We'll also share some advice on being very careful with herbs to avoid negative results.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Medicinal syrups:
3 Hour Class
Learn to make herb syrups, made with certified organic herbs and create family wellness for the whole year.
(includes all materials)
Learn to make herbal syrups with certified organic herbs and prepare in a base of pure spring water. Learn the process of concentration by evaporation, double decoction method and combined with pure, untreated honey. These syrups are sweet and delicious medicines for the whole family.
Below are the 3 we will be creating and sampling in this class.
Elderberry Syrup - Elderberries are exceedingly high in vitamins C & A, possess antiviral abilities and are a classic remedy for sore throat, colds and flu. Elderberries also contain powerful anti-inflammatory substances that help ease joint swelling and stiffness. Great children's remedy.
Rose Hip Syrup - Rose hips are high in vitamins C, B complex, vitamin E, Carotenes and selenium. Loaded with bioflavonoids, pectin and abundant niacin, rose hips strengthen immunity and help prevent colds and flu. They also nourish the brain and assist with concentration and attention skills.
Hawthorn Berry Syrup - Super food for your heart and circulatory system as well as your nervous system. Hawthorne berries help lower high blood pressure, are anti-inflammatory and loaded with antioxidants.
You take home 1oz of all 3 finished syrups and all recipes with instructions on how to recreate the syrups.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Learn to make herb syrups, made with certified organic herbs and create family wellness for the whole year.
(includes all materials)
Learn to make herbal syrups with certified organic herbs and prepare in a base of pure spring water. Learn the process of concentration by evaporation, double decoction method and combined with pure, untreated honey. These syrups are sweet and delicious medicines for the whole family.
Below are the 3 we will be creating and sampling in this class.
Elderberry Syrup - Elderberries are exceedingly high in vitamins C & A, possess antiviral abilities and are a classic remedy for sore throat, colds and flu. Elderberries also contain powerful anti-inflammatory substances that help ease joint swelling and stiffness. Great children's remedy.
Rose Hip Syrup - Rose hips are high in vitamins C, B complex, vitamin E, Carotenes and selenium. Loaded with bioflavonoids, pectin and abundant niacin, rose hips strengthen immunity and help prevent colds and flu. They also nourish the brain and assist with concentration and attention skills.
Hawthorn Berry Syrup - Super food for your heart and circulatory system as well as your nervous system. Hawthorne berries help lower high blood pressure, are anti-inflammatory and loaded with antioxidants.
You take home 1oz of all 3 finished syrups and all recipes with instructions on how to recreate the syrups.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Medicinal syrups: Handouts and Booklet Only
Get all the same, detailed step by step instructions and handouts that are used in the class room, recipes included, by U.S. Mail
The Power of Menopause Class:
3 Hour Class
Lets turn the hot flashes into power surges !!Amazing change and power takes place in our lives as we go through the stages in our lives. Menopause is a time to create , grow and find that menopause is a gift that can change the world. Lets break down some of the information out there so we can understand it from both medical and alternative practitioners. Donna will break menopause down into simple drawings and terminology that everyone can understand. You will learn about herbs that women have used throughout time to keep their bodies in balance. Hands on class time we will also learn how to make simple remedies and the recipes to take home so you can recreate these formulas to help you move through the discomforts of menopause. In ancient times women of Menopause age were considered a wealth to the community . You will leave this workshop hopeful, inspired and empowered.
Outline
• Herbs for Osteoporosis and how Menopause effects calcium levels
• The Heart and Menopause
• How our sex drive and creativity are linked
• Herbs for Mood Swings
• Hot flashes & herbal remedies like wild yam
• Bloating
• We will create a Hormone Balance Tincture, Wild Yam Cream.
PLUS custom tea blend for your symptoms & recipes for Calcium Tea Blends.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Lets turn the hot flashes into power surges !!Amazing change and power takes place in our lives as we go through the stages in our lives. Menopause is a time to create , grow and find that menopause is a gift that can change the world. Lets break down some of the information out there so we can understand it from both medical and alternative practitioners. Donna will break menopause down into simple drawings and terminology that everyone can understand. You will learn about herbs that women have used throughout time to keep their bodies in balance. Hands on class time we will also learn how to make simple remedies and the recipes to take home so you can recreate these formulas to help you move through the discomforts of menopause. In ancient times women of Menopause age were considered a wealth to the community . You will leave this workshop hopeful, inspired and empowered.
Outline
• Herbs for Osteoporosis and how Menopause effects calcium levels
• The Heart and Menopause
• How our sex drive and creativity are linked
• Herbs for Mood Swings
• Hot flashes & herbal remedies like wild yam
• Bloating
• We will create a Hormone Balance Tincture, Wild Yam Cream.
PLUS custom tea blend for your symptoms & recipes for Calcium Tea Blends.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
The Power of Menopause Class: Handouts and Booklet Only
Get all the same, detailed step by step instructions and handouts that are used in the class room, recipes included, by U.S. Mail
Herbs, Vinegars, Oils and Cordials:
3 Hour Class
Herbal Vinegars ,Oils & Cordials
Add some spice to your life or with the Holidays right around the corner spice up someone else's life too with hand made Herbal Vinegars , Infused Oils for healthy cooking plus infused Syrups & Honeys as gifts and come learn how easy it is . In this class we will cover common herbs used in infusions & tinctures and you will make an Herbal Vinegar, Infused Oil & a Delicious Herbal Honey to take home . We will also discuss Cordials for home brewing . Everything included in price of class plus Recipes to take home .
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Herbal Vinegars ,Oils & Cordials
Add some spice to your life or with the Holidays right around the corner spice up someone else's life too with hand made Herbal Vinegars , Infused Oils for healthy cooking plus infused Syrups & Honeys as gifts and come learn how easy it is . In this class we will cover common herbs used in infusions & tinctures and you will make an Herbal Vinegar, Infused Oil & a Delicious Herbal Honey to take home . We will also discuss Cordials for home brewing . Everything included in price of class plus Recipes to take home .
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Herbs, Vinegars, Oils and Cordials: Handouts and Booklet Only
Get all the same, detailed step by step instructions and handouts that are used in the class room, recipes included, by U.S. Mail
12 Compound Formula Class - Learn how to make therapeutic compounds:
6 Hour Class
Come learn how to make compounds that are therapeutic whole plant medicines of the highest quality. Formulated by Herbalist Donna McGee
This class will leave you confident in recreating compounds for Tinctures, Oral Sprays, Pill Balls and Syrups.
You must have taken the 6 week herbalist class before signing up for this class.
Basic equipment, process and recipes as well as herb lore and history on the 20++ organic herbs we will use in class.
Compound formulas we will make in class:
Antibiotic Spray - To help alleviate nasal congestion, clear sinuses and soothe throat irritation. Strongly antibacterial, antiviral, and anti fungal. Excellent protection against respiratory infection.
Anti-inflammatory - The roots in this formula are loaded with pain easing and anti-inflammatory constituents, providing you with the building blocks for your own pain alleviating and anti-inflammatory chemistry.
Athena's Armor - Keeps breast tissue healthy, smooth and lump free. Prevents and helps eliminate cysts. Tones and tightens sagging breast tissue. helps alleviate swollen, tender breasts associated with PMS.
Bladder Toner - Tonic, strengthening and disinfecting the the entire urinary system. Helpful against urge and stress incontinence, bladder frequency, irritation of the urinary tract.
Decongestant - To nourish respiratory system. helps open air passageways, eases bronchial congestion, clears sinuses, eases cough, helps eliminate excess mucous. Possesses anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Detox - Nourishing, supportive and rejuvenation to the liver. Helps detoxify the blood stream. rids the body of toxins, heavy metals and the residues of pharmaceutical/recreational drug use.
Digestive toner - This very effective digestive system tonic will help tone, strengthen and rebuild the entire digestive system. Eases digestive woes, helps eliminate acid, gas, bloating, and soothes stomach and bowel discomfort.
Fertility - The herbal blend in this formula has acquired an excellent reputation for enhancing fertility. Balances hormones in favor of conception and helps ensure a successful full term pregnancy. red Clover, Raspberry, Wild Grape.
Iron Tonic - This is a blood building, iron-rich tonic. Regular use imparts strength and vitality to those who are low on iron and easily fatigued. Easily absorbed and non-constipating. Excellent to raise hematcrit levels for pregnant ladies and for those who do physical labor and need plenty of energy.
Nerve Tonic - Strengthening to the entire nervous system. Grounding, centering, restores sense of balance, calm and well being. Alleviates stress, anxiety, tension, irritability. Helps get a good night's sleep.
Prostrate toner - To nourish and tone the prostate gland, ease urinary discomforts.
Spirit Uplift - To nourish outlook, uplift spirit, elevate mood. Highly effective antidepressant.
Class includes all materials you need to complete 4 compounds of choice and a recipe booklet to recreate all of the compounds you see listed plus ideas to create many more family wellness formulas, including all materials.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
Come learn how to make compounds that are therapeutic whole plant medicines of the highest quality. Formulated by Herbalist Donna McGee
This class will leave you confident in recreating compounds for Tinctures, Oral Sprays, Pill Balls and Syrups.
You must have taken the 6 week herbalist class before signing up for this class.
Basic equipment, process and recipes as well as herb lore and history on the 20++ organic herbs we will use in class.
Compound formulas we will make in class:
Antibiotic Spray - To help alleviate nasal congestion, clear sinuses and soothe throat irritation. Strongly antibacterial, antiviral, and anti fungal. Excellent protection against respiratory infection.
Anti-inflammatory - The roots in this formula are loaded with pain easing and anti-inflammatory constituents, providing you with the building blocks for your own pain alleviating and anti-inflammatory chemistry.
Athena's Armor - Keeps breast tissue healthy, smooth and lump free. Prevents and helps eliminate cysts. Tones and tightens sagging breast tissue. helps alleviate swollen, tender breasts associated with PMS.
Bladder Toner - Tonic, strengthening and disinfecting the the entire urinary system. Helpful against urge and stress incontinence, bladder frequency, irritation of the urinary tract.
Decongestant - To nourish respiratory system. helps open air passageways, eases bronchial congestion, clears sinuses, eases cough, helps eliminate excess mucous. Possesses anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Detox - Nourishing, supportive and rejuvenation to the liver. Helps detoxify the blood stream. rids the body of toxins, heavy metals and the residues of pharmaceutical/recreational drug use.
Digestive toner - This very effective digestive system tonic will help tone, strengthen and rebuild the entire digestive system. Eases digestive woes, helps eliminate acid, gas, bloating, and soothes stomach and bowel discomfort.
Fertility - The herbal blend in this formula has acquired an excellent reputation for enhancing fertility. Balances hormones in favor of conception and helps ensure a successful full term pregnancy. red Clover, Raspberry, Wild Grape.
Iron Tonic - This is a blood building, iron-rich tonic. Regular use imparts strength and vitality to those who are low on iron and easily fatigued. Easily absorbed and non-constipating. Excellent to raise hematcrit levels for pregnant ladies and for those who do physical labor and need plenty of energy.
Nerve Tonic - Strengthening to the entire nervous system. Grounding, centering, restores sense of balance, calm and well being. Alleviates stress, anxiety, tension, irritability. Helps get a good night's sleep.
Prostrate toner - To nourish and tone the prostate gland, ease urinary discomforts.
Spirit Uplift - To nourish outlook, uplift spirit, elevate mood. Highly effective antidepressant.
Class includes all materials you need to complete 4 compounds of choice and a recipe booklet to recreate all of the compounds you see listed plus ideas to create many more family wellness formulas, including all materials.
Please be signed up and paid for scheduled class 1 week prior to class. Cancellations: If you cannot make it to your class please be kind enough to let us know 24 hours in advance so we may give your spot to someone else! No refunds for no-shows and late cancellations. There is a $5 supply fee due the day of class
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New Phone Number! (904) 524-9065 but you can still call us alternately at (904) 465-0985 as well or email us!
