Presentations and Workshops
“Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners”.
-John Holt
I am available to do presentations, workshops (see examples below) and herb walks. If you would like to hire me to do any of these, please contact me at 618-530-1224 or through email.
Presentations
I am available to do a presentation at your next meeting. You can select an herbal topic for me to speak about or let me choose a topic based on your group’s interests. Presentations run from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Subjects I am able to present on include:
*Medicinal Uses of Culinary Herbs
*Basic Herbal First Aid
*Herbs for Children
*Backyard Herbs: Using the Weeds that Grow in Your Backyard
*Preparing for Flu and Cold Season
*Herbs for Stress
*Herbs from the Kitchen
*Herbal Allies for the Childbearing Year
Group Fee: $35 for first hour, $10 for each additional hour (includes hand outs)
Workshops
For an updated schedule of classes and workshops being offered, join my Meet-Up Group.
Kids Herbal Studies: Beginning Studies
Kids will get to learn about herbs in this two hour beginner class. We will discuss the origins of herbal use, how to harvest them and learn about 7 basic herbs.
We will take a Herb Walk and make a Herbarium that can be taken home and added to.
Class will end with an herbal treat!
Class offering for 2010:
Classes will be scheduled soon.
Class fee: $7 per child(Group discount rates available)
Location: Luna Farm
Spaces are limited. This is an ongoing series for the summer. Each month we will learn about new herbs.
Kids Herbal Sprouts Workshops
This class is geared for children ages 6 – 13 years old.
Once a month during the summer, come and learn about an herb. Each class will focus on one herb. We’ll discover the plant, talk about its many uses, make a craft and recipe, sing songs and tell stories about the herb. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy the day in a rural setting learning about how special herbs are!
Each child will receive a copy of Herbal Roots zine that corresponds with the herb we are teaching about, plus get to take home a completed recipe and craft.
Bring your own sack lunch. Drinks will be provided (homemade lemonade or ginger ale and/or water)
Class offering for 2010:
June 15 – Plantain
July 13 – Lemon Balm
August 10 – Calendula
From 10am – 2pm
Class fee: $40 per child (per class). Sign up for all 3 at the same time and receive a $20 discount. Discount will be refunded upon receipt of payment.
Location: Luna Farm
Spaces are limited. To reserve a space sign up at Meetup.com.
Herbal Studies: Herbs for Pregnancy and Childbirth
Herbalist, Homebirther and Wise Woman Kristine Brown will teach us about several herbs for use with pregnancy, birth and family health. As we learn herb names and properties, we will also be making a handful of herbal remedies–and you will get to bring home these creations to put in your birth kit or family medicine chest. We will work with tinctures, dry herb mixes, and salves, and have time for discussion and questions. We will only have time to make a few ‘potions’, but will talk about others that can be useful for pregnancy, birth and general health.
Whether you are a beginner with herbs or already have some experience, this workshop will add to your ability to use herbs effectively and wisely in your family’s health. Bring your questions along with your prior experiences and special recipes to share!
Class offering for 2010:
None scheduled at this time.
class fee: $35 per person
Herbal Studies: Salve Making
Learn to make your own herbal remedies following simple, back-to-basics methods. This workshop will teach you how to infuse natural oils with wholesome herbs to make healing herbal salves. Various types of natural salves will be discussed along with their uses. This course will provide hands-on instruction on the preparation of appropriate herbs and the proper methods to create wonderfully fragrant, healthy salves using common household equipment. Students will get to take home the finished product.
If you are interested in enrolling in the class, please contact us for more information. Class size is restricted to 10 students per session so book early.
Class offering for 2010:
None scheduled at this time.
Cost: $35 per person
Herbal Studies: Herbs for Bath and Body
This class covers the basics of making herbal potions for everyday use in the bath such as bath salts and oils, scrubs, tooth powder, facial cleanser, powders and much more. The more cosmetic side of herbs. Students will take home products from class.
If you are interested in enrolling in the class, please contact us for more information. Class size is restricted to 10 students per session so book early.
Class offering for 2010:
None scheduled at this time.
Fee: $35 per person
Herbal Study Group at Luna Farm
Second Wednesday of every month since May 2005
Each month, we will study an herb that is native to this area or locally grown.
For more information, choose the Herbal Study Group page from the menu.
Herb Walks
Come to Luna Farm LLC and walk the the herb garden and yard to discover herbs that can be grown for medicinal use in our region and herbs that grow naturally all around us OR let me come to your place and show you what herbs you have available in your own back yard! I will do private or group sessions.
Fee: $25 for first hour, $10 for each additional hour