Join us for two days of exploring the world of creativity in beverage-making. As participants learn several techniques for making drinks, Monarda will weave in herbal wisdom, knowledge, and stories. Weather permitting, we will start the journey learning how to identify plants and trees in the winter. Participants will learn the fundamentals of creating a tea blend balanced for medicine, flavor, and nutrition; how to brew chai and other decoctions; as well as how to make fermented sodas. On day two we will brew and blend and sample together! The goal for this workshop is for participants to cultivate the confidence to begin to experiment with creating tea blends unique to their wants and needs. Students will go home with some different drinks and blends, as well as recipes and information on how to make them at home.

Tea is the most basic, inexpensive, delicious, and accessible way to convey medicine to the body for healing. It can be a simple and powerful self-love ritual. This workshop will introduce students to basic herbal healing philosophy, knowledge, and wisdom in a practical way. Participants will go away with an introduction to herbal medicine, information about safety, as well as an understanding of sustainable and ethical issues within herbalism.

Students under 18 are welcome to register for this class with a full paying adult. A 25% tuition discount applies to the youth registrant when registering with a full-paying adult; call to register.

Required Tools

• 2 pint jars with lids
• 4 8-16 oz jars or bottles (reused bottles with an air-tight seal are ok)

Optional Tools

• Any herbs that you have that you want to learn to use
• A tea strainer/ basket (the instructor will have these available for purchase)
• Recipes that you want to work on in the classroom