LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE. Pre-registration required. You may purchase tickets online (link at the bottom) or in store during business hours.
🌞 Class Description:
Summer doesn’t just bring the heat, it brings the medicine!
Summer Herbcraft is a hands-on herbal workshop rooted in local plant knowledge and seasonal wellness. We’ll explore the herbal allies of high summer: what’s growing wild around us, what the season calls for in terms of support, and how to work with what you’ve got, whether that’s from your yard, the roadside, or your kitchen.
You’ll learn how to identify and use summer herbs and “weeds” for cooling, digestion, sun care, skin health, bug bites, stress, and more. We’ll taste some infusions, craft a blend to take home, and talk about wildcrafting ethically and practically in your local ecosystem.
🌾 What We'll Cover:
- Seasonal herbal energetics (why summer asks for cooling, moistening, and calming herbs)
- Common summer weeds and wild plants with medicinal value (like plantain, yarrow, mimosa, passionflower, elder, red clover, poke, goldenrod, etc.)
- Wildcrafting basics – how to harvest responsibly and identify plants safely
- Tea blending basics – taste + function + energetics
- Making simple summer remedies – cooling teas, bug bite soaks, herbal electrolyte drinks, after-sun sprays
- Q&A
🍵 Hands-On Activity:
- Create your own loose-leaf herbal tea blend to take home
- Choose from a selection of seasonal herbs with different cooling, calming, and skin-supportive properties
- Sample 1–2 house blends during class
🌿 Take-Home Materials:
- Your own personalized, handcrafted loose-leaf tea blend
- A printed Summer Herbcraft Guide: identification notes, remedy recipes, wildcrafting tips, and tea blend ideas
- Printed class material
This is a working class, not just a lecture. Wear something comfy that can handle a splash or two.
Don't worry about knowing proper terminology or "herb speak," we will adress those questions as they arise. It's part of the learning process!
Accessibility: Let us know in advance if you have any mobility, sensory, or other needs. We'll do our best to accommodate.
Photography: We occasionally take photos during class to share the good vibes online. Let us know before class if you'd rather not be included.
Whether you're new to herbalism or brushing up on the basics, this class is designed to be fun, practical, and empowering.
Herbal tea and a light snack will served.
**Ticket Pricing Explained:
Sliding Scale Pricing - Choose What Works for You
We believe herbal education should be accessible, and we trust our community to pay what they can.
$25 - Supported Rate: For those who need a little help right now. No questions asked. You’re welcome here.
$35 - True Cost: This covers the class, materials, and time fairly. It keeps the lights on and the herbs flowing.
$45 - Pay-It-Forward Rate: Helps fund future classes and offsets costs for those who need the supported rate. Thank you for lifting others up.
No matter which tier you choose, you'll get the full class experience and your own herbal goodies to take home. Just pick the ticket that feels right for you.
This will be an exciting, interactive class! I hope to see you there.
https://www.mercantileapothecary.com/event-details/the-seasonal-apothecary-summer-herbcraft
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