Co-hosted with our friends at White Pine Community Farm in Wingdale, NY
Herb justice is a belief that all communities should have access to high quality locally grown herbal plants and remedies. Students in the Herb Justice Seed to Market program will learn first hand how to grow, tend and harvest dozens of medicinal herbs that are grown at White Pine Community Farm, in Wingdale NY. Participants will also work closely with the diversity of medicinal and edible plants that grow wild throughout our area. Throughout the program we will use these herbs to prepare herbal teas, salves and tinctures and bring these remedies to our rural and urban neighboring communities through various farmers markets. The Seed to Market participants will actively engage in the Herb Justice concept by learning to share herbal healing with the public regardless of race, class, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, ability, religion, or community.
Class Schedule: Monthly classes held the last Monday of the month March-November 2016. All classes will be led and supervised by Community Herbalist Lupo Passero of Twin Star Herbal Education and Herbal Medicine Farmer Ben Schwartz of White Pine Community Farm. This program was designed to be a continuation of level one Foundations of Herbalism or an equivalent of 150 hours of self study of herbal training program.
Topics Covered
Work directly with over 50 edible and medicinal herbs.
Organic farming, harvesting, wildcrafting, drying and storing.
Tea blending, herbal remedy preparations, labeling, guidelines for natural products.
Create and take home 4 seasonal CSH Shares (community supported herbalism)
Hands on experience working at various urban farmers market in CT and NY.
Learn to share your knowledge of herbal healing!
Program Details: The Herb Justice - Seed to Market course will be offered the 4th Monday of each month March-November from 9-5. Students will be responsible for attending at least 4 farmers markets. First Class March 27th, 2017