Make your own oxymel elixir from herbs harvested on nature walk!
A practical & informative 2-hour workshop in which participants will learn to identify medicinal, bio-regional herbs, harvest them, and then make a healing herbal elixir, or an oxymel, to take home. An oxymel is an ancient but simple medicinal preparation which uses vinegar as an acid (oxy) and honey (mel), in combination to extract the medicinal properties from herbs. This session will include an herb walk/farm tour, basic botany, best harvesting methods, a lesson on the medicinal uses of the herbs we encounter, and instruction as well as hands-on experience making herbal medicine. Everyone takes home their own oxymel!
Instructor Bio:
Micaela Foley is a certified clinical herbalist, writer, and educator. She attended ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism in NYC, and completed a certification program at Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine in Northern California in 2018. Micaela’s practice blends western herbalism with energetic principles. Her writings on herbalism and her creative literature can be found in various publications including The Herbal Academy, The Herbarium, The Alchemist's Kitchen, mindbodygreen, Shape Magazine and more. Micaela’s herbal work is focused on accessibility, community healing, social justice, and regenerative agriculture.
Proof of vaccination required at the door, masks are optional.
This workshop will begin at the Broken Wing Barn at White Feather Farm. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children 7-14. Door tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 7-14. Children must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.