Welcome to the Herbal Harvest DIY Apothecary Intensive
In this Intensive, you will build a relationship with a curated collection of eight garden herbs and learn to prepare them for use throughout the seasons. The guiding principle of this Intensive is doing more with less. Rather than working with a large number of herbs, you will deepen your skill and confidence with a small, intentional group of plants with a myriad of uses, learning to make a wide range of recipes and preparations that support you and your family through the fall and winter months.
These eight herbs are some of our tried-and-true favorites and are included in the Garden Herbs Seed Set, a companion to Herbal Academy’s The Herbal Gardening Course. They are easy to grow, essentials in our apothecary, and wonderful additions to the garden—and the herbal harvest! Come along with us to explore many ways to use calendula, catnip, chamomile, echinacea, lemon balm, motherwort, thyme, and tulsi in your herbal apothecary.
Session 1 | Doing More With Less
In this Session, you’ll meet the eight garden herbs that form the foundation of this Intensive and learn how they overlap in supporting three important body systems: the nervous system, the digestive system, and the immune system. We will explore the unique actions and energetics of each herb and learn multifaceted uses for each, both individually and synergistically with other herbs.
Session 2 | Immune System Support
This Session explores how herbs support the body during the cold and flu season. You will learn how these plants can strengthen immune health both by building resilience over time and also supporting acute situations. We will learn how to craft immuno-supportive preparations like tinctures, oxymels, syrups, and herbal infusions with our eight key herbs.
Session 3 | Nervous System Support
Stress and tension have a way of showing up during the busy fall and winter seasons. Here you’ll discover practical (and delicious) preparations that help bolster and calm the nervous system, from teas to tinctures, and glycerites to elixirs.
Session 4 | Digestive System Support
Healthy digestion is foundational to our wellbeing. In this Session, you will learn how to prepare your herbal harvest to help settle the stomach, ease occasional digestive discomfort, and support the body’s digestive processes, with recipes and tutorials for creating digestive teas, bitters, herbal honeys, vinegars, and more.
When it comes to learning these eight key herbs in-depth, we come to see each one as a first aid kit of its very own. Less really is more! By the end of this Intensive, you’ll have a robust selection of recipes, preparations, and ideas to carry you through fall and winter, and the confidence to keep working with these plants for years to come.
Let’s explore these versatile herbs together!
