Join Rachael at Herban Wellness for the first class of a 3-part medicine making series! This series is focused on internal remedies- from teas to tinctures to glycerites. We will do deep into the how-to’s while creating our own. This is an awesome opportunity for folks that want hands on learning or have questions about the medicine making process!

Herbal teas are truly an art in flavor, therapeutic benefits and beauty. Participants will learn about how flavors indicate medicinal benefits and ways of combining herbs based on themes ranging from acute illness to conversational and connective experiences. Additionally, everyone will go home with a handmade herbal tea blend, a guide for blending herbs and a hands on herbal experience.

Date and Time: Thursday, October 23rd 6:30PM- 7:30PM

Location: Herban Wellness; 103 Lake St. S., Kirkland, WA 98033

Tuition:  $50

Open to ages 13 and up

Join us for the full Medicine Making Series! 
When you sign up for all 3 workshops, you’ll receive $25 in store credit to support your own home apothecary practice.

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

FRUITFUL HEART Medicine

Herbs for the heart, herbs for the gut, herbs for immunity. These wild fruits are awaiting a fall day harvest to bring joy to the body as we approach the darker days of winter ahead. Come join us for a harvest in the hedgerow… learn tips and tricks for harvesting fruits and hips - processing, medicine making, and proper storage. Botanicals may include hawthorn fruit and rose hips.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, October 16th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45

Parent/Child: $60 for one day

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

The art of broom making is ancient. The use of a broom is understated. The ways of making a broom are plentiful. The artisan’s broom is unique.

Join Rachael at Jubilee Farm for an introductory class in making brooms. Using Jubilee Farm’s broom corn, we will work with natural bristles and further process them ourselves. From field harvest to drying and curing, we will pick up the next steps in the process by combing the seeds and prepping the broom corn tassels for whisks and brushes. Participants will learn broom-tying techniques and ways of making different style brooms (without sticks!). Come explore the wild and beautiful natural fiber of this sorghum species and play with the natural and magical ways of broom making.

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 10th from 5PM - 7PM

Location: Jubilee Farm Carnation, WA

Tuition:  CSA member- $65 OR non-member- $75

Open to ages 13 and up. All skill levels and abilities welcome!

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

DIGESTIVE GUSTO Medicine

One of the best ways to support your immune system is to support your digestive system. The digestive system can be supported by an assortment of plants that range in flavor and textures. Come join us for a deep dive into plants that support the various complaints and strengths of the digestive system. Botanicals may include digestive bitters such as oregon grape root, dandelion and burdock; pungent carminatives such as fennel, mints, and lovage; inulin rich prebiotics such as jerusalem artichoke and elecampane.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, October 2nd 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands Homestead, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45

Parent/Child: $60 for one day

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Have you been curious about Fire Cider?

Do you want to enhance your gut health with herbal vinegars?

Would you like to boost your immunity as we transition into the Fall season?

Join Rachael for a workshop on Fire Cider and herbal vinegars at Jubilee Farm! We will start in the field introducing immune-enhancing plants; learning about their identification, growing traits, and what parts to harvest at what time of year. We will harvest, process and infuse herbs (and vegetables!) while learning about their nutritional and medicinal properties. All participants will go home with a jar of Fire Cider and an herbal infused vinegar as well as a farm experience and mind-full of herbal knowledge. Come and enjoy the herbal offerings at Jubilee Farm!

Date and Time: Saturday, September 20th, 11AM-1PM

Location: Jubilee Farm, Carnation, WA

Tuition: CSA member- $55 OR CSA non-member- $65*

*materials included

Open to ages 13 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

SEED & NUT NOURISHING Medicine

The squirrels are key indicators of the changing season- as well as the nourishment abound. Seeds are ripe and nuts are being stored all in good timing. The cooler weather asks us to savor this years harvest by bringing the seeds to their next step of the journey. Come join us as we learn about the different ways to use seeds and nuts for nourishment, seed-saving, planting, and, of course, wildlife connection. Botanicals may include oak acorns, hazelnut (native and cultivated), dock species, plantain, sunflower species, and other wild and cultivated perennials.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, September 18th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: Tolt McDonald Park, Carnation, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 for one day

Parent/Child: $60 for one day

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Aromatic Antioxidant Medicine

There’s nothing like warm weather to enhance the aromas of volatile oils… Lets take in the smells of the season and harvest the aromatics! Join in on an afternoon with plants such as mugwort, lavender, mints, rosemary, thyme and many more. We will capture their aromatic medicine and learn how they help with oxidative stress in our bodies while also helping preserve our foods! Plant preparations will include salts, oils and honeys.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, August 28th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands Homestead, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Lung Demulcents

Whether its wildfire season, allergies, asthma, air pollutant, or a respiratory flare up, herbal demulcents are important to help soothe and heal the lungs. In this Wild Botanicals class we will focus on slippery, cooling and nourishing herbs for the lungs. These plants love water infusions to further put out any dry heat! Come join us as we meet herbs such as mullein, coltsfoot, mallow, marshmallow, plantain and more.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, August 14th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

To make a strong, stable, and medicinal herbal infused oil is truly an art.

Herbal infused oils have many uses that include internal consumption, topical aromatherapy as well as external used such as body moisturizers, salves, and creams. Join community herbalist, Rachael Witt, for a workshop delving into herbs used for infused oils. Highlighted herbs may include eucalyptus, lavender, rosemary, chamomile, yarrow and calendula.

We will address how to best infuse each herb based on their medicinal actions as well as ways of harvesting and processing for potent and therapeutic oils. Additionally, we will teach about what types of oils to use, different oil infusion methods, oops! cautionary tales of oils, and various ways to incorporate herbal oils into your life.

Each participant will go home within- class oil preparations, fresh herbs, a handout with recipes, and, most importantly, hands on experience with making herbal infused oils.

Date and Time: Saturday, August 2nd, 11AM- 1PM

Location: Jubilee Farm, Carnation, WA

Tuition: 

ADULT: CSA member- $55 OR CSA non-member- $65

PARENT/CHILD: $75 / $85

*materials included

Open to ages 13 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Cooling Nervines Medicine

How do you find calm when you are anxious? How do you cool any tension? Join us for an afternoon with herbal nervines. Learn about the different categories of nervines (relaxing, stimulating and tonic) and how to use what plant when. Herbs may include California poppy, lemon balm, lavender, skullcap and chamomile. Suggested plant preparations include tinctures and teas.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, July 31st 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands Homestead, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Tinctures capture the medicinal potency of plants - extracting strong constituents, stabilizing for long periods of time, supporting both acute and chronic complaints.

Are you ready for the deep dive into herbal medicine extractions? Join us for a workshop on everything about tinctures! From what alcohol to use, fresh or dried herbs, scientific and folk methods - we will go down the rabbit hole on quality based extractions. Participants will learn how to harvest fresh plant material and make fresh tinctures as well as learn the ins and outs of alcohol based tincture extractions.

Date and Time: Saturday, July 19th, 11AM- 1PM

Location: Jubilee Farm, Carnation, WA

Tuition: 

ADULT: CSA member- $55 OR CSA non-member- $65

PARENT/CHILD: $75 / $85

*materials included

Open to ages 13 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Soothing Skin Medicine

Our skin reflects its environment. The hot, dry summer weather shows. Does your skin get dry, cracked, irritated, perhaps itchy or inflamed? Lets come together with herbal allies to help soothe our skin. Lets touch and feel the cooling or moistening benefits of seasonal plants such as calendula, mallows, plantain, comfrey, purslane and others. Learn ways to preserve the emollient effects while cooling and hydrating the skin. Plant preparations will include succus’, compress and poultices as well as spritzers.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, July 17th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands Homestead, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Herbal glycerites can be used internally as an alcohol-free supplement or in topical sprays, creams, lotions, and other combinations. Join community herbalist, Rachael Witt of Wildness Within, for a workshop all about herb-infused glycerites. We will explore topics such as what makes a glycerin and how it works as an extract, while demonstrating how to infuse both fresh and dried herbs. Rachael will show you the start-to-finish process as well as ways to combine your finished glycerite in formulas. Some examples include kid-friendly tinctures, first aid and bug sprays, and calming herbal blends.

Date and Time: Saturday, July 5th 1:00PM- 3:00PM

Location: Mountain Rose Herbs Mercantile, Seattle
2111 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98121

Tuition:
This is a FREE event. PLUS participants will receive 15% off the total sale price of items bought during the event.

Open to all ages.
All abilities & experiences welcome!

Tea invites us to slow down, take a sip, listen to our bodies and feel the experience. Herbal teas offer us a way to support our health on a daily basis.

Join us for a workshop on blending herbal tea at Jubilee Farm! We will spend the afternoon tasting, smelling and blending herbs for teas! Participants will learn about how to harvest plants at proper time, dry and store herbs, how flavors indicate medicinal benefits and ways of combining herbs growing on the farm. Additionally, everyone will go home with a farm-based herbal tea blend, freshly harvested herbs to dry and use, as well as a farm experience and mind-full of herbal knowledge.

Come and enjoy the herbal offerings at Jubilee Farm!

Date and Time: Saturday, June 21st, 11AM- 1PM

Location: Jubilee Farm, Carnation, WA

Tuition: 

ADULT: CSA member- $55 OR CSA non-member- $65

PARENT/CHILD: $75 / $85

*materials included

Open to ages 13 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

St. Joan's Wort & Sun Honoring Allies

We will be wrapping up the Late Spring series honoring the transition into Summer… Honoring this time of full sun, the plants mirror its potency. St. Joan’s Wort and other plant allies growing alongside are known to capture the essence and medicine of the sun Spirit. Join us for a deep dive into St. Joan’s Wort’s healing properties and other Solstice celebrations.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, June 19th, 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualimie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Red Clover & Other Field Species

Red Clover, Red Clover, in the field and all over! Come join red clover and other field plant species (like oxeye daisy and….?) to learn about their medicinal and nutritive properties as well as their ecological roles in the environment. Lets learn what a “phyto-estrogen” is and how to best extract and process this plant for its most potent qualities!
 
Date and Time: Thursday, June 5th, 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

Lean in (but not too close), take a sniff (but watch your nose)! Ah, the aroma of a rose - be it wild or cultivated, pink, red or yellow, us humans and pollinators can find pleasure in these simple (yet complex) flowers. Come spend the afternoon with wild roses. Come harvest and preserve - make some herbal infused honey and perhaps a shrub?
 
Date and Time: Thursday, May 22nd, 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

HAWTHORN & HEDGE FRIENDS

Hawthorn in May?! Yes! The sweet pink pollen is opening up - adding to the aromas of the season. Hawthorn flowers are here to lift the Spirit! Come join us as we learn about the abundance of this plant and the local riparian plants surrounding.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, May 8th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

Budding Blooms

From sitka spruce tips to elderflowers, oregon grape inflorescence, lilac blooms, rosebuds, maple blossoms, red flowering currant, dandelion flowers, to the many many more blooming flowers- the air is filled with scent and the scenery is showing more colors. Lets try to capture what we can, making sweet (and bitter) foods and drinks and aromatic (and soothing) body oils. The blooms of this season offer beauty in so many ways…
 
Date and Time: Thursday, April 24th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

TENDER SHOOTS

Spring has Sprung! And the shoots are emerging – some come in the shape of spheres, others unfurl from spirals or branch from woody stems and rhizomes. Come join us as we identify the diversity of shoots (including fiddleheads) and learn the different ways to process them for quick snacks or seasonal meal delicacies. Vinegar infusions are a must!
 
Date and Time: Thursday, April 10th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

HERBACEOUS GREENS

How do we see the intricate beings making up the wall of green? Springtime in the PNW begins the bursting spectrum of green leaves – herbaceous plants make their come back. Come join in as we look at some delicious and nutritious herbaceous plants that are in their wild and edible prime. This class will range from common garden weeds to native plants carpeting the forest floor.
 
Date and Time: Thursday, March 27th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: The Highlands Homestead, Duvall, WA

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Wild Botanicals is a series of classes created on the basis of the harvest season in Snoqualmie Valley. Classes are in-person, outside and within the ecosystem of the plant(s). Students will learn botanical ID, look alikes, growth habits and harvesting ethics, plant processing and preparations. We will work with both wild and cultivated plants with edible and/or medicinal uses based on the class theme. Students are encouraged to bring their own in-field medicine making materials to experience the full process of field to kitchen medicine.

BARK & SAP

It’s early Spring, the sap is running. In the PNW, we see this in the resinous buds of trees and the dripping sap on their trunks. The bark is more readily abled to peel. The big leaf maples are producing sweet water if properly tapped. Come join us in exploration of the beings that provide us with sap and bark nourishment and medicine. Get ready to get sticky!
 
Date and Time: Thursday, March 13th 4:00PM- 6:00PM

Location: TBA, Snoqualmie Valley

Tuition: 

Adult: $45 OR $160 for four class series

Parent/Child: $60 for one day OR $240 for four class series

Open to ages 12 and up (8-12 with an adult).

Join Rachael for one of two classes offered at the WSU Country Living Expo in Stanwood, WA. Her classes will be back-to-back in classroom 227, and there will be many other classes and offerings throughout the day! This is a wonderful opportunity to bring your whole family to learn about the many skills of living with the landscape of the PNW…

Intro to Herbal Infusions: Water and Vinegar Solvents

Herbs can be used in so many ways – from spices to teas to topical remedies or even cleaning agents! In this class, we will discuss how herbs work and how to best infuse them in order to obtain their benefits. Participants will learn how to extract different wild and cultivated plants in water and vinegars. We will make teas, decoctions and infusions as well as herbal infused vinegars to take home. Come join us for an experience tasting herbs, preparing them in nutritious, delicious and medicinal ways while also learning about their beneficial properties.

Date and Time: January 25, 11:30AM -12:30PM (Session 3)

Location: Stanwood Highschool, classroom #318

Additional Materials Fee: $5

All ages and abilities welcome.

Join Rachael for one of two classes offered at the WSU Country Living Expo in Stanwood, WA. Her classes will be back-to-back in classroom 227, and there will be many other classes and offerings throughout the day! This is a wonderful opportunity to bring your whole family to learn about the many skills of living with the landscape of the PNW…

Foraging Edible and Medicinal Plants in Western Washignton

Take a walk on the wild side – and learn ways of using wild plants for food and medicine! In this class, participants will learn basic plant identification of common plants in Western Washington ecozones, ways to sustainably harvest, edible and medicinal plant uses, toxic cautionaries and more! This will be a hands-on opportunity to see, smell, feel, and taste local plants that have various uses.

Date and Time: Saturday, January 25th 10:15-11:15AM (Session 2)

Location: Standwood Highschool, classroom #227

All ages and abilities welcome!

The Pacific Northwest provides us with an abundance of plant gifts! 

Come enjoy the art of making herbal gifts and awakening your inner healer. This class highlights the beauty of homemade gift-giving while exploring powerful intuition paired with nature’s bounty.  We will discuss and use locally grown or wild harvested plants while creating intentional gifts for our beloveds.

In this workshop, we will make:

• Herbal Salt

• Herbal Tea

• Herbal Body Oil

• Herbal Smudges

It is the time of giving, the time to connect, and the time to be in gratitude.

Date and Time: Sunday, December 1st 11AM-1PM

Location: Healing Arts Studio, 15214 Woods Creek Road Monroe, WA 98272

Tuition: 

ADULT: $65-85 (sliding scale)

PARENT/CHILD: $85-105 (sliding scale)

Ages 13 and up (8+ with an adult). All skill levels and abilities welcome.

To be immune, is to be protected, to be resilient, to be healthy.

Join us as we combine the culinary with the wild and unruly plants on the farm. In this class, we will learn about plants that are both edible and medicinal, nutritious and delicious, herbal and vegetable allies for our immune system! From in-field plant identification and harvesting to processing and making medicine, this class will be hands on, interactive and informative. Participants will go home with freshly harvested herbs, a home-made Fire Cider or Four Thieves Vinegar, and an herbal-infused honey to be used for protection during cold/flu season and all around immune system health.

Come and enjoy these herbal offerings at Jubilee Farm!

Date and Time: Saturday, September 291st, 11AM-1PM

Location: Jubilee Farm, Carnation, WA

Tuition: 

ADULT: CSA member- $55 OR CSA non-member- $65

PARENT/CHILD: $75 / $85

*materials included

Open to ages 13 and up (8-12 with an adult).

From blue flower to seed, from the fields to fiber, flax has so much to offer!

Come join us for an afternoon at the Duvall Herb Farm learning about the wonderful ways of flax… In this workshop, Lindsay will teach about cultivation techniques and the benefits of growing flax in your garden, then Rachael will teach how to harvest and process flax for fiber uses. We will make a simple 7-ply weave to be used as a hat band, wall hanging or basket embellishment. Rachael will demonstrate how to prepare fibers to make flax cordage as well as the retting process that turns flax into linen. Participants will go home with a handmade weaving project, a bouquet of flax fibers, and an understanding of the powers and beauty of flax.

All levels of experience are welcome! Ages 10-12 are welcome to come with an adult.

Teachers:  

Rachael Witt, Herbalist, Wildness Within 

Lindsay Warshaw, Farmer, Duvall Herb Farm 

Date and Time: September 5th, 2024 4:30PM-6:30PM 

Location:  Duvall Herb Farm  (14929 316th Ave NE Duvall, WA )

Tuition: Sliding Scale : $45-$75 *

*Includes cost of supplies to make flax weavings, hand-harvested flax fibers, and a hands-on experience taught by Rachael and Lindsay. 

Please Bring:  

• Scissors

• Camping Chair or something to portable/comfortable to sit on

• Snacks and water (we will not be providing any food at the workshop)

Accessibility:  

We want to make this event accessible to all. If you’re concerned about the physical activity  involved in harvesting or walking around the farm, please reach out, and we’d be  happy to have a conversation about how we can accommodate you. 

Also, please reach out if the price isn’t feasible for you. We can accommodate a few work  exchange positions or trades.