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2025 WORKSHOPS

Community Herbalism & Ethical Foraging at Sweet Birch Herbals

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WILD EDIBLES & MEDICINAL HERBS

APPRENTICESHIP

cultivating resiliency, relationship, rituals and connection with the cycles of nature

One Sunday / Month from 10:30am-3:30pm

 March - November 2024

applications open for 2025 

FREE ONLINE WEBINARS
SPONSORED BY RIVER VALLEY CO-OP

upcoming webinars:

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There is nothing quite as special as a gift made by you. In this workshop Hannah will demonstrate how to make a few herbal gifts such as balms and winter berry syrups. She will walk us through each step from formulating gift ideas, making them in real time and packaging of each item.

 

Optional: bring your own items to make your gifts during the workshop. (see below).

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Items you will need:

Balms: 12 tins or jars, beeswax (1 cup), jojoba oil (4 cups), essential oils of your choosing

 

Winter Berry Syrup: 12 bottles, elderberries (8 oz. dried), rose hips (2 oz. dried), cinnamon (6 sticks), ginger (2 inch root fresh), 4 C raw honey, pot, strainer, pitcher and funnel. Labels and ribbon to decorate your jars.

watch previous webinars:

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As we prepare for winter, the season which invites deep rest and revitalization, there are many herbs and practices we can incorporate into our lives. Join Hannah during this live webinar about herbs for sleep, relaxation, rejuvenation, and restoration.

Discover how living in alignment with nature’s cycles can bring balance and ease with the transition into the shortest days of the year. We will focus on the Kidney/Bladder system, Adrenals, and Sleep.

 

Sign up for the full series or one class at a time as we move through each season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn.

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Aches, pains, and inflammation got you down? Join community herbalist and Sweet Birch Herbals owner Hannah Jacobson-Hardy for a live virtual salve-making class in her kitchen! You'll learn ways to ease pain, infections, and wounds, as well as to moisturize dry skin with various herbal salves.

Hannah will demonstrate how to prepare a sore muscle salve for aches, pains, arthritis, and inflammation. 

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Herbal Travel Kits

No matter how far you are from home, it's helpful to have an herbal kit you can reach for during those unanticipated occasions when your body calls for the support of plant allies. Learn what community herbalist Hannah Jacobson-Hardy packs in her travel kit to stay calm, grounded and healthy. Each item that Hannah will recommend is small enough to carry onto a plane and weighs very little for those backcountry explorers. From motion sickness, food poisoning, dry coughs, anxiety and headaches, Hannah will cover what she never leaves home without.

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spring cleansing

Looking for a fresh start in the spring? Start the season feeling energized, clear, and focused with a gentle cleanse from simple herbal preparations! Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and Founder of Sweet Birch Herbals to learn how to prepare a gentle "Spring Cleanse" using simple combinations of beneficial herbs! 

seasonal allergies
Menstrual Cycles

Do seasonal allergies have you feeling bogged down and tired? Herbs can be one of our greatest allies when pollen counts are at their highest. Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and founder of Sweet Birch Herbals, for a fun and informative class about herbal preparations that may improve seasonal allergies!

People all over the world have been relying on herbal medicine for thousands of years for support with PMS, cramps, healthy pregnancy, postpartum, hormonal acne, fibroids, heavy bleeding, irregular cycles, menopause, and hormone balancing. Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and founder of Sweet Birch Herbals for this webinar about herbal preparations and lifestyle changes that may bring more balance to the body. 

“Thank you so much - this is so generous - a wealth of really useful knowledge, beautiful presentation.”

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“A great deal of invaluable information explained clearly.”

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“I liked learning I need to do hip circles - and at the end she mentioned facing the hula hoops at the fair! 

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“I love Hannah's energy!” 

What participants are saying about these webinars: 

Herbs & Lyme Disease: Free Video 
 

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