Herb Classes - Erin's Meadow Herb Farm

Make It & Take It - Winter Wellness Electuary with Elderberry, Herbs and Honey November 5th

Thursday between 10:00 – 1:00 <br>Prepare a sweet little herbal remedy for your winter herbal cupboard! In this hands on herbal activity, we will explore the traditional art of making an herbal electuary—a spoon able blend of concentrated herbs and honey.<br>We will work with elderberries, warming ginger, cinnamon, and honey to create a rich, flavorful winter-season preparation. Learn how elderberries and other traditional herbs have been used in seasonal herbalism, and how honey can transform herbs into an easy-to-use electuary.<br>You will make your own electuary to take home, along with instructions for storage and use.<br>A cozy activity for anyone who loves kitchen medicine, and preparing the herbal cupboard for winter. Register and then arrive between 10:00 – 1:00 to make yours!<br>

Holiday Sides and Sauces – Cooking Class with Terri November 7th

Make It & Take It Cold Care Herbal Oxymel November 12th

Thursday between 10:00 – 1:00 <br>An oxymel is a sweet and sour herbal syrup. It is made with vinegar, honey, and herbs. <br>The vinegar extracts the medicinal properties of the herbs, and the honey sweetens the vinegar to make a tasty herbal cold care preparation. Both vinegar and honey function as preservatives and have health benefits of their own, making this wonderful herbal medicine all the way around. Register and then arrive between 10:00 – 1:00 to make yours!<br>

Botanical Potpourri Workshop November 14th

Saturday 10:30 - 12:00<br>Bring the scents of the autumn garden and holiday kitchen indoors! <br>In this hands on workshop, we will create beautiful botanical potpourri using dried herbs, flowers, fruits, spices, and essential oils. Learn the old-fashioned art of combining botanicals for fragrance, color, texture, and lasting appeal—and discover how a natural fixative such as orris root helps hold the fragrance in your finished blend.<br>We will work with an assortment of rustic dried herbs and botanicals, along with colorful seasonal ingredients such as dried orange, rose hips, cinnamon, star anise, and other natural accents. You will learn how to build a potpourri blend that is as beautiful to look at as it is wonderful to smell using warm autumn and festive holiday-inspired scents. Each student will make approximately 2.5 cups of finished potpourri to take home - perfect for a bowl, entry table, bathroom, bedroom, or a thoughtful handmade holiday gift.<br>A little bit garden, a little bit kitchen, and a whole lot of autumn and holiday fragrance!<br><br>

Make It – Take It Nourishing Nail and Cuticle Oil November 19th

Thursday between 10:00 – 1:00 <br>Give your hands a little extra love this winter! In this hands-on activity, we will create a rich yet lightweight nail and cuticle oil using nourishing jojoba, sweet almond, and grapeseed oils, beautifully scented with lavender, frankincense, and geranium essential oils.<br>You will make a 1-ounce bottle of Nourishing Nail & Cuticle Oil to take home. Apply a small amount to nails and cuticles whenever they need a little extra care—especially during the dry winter months.<br>Beautiful enough to keep beside your own bathroom sink and simple enough to make as a thoughtful handmade gift. A little bottle of botanical goodness for winter hands! <br>Register and then arrive between 10:00 – 1:00 to make yours!<br>

Bay Laurel - The Herb of the Old Kitchen Garden. Class includes a bay plant to take home November 21

Saturday 10:30 – 12:00 <br>Come wander into the world of Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) an ancient herb of Mediterranean gardens, old kitchens, herbal traditions, and winter hearths.<br>Bay has a long history of being treasured not only for its rich culinary flavor, but also for its fragrant leaves and place in traditional herbal lore. In this hands on class, we will learn how to grow, harvest, dry, and use bay laurel, including growing bay in containers and protecting it through our Tennessee winters. We will explore the many ways dried bay leaves can be used around the home—from the soup pot to herbal sachets, simmering blends, aromatic decorations, and old-fashioned household traditions.<br>We will also talk about bay's history, folklore, and the stories that have surrounded this aromatic evergreen for centuries. Learn the old ways of growing and using this beautiful evergreen herb—and discover a little of the magic that has surrounded bay for centuries.<br>

For the Love of Pasta! Cooking Class with Terri October 3rd

Make a Fresh Rosemary Door Swag - Herbal Crafting Class October 10th

Saturday 10:30 – 12:00 <br>Bring the fragrance and beauty of the herb garden to your front door! In this hands-on herbal crafting class, you’ll create a beautiful fresh rosemary door swag using fragrant rosemary and seasonal natural materials. This beautiful door decoration will add a wonderful herbal aroma and rustic charm to your home. You’ll leave with your own handcrafted rosemary door swag—perfect for your front door, kitchen, porch, or as a thoughtful seasonal gift. All materials are provided. Please bring hand pruners.

Make It – Take It Breathe Easy Aromatherapy Balm October 15th

Thursday between 10:00 – 1:00 <br>Create your own soothing, aromatic balm using a carefully selected blend of essential oils traditionally used in aromatherapy to support respiratory health. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to combine essential oils with a nourishing balm base to create a comforting blend for application to the chest and neck. Keep this fragrant balm handy as part of your winter health care routine during the cooler months ahead. Take home your own Breathe Easy Aromatherapy Balm, along with an information sheet describing the ingredients and suggested uses. Register in advance, then drop in anytime between 10:00 – 1:00 to create your herbal balm at your own pace.

Medicinal Herb Tea Tasting – Our Favorite Herbs for Fall and Winter Health October 17th

Saturday 10:30 – 12:00 <br>Come discover medicinal herbal teas for health in this tea tasting class. Enjoy sampling and learning about using medicinal teas for colds, digestive illness, stress, and sleep support. See how to brew infusions and decoctions from various plant parts and how to blend herbs. Learn how to administer herbal teas to the whole family. Students will enjoy a tea making demonstration, sampling of several teas, and take home an informative handout.

Make It – Take It Thursday (2) Herbal Finishing Salts for Fall Cooking October 22nd

Thursday between 10:00 – 1:00 <br>Bring the flavors of the herb garden into your fall kitchen! In this hands-on culinary class, we will make two delicious herbal salt finishing blends: Garlic, Lemon & Thyme Salt and Smoky Rosemary Salt. You’ll learn how dried herbs and other ingredients are combined to create a flavorful, shelf-stable seasoning that can be used throughout the year. Everyone will make and take home two 4-ounce jars of herbal finishing salt, along with ideas for using them on vegetables, potatoes, meats, eggs, soups, salads and more. Register in advance, then drop in anytime between 10:00 – 1:00 to create your herbal finishing salts at your own pace.