Herbal Apprenticeship Program

This enchanting apprenticeship will meet one weekend a month, May through November. Students get hands-on experience making tinctures, teas, salves oils, herbal sprays, and flower essences etc. and are exposed to such various herbal traditions as Chinese, Ayurveda and Western Herbalism. Each month we cover a different body system and the herbs that nourish and support it. We focus on plant identification and do medicinal plant walks each weekend. 
 
The new 2009 Herbal Apprenticeship will meet:
May 30, 31
June 27, 28
July 25, 26
August 29, 30
September 26, 27
October 24, 25
November 14, 15

 

For more information, call 781.646.6319 or check our website: www.bostonherbalstudies.com.

 

Medicine Making Series: Come to One, or Come to All!
Last Monday of Each Month, 7:00 - 9:15pm

Each month we'll be pressing out tinctures, starting new tinctures, blending teas, or making salves. Everyone will go home with something we've made. The location is in Central Square, a five minute walk from the T station. The street address will be emailed to you when you RSVP. $25 - $15.

April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28, October 26, November 30

 

Wild Carrot: Natural Conscious Contraception

Thursday, May 28, 7:00 - 9:00pm (Northampton, MA)

Wild Carrot, an herb that grows with abandon in urban areas, has been used for several thousand years as an implantation inhibitor. When used in conjunction with fertility awareness, Wild Carrot is a reliable and empowering natural method of contraception. Learn how and when Wild Carrot is appropriately dosed, how to identify it, and how to harvest it and make medicine sustainably. An in-depth review of the menstrual cycle will be discussed. Men and women welcome!  Held at Pangea.  Exact address to be emailed when you RSVP. $30 - $20.

 

Summer Solstice Herb Walk

Wednesday, June 24, 6:00-8:30 pm

Honor the summer solstice with an outdoor rambler, and learn about the medicinal herbs that are growing right under your feet! Share herb lore and laughter, learn some new plants, and taste one or two. Meet at the entrance of 42 Brattle Street, rain or shine. Limited to 12.  $47.  Please call the Cambridge Center for Adult Education to register.  617.547.6789

 

Plant Observation
Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 - 8:00pm, Esplanade (Charles/MGH T stop)

Bring a journal/art pad and your favorite pencils and we'll spend a delicious evening developing a relationship with a plant. The exact location will be emailed to you when you RSVP. $20 - $10.

 

Plant Observation
Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 - 8:00pm, Harvard Square:

Bring a journal/art pad and your favorite pencils and we'll spend a delicious evening developing a relationship with a plant. The exact location will be emailed to you when you RSVP. $20 - $10.

 

Wild Carrot: Natural Conscious Contraception

Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 - 9:00pm

Wild Carrot, an herb that grows with abandon in urban areas, has been used for several thousand years as an implantation inhibitor. When used in conjunction with fertility awareness, Wild Carrot is a reliable and empowering natural method of contraception. Learn how and when Wild Carrot is appropriately dosed, how to identify it, and how to harvest it and make medicine sustainably. An in-depth review of the menstrual cycle will be discussed. Men and women welcome! Central Square. Exact address to be emailed when you RSVP. $30 - $20.

Fertility Cycles

Saturday Oct 17, 9am - 1pm

Information TBA

CENTRAL SQUARE FARMER’S MARKET

Come visit every Monday at the Central Square Farmer's Market in Cambridge!  We'll be there selling tinctures, teas, oils, and salves from June 1 to November 23.  11:30 - 6pm