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Herbal Medicine Making 101: Vinegars, Shrubs, Oxymels + Kitchen Medicine

  • Whitelock Community Farm 930 Whitelock Street Baltimore, MD, 21217 United States (map)

Have you ever wondered what useful plants might be growing in your neighborhood or in your own backyard? Would you like to learn how to utilize these plants to create effective herbal remedies for your friends and family? Then join community herbalist, Katelyn Jarkowiec, for the series – Herbal Medicine Making 101.
In these hands-on classes, we’ll get to know the plants growing in and around Whitelock Farm, discuss the art and science behind each medicinal preparation, and then create an herbal remedy together. By the end of the series, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to create your own home apothecary using fresh, local, homegrown, and seasonal herbs.

Vinegars, Shrubs, and Oxymels
Sweet and sour alcohol-free herbal preparations that are delicious and versatile! Use your herbal extracts in beverages, salad dressings, cocktails, or take straight up!


Want to make your own shrub or oxymel to take home? 
Be sure to register ahead of time- space is limited!!
*$5 materials fee required for the take home option

Kitchen Medicine
Did you know that your spice cabinet is full of medicine!? In this class we’ll discuss how common spices can be used to create powerful healing dishes, medicinal broths, and more!

Cost: pay what you can between $5-$15

Drop-ins welcome, but registering HERE beforehand will help us prepare for the class!

Later Event: June 23
Yoga at the Farm!