NURTURE & NOURISH WITH PLANT MEDICINE
Cooking with Herbs
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Learn about the many health benefits found in common herbs, spices and other plant-based ingredients that we use in the kitchen everyday. Discover how easy it is to incorporate them into your daily diet with simple and delicious recipes.
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Capture the unique energetic imprint of flowers to address emotional issues by making Flower Essences. and the medicinal properties of herbs by creating elixirs and tinctures that may be consumed or used topically to optimize emotional health
Creating Tea Blends
Flower Essences & Herbal Tinctures
Creating Tea Blends
Learn about the medicinal and energetic properties of herbs and flowers used in making herbal teas. Create your own signature tea blend - known as a tisane - to take home with you.
Enjoy a Tea Party with herb-inspired treats.
Food brings people together.
Common ground can be found in the joy of sharing a delicious and nutritious meal in the company of others. Good food is one thing we can all agree upon. The uniqueness of flavor along with the vibrancy of color and texture, are celebrated in the diversity of ingredients and in those who are gathered around the table.
Your host and instructor...
WHY SHARING FOOD AND HEALTHY RECIPES IS IMPORTANT TO ME
I fell in love with cooking at a young age. My mother was always trying new recipes and tweaking flavors with spices and herbs. In the early 1980's I read Jane Brody's Nutrition Book: A Lifetime Guide to Good Eating for Better Health and a Martha Stewart book on Food and Entertaining, Hors d'Oeuvres, that set me on a life path of conscious eating.
Around that same time, I picked up a copy of The Mother Earth News and learned about organic gardening. I was living in the Midwest at the time where the soil is as dark and rich as a bag of potting soil. I built and planted raised beds in our tiny back yard and discovered the joy of growing - and eating - fresh vegetables and herbs.
When my father died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 58 in 1989, I began to study the health benefits of food more seriously. Soon after, my mother was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. As I watched her health decline over the years. researching food as medicine became paramount to my own survival.
Now with 35 years of experience preparing delicious and beautiful recipes that support good health, I'm excited to share this knowledge through these cooking classes.
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