Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Home Apothecary: Summer Medicine Maker CSA 2021

    • Welcome to the Medicine Maker CSA!

    • A message from Linda Shanahan

    • Medicine Makers Starter Kit

    • Question and Answer

    • Introduction to Basic Concepts of Herbalism - Terms to Know and Methods

    • Barefoot Botanicals Label Template

    • Resource List
  • 2

    Monthly Zoom Sessions

    • May

    • June

    • July

    • September
  • 3

    May - Field

    • Chamomile, Matricaria recutita. Plant information with Harvest time lapse

    • Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis Harvest

    • Thyme, Thymus vulgaris
  • 4

    May - Kitchen

    • Water Based Extractions & References

    • Cold & Hot Infusions & Decoctions

    • Cold & Hot Infusions - with Chamomile

    • Elixir - with Lemon Balm

    • Oxymel - with Thyme

    • Wormwood Vermouth
  • 5

    June - Field

    • California Poppy, Escholzia californica

    • Peppermint, Mentha piperita

    • Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

    • Hemp, Cannabis sativa

  • 6

    June - Kitchen

    • Tinctures - with fresh plant material

    • Tinctures - pressing your finished product

    • Herbal syrups- with Peppermint

    • Yarrow

    • Glycerites- with California Poppy

    • Hemp- Dried Plant Tincture

    • Hemp Extract Instructions

    • Tincture Making 101
  • 7

    July - Field

    • Intro to July's Share with Linda

    • Milky Oats, Avena sativa

    • Echinacea, Echinace purpurea
  • 8

    July - Kitchen

    • Milky Oats

    • Tinctures- with Echinacea flower & leaf

    • Infused Oils- Intro to Multiple Applications

    • Infused Oils- Prepping

    • Infused Oils- Alcohol Intermediated Oil- with Calendula

    • Herbal Creams- with Calendula Oil

  • 9

    August - Field

    • Intro to August's Share with Linda & Jewelweed

    • Tulsi Basil
  • 10

    August - Kitchen

    • Herbal Butter - Tulsi Basil

    • Herbal Pesto - Tulsi Basil
  • 11

    September

    • Fire Cider Introduction

    • Fire Cider

    • Ginger, Zingiber officinale

    • Hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa
  • 12

    October - Field

    • Intro to October's share with Linda

    • Tap Root Discussion with Burdock

    • Burdock, Arctium lappa

    • Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea

    • Spilanthes, Spilanthes oleracea
  • 13

    October - Kitchen

    • Burdock root tincture with vodka

    • Echinacea root processing for Folk Method Tincture

    • Elecampane, Inula helenium - candied in honey

    • Spilanthes tincture

    • Valerian glycerite