Farmers Formulary – Making Remedies.  $20  Sat June 12    10:30 am   Class size limited!

 ($10 if you took the Dandelion Class in May)      

 Create your own Farmacy--Discover the many ways of transforming the ancient constituents in herbs into healing, soothing, potent therapies:  

 Salves, Herbal Oils, Teas, Decoctions, Poultices.    

 If you attended the Dandelion class in May, please bring your dandelion oil.  

 Or, bring your own herbal oil and watch its transformation into a miracle salve that upon use will alter the way you think about first aid.  

 If you don’t have an oil to bring, no worries.  You can participate in our Make N Take: for $5 you’ll get materials and instructions for a poultice wrap.

Generations of our grandmothers knew how to use plants for the health and well-being of their families.

 

Here is an opportunity for your daughters to learn that time-honored tradition of using plants for health.

 

My summer program for girls 12-18 begins this Saturday, May 22 at 10:30am at Rocky Creek Valley Farm. There are six sessions sprinkled throughout the summer giving students an opportunity to receive a Junior Herbalist Certificate.

 

The lessons are interactive, informative and interesting. Students receive class booklets and notebooks.

  GO HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION

 

Register at the side bar to the right.

 

 It's that time of year....DANDELION SEASON!!!!  And, hot on it's heels...HERB CLASSES!! 

The first herb class will be FARMERS FORMULARY - Dandelions

Saturday, May 8  10:30 am. 

There is not enough room here to describe the wonderful things we can do with DANDELION. But, you will learn them in this class. And, we will forage and formulate!! We'll harvest the dandelion and make dandelion oil and dandelion tincture. (Then, next month we'll turn that oil into salve!)

 

SUPPLIES: Please bring 

* 8 oz virgin Olive Oil
* 8 oz of 80 or 100 proof vodka
* a pint jar (if you bring a quart jar, bring more olive oil and vodka)

This is a 90 minute class. You will receive class notebook, dandelion materia medica, class instructional material and, of course, the organic dandelions.

 

Class Instruction:
* Making herbal oils
* Making tinctures
* Dandelion Properties

 

Class size is limited so registration is encouraged!          CLASS FEE: $20 

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY:

 NO REFUNDS for inclement weather for outside classes like weed walks as the class will be held indoors.  If you prefer not to participate, you will be given a RAIN CHECK  (haha).

No show: no refund

Cancel 5 days prior or emergency: full refund

Cancel within 4 days: Class credit to use on any other class or toward a more expensive class.

  PAYMENT: PayPal, MC, Visa, Cash

CONTACT: Call (leave message) or text: 816-853-0440. Email: lizzy@rcvfarm.com or Message me on Facebook.

 

Want a little "home instruction"?  Check out this article on my other blog:

       

                   https://lizzymckee.com/the-blog/dandelion-opus/

Weed Killer

For killing pain that is.

I attended a first aid class at my church that was instructed by a veteran doctor who had practiced his skills in third world countries.  His slides were graphic and hammered home the need for being prepared for emergencies.  Part of that preparation is knowing about herbs and other plants that our grandmothers used.

One of those plants is a wild herb commonly known as wild lettuce.  It decided to come up ALL OVER my herb garden this summer.  Herbalists have a belief that if a plant grows in abundance near you, or if it comes up unexpectedly where it's never grown before YOU NEED IT!!

I'm going to try to get it in one place in the garden so I can at least show it to students.  Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't.  A wild herb goes where it wants, when it wants!

Wild lettuce has been traditionally used for pain for centuries.  I recently saw an article on the web that stated wild lettuce does not work and the author had pictures of BUTTER CRUNCH lettuce.  Ha Ha.  Enough said.

 

Wild Lettuce - Lactuca virosa

Wild lettuce can be prepared a number of ways; as a tincture, as a decoction, as a tea, as an herbal oil.

Tinctures: Make a tincture by stuffing a quart jar 3/4 full of herb and fill with 100 proof vodka then steep for six weeks.  Strain, bottle, label.   If you purchase tincture, just follow the label directions.

Tea: dry the leaves, crush and use 1 tsp:1 cup water.

Decoction: the liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by gently heating, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant. NEVER BOIL. 

Watch this awesome video: Lost Ways: Wild Lettuce      The gentleman does an excellent job of teaching how to make a decoction--he calls it extract, which is ok, too. I love Lost Ways book; if you haven't read it - DO SO!!

Herbal oil:  THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL OIL.   It is herbal infused oil.  Fill quart jar half full of DRIED plant material then fill with olive oil.  Steep six weeks, strain, bottle.  Use as topical oil on sprains, inflammed joints etc.

UPCOMING CLASS...

WINTER REMEDY... 

Get ready...it's time to make the potion.  This handy-dandy herbal mix will help keep the flu's, achooos and blues away this winter.

My family wouldn't even try to make it through icy temps, howling winds, and falling snow withouth this folk remedy.  It's easy. It's inexpensive. It's effective.

SAT  9-15   10 am to noon   $10   Rocky Creek Valley Farm

Please register BEFORE class so we will have enough materials (herbs, jar, vinegar, recipe for 2 other winter remedies) for everyone.   If you bring all your own supplies: no charge for class.

TEXT: 816-853-0440     EMAIL: lizzy@rcvfarm.com