HERBAL

WORKSHOPS

Sarah Willard Smits is a Summerland-based Community Herbalist and owner of 13 Moons Herbal Apothecary, an herbal remedy and consultation business. She harvests, makes, and sells herbal medicines like tea blends, tinctures, salves, and elixirs, with a focus on local plants and custom formulations.

Sarah apprenticed at the famous herbal apothecary Self Heal Herbs in Victoria, BC in the 90s. She is currently upgrading her studies to become a Master Herbalist through Wild Rose College of Herbal Medicine and is a moderator for their online Facebook group of 650+ herbalists and students worldwide.

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MAKING INFUSED

OILS

FOR HEALTH & BEAUTY

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022

Sarah will walk you through the steps to create infused herbal oils with common weeds and cultivated plants, including lavender.

Discover how to make and preserve your oils.
Find out which herbs pair well with lavender and what combinations best soothe minor injuries and reduce scarring, which best moisturize dry hands and feet or deter insects like ticks and mosquitos.

Participants will use up to three combinations of their own choosing to produce three herb-infused oils. These oils will need to macerate at home a few weeks before trying with friends and family. Instructions for making oils into salves will also be demonstrated.

PLEASE wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Sarah will be leading participants on a plant ID walk at the beginning of the workshop.

Space is limited. $50

Herbal First Aid

101

USING LAVENDER + COMMON PLANTS FOR MINOR INJURIES

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022

Sarah will show you five common plants that can be used alongside lavender to mitigate pain, promote healing, and reduce scarring from minor injuries. Find out which herbs, flowers and weeds arrest bleeding, cleanse wounds, soothe burns or stings, minimize inflammation from bruising, relieve itching or pain from bug bites or allergic reactions like hives and rashes.

Sarah will demonstrate the age-old methods of poultices and compresses, and participants will have the opportunity to make blends of their own and practice. Learn the differences between the two, why temperature is important, and the situations in which they may prove helpful.

Participants will take home the ingredients, supplies and instructions for three recipes.

PLEASE wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Sarah will be leading participants on a plant ID walk at the beginning of the workshop.

Space is limited. $50

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The Art of Tea

Blending

CRAFTING LOOSELEAF HERBAL TISANES WITH LAVENDER AND LOCALLY-SOURCED PLANTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Join Sarah as she discusses the finer points of herbal tea blending. Discover which herbs blend well with lavender, the importance of steep-time and temperature, and how to get the most ‘medicine’ out of your brew. Learn unique ways to use your tisane,—a tasty beverage hot or iced, a hair rinse, a facial or body spritzer, a foliar spray for household plants and/or a relaxing bath ingredient.

Participants will take home three loose-leaf tea blends of their own making.

PLEASE wear sturdy shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Sarah will be leading participants on a plant ID walk at the beginning of the workshop.

Space is limited. $50