Resilient Remedies: Creating a Natural-Herbal First Aid Kit and Home Apothecary
Course Description: In a world where access to healthcare and supplies can change quickly, knowing how to care for yourself, family, or close circle with natural, botanical medicine is a powerful form of resilience. This immersive workshop will offer ways to create an herbal first aid kit and plan what a self-reliant home herb apothecary may look like for everyday ailments and uncertain times.
Through guided instruction, hands-on preparation, and practical discussion, you’ll learn how to choose versatile natural and botanical remedies to have at hand. We’ll also cover planning an apothecary for your home and personal needs. Explore accessible herbs, pantry supplies, and simple formulations for common ailments in a thoughtful manner with a well-versed herbal clinician.
You’ll walk away with:
- 2-3 natural botanical remedies you’ll make in class to begin stocking your kit
- Several teas to begin stocking your home herb apothecary
- Skills to continue building your herbal supplies with confidence
This workshop welcomes beginners and those who have more extensive herbalism experience.
All are welcome – WEI classes are open to everyone.
Please Bring: A tote or kit bag from home for your botanical remedies. A $15 materials fee (cash) paid directly to the instructor.
Instructor Bio: Gigi Stafne MH, ND is an enthusiastic educator, activist, and writer in the health justice and natural medicine fields. She is faculty at the Women’s Environmental Institute, director of the Green Wisdom School of Natural and Botanical Medicine, and former executive director of Herbalists Without Borders International. Earth ethics, ecology, sustainability, and environmental health are woven into every level of her organizing and teaching for nearly four decades.
Make a day of it! On the way to WEI, visit charming Lindstrom, MN, for Northwoods Roasterie coffee and a pastry from the Lindstrom Bakery. After class, visit Wild River State Park (only 10 minutes from WEI). Franconia Sculpture Park is also nearby and open ’til 8pm daily.
If you would be interested in staying overnight at WEI before and/or after this class, please reserve accommodations through our FarmStay.