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Mushroom Cultivation Workshop – May & August

January 11, 2025 by Adrienne Crombie Leave a Comment

Date:

Saturday, May 31st

Sunday, August 24th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Tickets $85

$85 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$75- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code FUNGI10

$65 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code FUNGI20

Are you interested in learning more about mushrooms? Join mushroom cultivator and forager Kacy Binz in a fun and hands-on mushroom cultivation workshop! Kacy will walk you through each step of the growing process, from mycelium to mushroom. She will lead the group in an inoculation of blue oyster mushrooms, and you will leave with your own at home mushroom growing kit! You will also learn about the phenomenal health benefits of mushrooms as well as some tasty recipes to introduce wild mushrooms more into your diet. She will also have some tips and advice for those interested in wild foraging.

Mushroom snacks and tea will be provided, as well as print outs of all the information.

Savory Wild Mushrooms served at workshop!

Kacy has experience growing a wide variety of delectable mushrooms, such as lions mane, oysters, piopinno, white beech, chestnut, nameko and more. She also enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms and plants, as well as making tea blends and tinctures. Her goal is to inspire people to incorporate more mushrooms into their diet, to become more connected with nature and our source of food, and to make delicious and creative recipes using mushrooms!

Make Your Own Bar Soap Workshop – August through Oct

January 11, 2025 by Adrienne Crombie Leave a Comment

Dates:

Saturday, Aug 30th

Saturday, Sept 20th

Saturday, Oct 4th

Saturday, Oct 18th

Time:

1pm – 3pm

Cost: $85/pp

$85 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$75- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code SOAP10

$65 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code SOAP20

BarSoap

Make your own bar soap from scratch using ingredients that are good enough to eat!

In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of soap making. Together we will go through the steps of making a soap base safely and get acquainted with all the equipment essential to the process. There will be discussion of the different emollients and their benefits.

Then the fun starts, allowing us to play with color, scents, and decoration to customize your soap bar to your liking.

All materials required to make soap are provided during this workshop; organic oils, lye, water, soap molds, mixing containers, essential oils, natural color additives like clay, dried flowers, spatulas, scale and immersion blender

You will take home a soap mold filled with soap and the soap recipe.

Alex Jimenez spent 17 years as an organic farmer during which time she learned a lot of useful skills. She has since transitioned from farmer to homesteader, putting all those skills to use at her home and sharing them with others via workshops. She runs a business that offers nutrition coaching and meal prep at Holistic Approach and she brings foragers and Homesteaders together with the Hunterdon Homesteaders club. She spends most of her time on the River, in the Forest, and at her home with her Dog and Ducks. Learn more at Holistic Approach LLC

Elderberry Syrup, Fire Cider and Kitchen Medicine – September

January 10, 2025 by Adrienne Crombie Leave a Comment

Date: Sunday, September 14th

Time: 1 – 3pm

$65/pp

$55/pp with early registration before Sept 1st

Please use Coupon Code FIRE

Fire Cider Etc

Get geared up for winter with an herbal medicine cabinet! During this workshop we will be discussing many kitchen herbs, spices and roots that work as herbal allies to strengthen your immune and respiratory systems to assist your body’s natural ability to ward off colds and flu. You will gain knowledge of how to work with plant medicine to relieve symptoms of cough, sore throat, earache and congestion. Together we will craft a fire cider and participate in a demo for making elderberry syrup.

You will leave with 4 oz of elderberry syrup and 12oz fire cider. Your Elderberry Syrup is ready for consumption. Your Fire Cider will need to infuse on your shelf and will be ready just as the winter season sets in.

Herbal tea and cookies will be served.

April Morecraft is a mother, teacher, gardener, and creator of Oak Root Herbals, a home based, small batch herb business. She began her studies 5 years ago in a farm based herbal foundations course with Linda Shanahan of Bluestem Botanicals. April has completed a 3-year apprenticeship with herbalist, author and green witch, Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways and is currently studying herbal astrology online with Sajah Poham of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism.

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

Fall Inspired Botanical Mocktails & Pestos – October

January 8, 2025 by Adrienne Crombie Leave a Comment

Date: Saturday, October 11th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Cost: $65/pp

$55/pp with early sign up before Sept. 27th

Please use Coupon Code MOCKTAIL2

FallMocktails

Join Rosemary, Lavender, Sumac and Pine for a fun-filled exploration of Fall inspired Botanical Mocktails.

During this workshop you will mix three different herbal mocktails using tea infusions, glycerites, syrups and shrubs. As we sip, we will discuss how to use these methods at home. Then tickle your palette with a variety of seasonal pesto and herbal butters served on crackers, all recipes provided.

We will be taking a farm harvesting walk to identify the herbs used in my recipes and you will leave this class with some plant material, instructions and recipes to continue creating mocktails at home.

If you enjoyed our Summer Mocktail workshop, join us again as we will be working with all new recipes and plants.

April Morecraft is a mother, teacher, gardener, and creator of Oak Root Herbals, a home based, small batch herb business. She began her studies 5 years ago, taking a farm based herbal foundations course with Linda Shanahan of Bluestem Botanicals. April has completed a 3-year apprenticeship with herbalist, author and green witch, Robin Rose Bennet of Wise Woman Ways and is currently studying herbal astrology online with Sajah Poham of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism.

She looks forward to sharing plant medicine and magic with you.

Inspire U2 Think

April 14, 2022 by Adrienne Crombie Leave a Comment

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Sandy Castelleni, the remarkable woman behind “InspireU2Think“, a Hunterdon County based business that is modeled with the idea of giving back. She started her line producing non-toxic soy based candles and has expanded it to include body balms and roll-ons, distributed at shops throughout Somerset, Hunterdon and Union counties.

When we were starting Mad Lavender Farm, I was on the lookout for local artisans and vendors to partner with to make products from our lavender to start to stock the shelves of our Tiny Shop. I spied Sandy’s candles at gift shops and feed stores and I loved her product right away. They were elegant in their simplicity, small batch, homemade and the label indicated that from every sale a percentage was donated to a charitable organization. I contacted Sandy and she met with me to decide upon our product line and designed labels unique to Mad Lavender Farm. Our chosen non-profit is the Sierra Club, to support the environment and our sales have generated about $400 annually to that end.

Sandy’s intention, when she started her business, what to spread a little more light in the world. We love her vision and her product and are so proud to partner with her to spread a little more light AND lavender in the world.