EVENT | Workshop | Tea & Tincture- Tannery Pond Community Center

Tannery Pond Center presents our Workshop: Tea & Tincture by Melanie Sawyer

August 23 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM - 4 PM

Class Fee: $25 per person, fee must be paid in advance.

RSVP: call 518-251-2505 or email director@tannerypondcenter.org to reserve your spot.

Location: Tannery Pond Center

Max Class Size: 20

This workshop is made possible, in part, by Warren County Occupancy Grant Program, regranted by the Town of Johnsburg and the Adirondack Foundation’s Generous Acts grant.

Tinctures are concentrated herbal extracts made by soaking the bark, berries, leaves (dried or fresh), roots from one or more plants or mushrooms in alcohol or vinegar. The alcohol or vinegar pulls out the active ingredients in the plant parts, concentrating them as a liquid. Teas are created by adding hot water or simmering ingredients for a period of time to extract the medicinal benefits. 

Course Description: In this beginner class, Melanie will teach students the medicinal benefits of each plant, lichen or mushroom. Students will learn about and will learn how to create an effective tincture with a choice of powerful ingredients she has foraged such as:

• Chaga

• Usnea Lichen

• Hemlock Reishi Mushroom

• Lionsmane Mushroom

• Turkey Tail Mushroom

• Japanese Knotweed Plant

Students will also taste, learn the benefits of and create a take home herbal tea blend using a choice of plants with accompanying spices easily found in the Adirondacks:

• Mullein Plant

• Chaga 

• Yarrow Plant

• Lavender Plant

• Dandelion Plant

• Burdock plant

• Goldenrod plant

This class will help students create a knowledge of and long lasting link with their beautiful Adirondack surroundings whilst becoming healthier and more aware of what nature can do in the process.

Consult a doctor before starting any type of herbal remedy regimen.