DIY Herbal Tinctures
Using fresh plant material
Class Recording Available with Captions | $35
The Medicine Makers Series
This 7-Class Series teaches you exactly how to create potent herbal medicine at home. If a medicine cabinet filled with medicinal tinctures, soothing oils, first-aid salves, kid-friendly syrups, and heart opening flower essences sounds like a dream come true…join us! We can’t wait to create with you.
With each class purchase you’ll receive detailed handouts and class recordings. You can also add on class materials to your purchase if you need to stock up bottles, jars, beeswax, etc.
Fresh Plant Tinctures
This class will build on our dried plant extract workshop. We’ll go over best harvesting practices so that you can safely and mindfully harvest fresh herbs to tincture. You’ll learn:
which plants need to be tinctured fresh, rather than dried
how to determine the percentage of alcohol to use for different types of fresh plants and how to determine what the abv of your final product is
preservation considerations to present mold growth on your tinctures
2024 Class Schedule (Wednesdays from 6pm - 7:30pm EST):
March 13: Fresh Plant Oils + Dried Plant Oils + Salves
March 20: Lotions and Creams
March 27: Dried Plant Tinctures
April 3: Fresh Plant Tinctures
April 10: Mushroom Tinctures (Double Extraction Method)
April 17: Non-Alcoholic Extracts: Glycerites, Vinegars, and Oxymels
April 24: Flower Essences (live class is in-person only, all registrants will receive the replay)
You can join us in-person, tune in live, and catch the replay on your own time.
$35 for a single class
$210 for the entire Medicine Makers Series
You also have the option to add your class materials to your purchase.
Class supplies can either be picked up at The Elderberry or mailed for an additional $10.60.
Purchase Single Class
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Purchase Class Materials
This is the companion kit to our Medicine Makers Series class on DIY Fresh Plant Tinctures. Kit includes:
Pint jar x1
8 oz amber bottle x1
Label x3
Mesh nylon bag for at-home pressing
You can pick up your materials in-store* at The Elderberry or have them shipped.
*Note that we are CLOSED Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We do have a pick-up box outside the store for those who would like to pick up their items after store hours.