Fire Cider is a traditional herbal folk remedy that uses simple, accessible kitchen ingredients to create a powerful winter wellness tonic! This vinegar-based infusion can relieve sinus congestion, ward off colds and flus, increase digestion and circulation, and keep our immune system strong all winter long. In this class we’ll discuss the history and tradition... Read more »
In this hand-on workshop, learn how to correctly identify and harvest wild herbal plants for salves. The healing abilities of different plants will be discussed so each participant can create a personalized oil infusion to take home. Then we will use a blend of prepared infusions to make your own salve using ingredients harvested at... Read more »
Create a beautiful, all-natural wreath for your home, while enjoying some seasonal holiday teas and conversation. Join the Irvine Nature Center for this workshop where we will learn how to identify different evergreens and vines available locally. Then create a beautiful but sustainable wreath. We will provide an assortment of evergreen boughs, berries, fruits, vines,... Read more »
Create a beautiful, all-natural wreath for your home, while enjoying some seasonal holiday teas and conversation. Join the Irvine Nature Center for this workshop where we will learn how to identify different evergreens and vines available locally. Then create a beautiful but sustainable wreath. We will provide an assortment of evergreen boughs, berries, fruits, vines,... Read more »
Have some seasonal fun making sustainable and thoughtful herbal gifts to pamper body, hands, and lips. In this hands-on workshop, participants will create an herbal lip balm for chapped lips, and beebalm body cream and relaxing herbal bath bombs using oils infused with herbs collected at Irvine. Make and take home 4 of each product... Read more »
