Join local herbalist Lindsey Lockett for a hands-on workshop to learn the history and basic preparations of tincture making, a process using small amounts of alcohol to extract medicinal properties of plants, which has been used for at-home remedies for centuries. This was an in-person workshop at the North Shore AgroEcology Center in Finland, MN. Students were encouraged to venture into the field to form a relationship with the plants, choose from our pre-selected herbs, and go home with their very own homemade plant medicine. Preparations included on a variety of herbs in season including Milky Oats, Motherwort, St Johns Wort, Marshmallow, Valerian, and Wild Lettuce.

This is a free class made possible by the Finland Food Chain, North Shore AgroEcology Center, and a grant from the Laura Jane Musser Foundation.