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Building Your Home Apothecary (2019)
Building Your Home Apothecary: an 8 month intro to herbalism course with clinical herbalist Kelly McCarthy and gardener herbalist Mandy Katz
This course will be taught through the lens of herbalism as a tool for social justice, empowerment, and liberation
All applications are received & reviewed by Attic Apothecary; accepted applicants will be contacted with further information. Applications due Jan. 31!
March – October 2019
one Sunday a month, 9am – 2:30pm // one Wednesday a month, 6:30 – 8:30pm
GROWING HERBS – we will plant and tend an apothecary garden through a full growing season
USING HERBS – medicinal actions, usage, dosages of 24 plants will be covered in depth with plenty of dabbling in other plants
MAKING MEDICINE – using plants from our garden, we will learn simple methods for making tincture, tea, infused oil, and salve. Everyone will go home with a share of medicine we grow and make together. Some medicine will go towards community projects to be decided by the students.
BODY SYSTEMS – overview of digestive, immune, nervous, respiratory, generative, urinary, and musculoskeletal systems, and which herbs can support these systems
HERBALISM IN CONTEXT – small group discussions of herbalism in a community context, today and historically.
Applications for this year’s session have closed.
If you have questions, email Attic Apothecary or visit their website.
(215) 729-5281
5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19143
