Join practicing herbalist and certified horticulturist Mackenzie Laurin at Human Habits for an immersive, hands-on apothecary formulation workshop. You’ll learn practical skills for building a seasonal home first-aid kit, rooted in ancient herbal traditions, to clear winter stagnation, deeply nourish the body, and soothe seasonal allergies.

What to Expect

This 3-hour workshop will go over four traditional herbal preparations: herbal infusions (tea, tisane, and decoction), salves, tinctures, and herbal compresses.

Beginning with the simple, but powerful, herbal infusion (tea, tisane, decoction), we’ll discuss how to balance flavour and function, then go over preparation techniques that preserve beneficial plant constituents. We will move on to the herbal compress- creating soothing compresses for dry, itchy eyes. From there, you'll watch a quick demo on how to prepare a soothing, deeply moisturizing salve, made with rich, dual-solvent extracted infused oil and local beeswax. We’ll end the class by making a tincture, going over…