The Tea Garden

Saturday, September 23, 1:00-4:00 p.m. The Tea Garden. Easily grown plants for delicious teas that support our health. We will talk about six plants in depth and cover these topics: sourcing, growing and harvesting; drying to preserve the harvest; sensory exploration; blending teas; herbal actions on the body; basic herbal safety; and how to make herbal finishing salts. Our guide is Laura Torrano Jacobs. Donation $20.

About our guide: Laura is a "loving steward of over 100 medicinal plants" who lives in New Egypt. She is a graduate of Herbal Academy of New England; Rutgers University; St. Mark's Women's School of Herbology; and member of The American Herbalist's Guild.