Regenerative Beekeeping Session 3: Harvest Time (July 26-27, 2025)
Harvesting techniques for honey Queen health and production Planting flowers for bees Beeswax processing
October 31, 2023
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Regenerative Beekeeping Session 2: Growth (June 14-15, 2025)
Expanding your apiary Inspecting colonies Planning a pollinator garden Record keeping Preparing for a honey crop
October 31, 2023
Regenerative Beekeeping Session 1: Springtime Prep (Apr 19-20, 2025)
Weekend one provides a thorough overview to beekeeping and can be attended as a standalone workshop if you can’t join the whole series Understanding different beekeeping styles Building beekeeping equipment Sourcing bees and installing an apiary Beekeeping in community ***Students who would like to start a hive at home will receive a 15% discount on nucs and hive equipment available
October 31, 2023
Regenerative Beekeeping Summer 2025
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to: Have knowledge of different hive styles and beekeeping equipment Engage in seasonal care of honeybees Promote honey production and understand harvesting techniques Identify pests and hazards to the hive and mitigate them using IPM Process beeswax to make candles, salves and countless other products Create a customized pollinator garden
October 31, 2023
Herbalism Session 6: The Herbal Garden (March 9-10, 2024)
Get to know characteristics and ideal growing conditions for different plants. Dig into soil microbiology and structure, the carbon cycle, and how water moves in soil. Learn about holistic pest management, beneficial insects, and supporting your local biome. Differentiate between growing habits of annuals, biennials, and perennials and how to plan your garden thoughtfully. Explore the many methods of propagation
October 26, 2023
Herbalism Session 5: The Integumentary System & Topical Applications (February 10-11, 2024)
Discover the supplies needed for making herbal preparations. Make herbal body oils, salves, lotions & poultices. Explore the basics of oxymel, tincture, and glycerine making. Learn about herbal first aid and the tools you need to make your own first aid kit that’s tailored to your lifestyle.
October 26, 2023
Session Four: Kitchen Herbalism – January 13-14, 2024
Explore digestion and nutrition basics to support overall health. Learn how herbs can support the digestion system. Discover herbal flavors and taste, and how they interact with the body. Learn about herbal monographs and materia medica. Make various herbal culinary items like herbal salts, vinegars, oils, pesto & herbally-infused ghee.
October 26, 2023
Session Three: Nervous System + Botany – December 9-10, 2023
Gain understanding of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system and the benefits that a well regulated nervous system can provide. Learn about adaptogens, Qi tonics, and Nervines. Learn to identify plant families, their scientific names, and cultural history of plants. Understand the reproductive parts of plants, and how plants photosynthesize and communicate across landscapes. Explore the basics of plant constituents.
October 26, 2023
Session Two: Immune – November 11-12, 2023
Explore herbs for building a healthy immune system. Learn all about immunmodulators and immunostimulants. Explore the wonderful world of medicinal mushrooms. Make herbal syrups and fire cider. Make herbal gummies and pastilles. Learn about herbal vinegars and botanical waters
October 26, 2023
Session One: Basics – October 14-15, 2023
Explore the basics of herbalism: the how, what and why we use herbs. Explore the language of plants, learn how to engage with plants and become familiar with botanical vocabulary. Study herbal actions, constitution basics, and herbal dosage. Gain proficiency in the art of tea making and blending. Learn about infusions, sun teas, decoctions, and more. Learn about ethical wildcrafting.
October 26, 2023