Alethea is available again this year to teach spinning and other traditional crafts, classes on edible and medicinal plants, traditional remedies and holistic goat and sheep care, either at the farm or other pre-arranged locations.
A partial list of topics available for sessions or presentations (if you don't see what you were looking for, just ask!):
Hands-on Classes:
A partial list of topics available for sessions or presentations (if you don't see what you were looking for, just ask!):
- Botanical First Aid
- North Country medicinals (more weeds and native than garden plants)
- Roots, Bark and Berries for Health
- Herbal Detoxifiers: What they are and why use them?
- Salads, Stir fries and soups from the field
- Natural Dyes
- Medieval and Traditional Uses for Herbs
- Holistic Care for Dogs and Cats
- Holistic Care for Sheep and Goats
Hands-on Classes:
- Traditional Herbal Remedies (this includes recipes for tea, salve and tincture)
- Plant Identification/Nature Hike
- Natural Dyes (gather your own plants or berries for dyeing and see what you get)
- Naalbinding and creating animals from naalbinding
- Drop spindling
- Other topics by request