Kitchen Witchery

The ancient practice of using abundant local plants and common kitchen herbs is at the heart of the wise woman tradition. When we learn to look closely at the diverse array of life growing right at our feet and in the branches overhead we open a channel of communication. These remarkable plants can become our closest allies in finding wellbeing and harmony in our lives.

The core value of kitchen witchery lies in developing an intimate practice with the plants that grow all around us. This approach emphasizes deepening relationships with a handful of herbal allies. We become kitchen witches when we bring these familiar plants into our kitchens and to the heart of our daily care routines.

Class Schedule

All experience levels welcome

Each student will go home with a custom remedy

All ingredients, recipes and instruction included

Make herbal medicines in a well-stocked apothecary, surrounded by lush herb gardens, and in the fellowship of other students. This classroom environment is for everyBODY - a culture of care and respect is required to foster creativity and learning, allowing everyone to share their wisdom and stories.

What’s included?

  • Students have access to over 75 herbs, many grown organically on our farm. Supplemental organic herbs will be sourced regionally when possible. We will work with fresh seasonal herbs from the farm, as well as high-quality dried herbs.

    All the ingredients you need are sourced for quality and sustainability: organic cane alcohol, oils, honey, beeswax, plant butters, vinegar and salts.

  • To craft an effective herbal remedy, we will discuss formulation and how to balance herbal energetics and your own constitution. Herbal instruction is guided by each student’s interest, goals and skill level.

    Students have access to recipes, and one-on-one instruction to adapt or create a custom formula.

    We will focus on a specific medicine making technique and discuss which herbs are most effective.

    We will also cover seasonal gardening tips and how to harvest and process herbs.

  • Julie has been making effective herbal remedies for over 20 years. She has primarily studied within the Wise Women tradition and believes that the herbs we need the most are the ones that grow alongside us.

    She is a student of the Vitalist tradition of Western herbalism which studies the energetics of the plants, considers the constitution of the person and creates individual wellness protocols including herbal remedies, nature connection, nutrition and daily rituals or care-routines. There is no “right path” to wellness, every BODY is unique.

    Julie will be teaching this system of relating to herbs because it allows even beginners to formulate effective remedies with only a dozen or so safe and nutritive herbs that can be incorporated into daily life to invite balance.

    Julie also listens to the plants and listens to her body to inform her choice of herbs. In short, she’s a witch, and welcomes all kind-hearted individuals to practice alongside her.

    Our classroom space will be one of mutual respect and care for every BODY.

  • You are invited to make herbal medicine in a charming and well-stocked apothecary, including specialty tools … tincture/oil press, herb grinder, food processor, bottles and jars, labels, etc.

    You have access to the herbal book library and herbal monographs for over 75 herbs all written by real herbalists, not AI.

    Make medicine in community! Come share your own wisdom and stories, we all grow when we learn together. The tea kettle is always warm in the apothecary.

Want even more herbalism in your life? Join the Apothecary

Apothecary days are open to anyone who has taken a Kitchen Witchery class with me.

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