Exploring the Beauty of Flowers & Herbs in Food, Fermentation & Folk Medicine

JUNE 30, 2024

1:00 – 5:30 PM

FOREST & FLOWERS RETREAT

PORTERSVILLE, PA

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Join us for the summer season in bloom at Forest & Flowers Retreat, where you’ll receive education, resources, recipes, and bundles of seasonal plants as we explore the beauty of flowers and herbs in food, fermentation, and folk medicine.

education + creation

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

  • Learn how to work with the energetics and elements of medicinal plants to support your body’s needs in the summer season
  • Introduction to essential oils and making an aromatic and herbal infused body oil blend
  • Demonstrations on how to make medicinal tinctures, infusions, decoctions, oils, salves, and syrups with seasonal plants from the land
  • Methods for harvesting, drying and storing herbs at home for your culinary and medicinal creations
  • How to use herbs and flowers in fermentation, with demonstrations on how to make fermented sodas, vegetables, and vinegars — samplings included!
  • Infuse more plants into your food, drinks, and life for your well-being
  • Connect to yourself and nature more deeply, as you mindfully work with the medicine of plants

TAKE HOME

  • Booklet of written instructions, recipes, and helpful tips on fermentation and herbs to create medicinal concoctions and delicious culinary creations
  • 3 bundles of fresh seasonal herbs and flowers to use in your own handcrafted products
  • Handcrafted botanical body oil, fermented soda, and fermented vegetables made during the workshop, all infused with naturally grown herbs and flowers and other seasonal ingredients

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

Jenni Hulburt is the founder of Forest & Flowers Retreat.  She’s committed to stewarding the land in reciprocity with the Earth as she cultivates flowers, herbs, and native and medicinal plants.  She also curates events and a retreat space for guests to connect with nature for healing and well-being.

 

Trevor Ring is the founder Community Cultures.  He has taught for a decade, worked for numerous agriculture, food and fermentation businesses, and run various fermentation CSAs.  He is most excited about sharing his knowledge of fermentation and utilizing seasonal and regional ingredients to inspire his ferments.

 

ABOUT FOREST & FLOWERS RETREAT

Forest & Flowers Retreat is a woodland botanical farm and retreat space on 50 acres, located about an hour north of Pittsburgh, and a short 10 minute drive to McConnell’s Mill State Park and Moraine State Park. 
 
We acknowledge that this sacred land is the traditional, ancestral territory of 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage) and Monongahela Culture.  

Rooted in healing for people and the Earth, we’re offering stays, workshops, weddings and events in harmony with nature as we cultivate plants for pollinators and people and practice regenerative soil tending.  All who live and visit here are part of a shared ecosystem of plants, animals, and living creatures. 

frequently asked questions

FAQ
How are your herbs and flowers grown?
What's folk medicine?
When's the sign up deadline?
What's the refund/cancellation policy?
Contact & Questions
 
SUMMER APOTHECARY RETREAT
 
June 30  |  1:00-5:30 pm
 
$115
 
 
 
After this event, your hands will be equipped to create your own medicinal, culinary, and fermented creations with plants. 
 
The Summer Apothecary Retreat is for anyone who is open to learn holistic and plant honoring practices to tend to the well-being of their body and the Earth.
 
Join us in June and share plants, medicine, and beauty with us from this special patch of Earth at Forest & Flowers Retreat.