Herbal decoctions and syrups are a great way to make effective medicine with tougher plant parts like roots, bark and berries. In this class we’ll cover the basics of how to make these essential herbal remedies while whipping up a delicious syrup together. There will be decoctions to sip, syrups to sample, and snacks!

About the instructor: Ali Rohde is an herbalist, forager, and land-tender living on the land of the Lenape people in what is now called Sussex County, New Jersey. She has been foraging and studying herbal medicine more formally for about a decade, studying at the Herbal Academy of New England and completing the Vitalist Herbal Practitioner program with Sajah Popham at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. Her specialty is working with nourishing, abundant wild plants, and her passion is empowering people to work with the herbs that grow right outside their doors. She teaches herbalism classes, leads foraging walks, and offers land restoration consultations through Brigid Rising.