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Greenspell Open House: Workshops & Schedule
Our Greenspell Annual Open house is on the horizon, just a week away on Sunday, October 18th! If you already
Alex Williams
Founder of First Curve Apothecary and Greenspell. Alex loves to craft personalized herbal formulas for his clients while supporting them in cultivating rituals of deep embodiment.
Herbal Medicine Making
Elderberry Syrup Recipe
Begin with Elderberries
A nice starting point for a good size batch that will last you and your family a
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Harvest Fair + Greenspell Open House
What an unbelievable pleasure it is to share about two events coming up that I am honored to be able
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20% off Sale ends tonight!
I promise we don't normally send two emails within a week... but we also don't normally
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Prairie Vision + 20% off Sale on First Curve Products!
👇Scroll on to shop our Weekend Sale, and for information on upcoming Fall events at Greenspell. But before we get
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How Herbalism Informs Mutual Aid + Upcoming Classes + Events
👇Scroll on for information about how our upcoming workshops, plant walks, and events this week and in September and October.
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Workshops & plant walks this week + a tea blend to deal with the smoke
Hey there,
I know I've been a bit quiet on the newsletter the past few months, apart from
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June Workshops + Plant Walks
👇In this newsletter:
• Some tips on using iNaturalist to find your favorite trees
• More Guest Workshops Added for June and
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Spring Workshops + Plant Walks
👇In this newsletter:
• A recent podcast about bioregionalism
• Two spots available in our Year One Herbalism Program
• Upcoming Guest Workshops
Coming Home to our Bodies
We are pressured on a daily basis to disconnect from our bodies.
Sedentary work environments, social media siphoning our attention
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New year, new things + a fond farewell to sliding scale pricing.
Happy new year everyone! As an herbalist, I prefer to align my threshold moments with the fall and spring transitions,
Recipes
Potion of Delight
📻This recipe was featured on the Herbs with Rosalee podcast here below:
A tea blend combining some of my favorite
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Sumac-ade (Staghorn Sumac Lemonade)
🫖General Guidelines for Making Infusions and Teas
Ingredients:
yields ~1 gallon of Sumac-ade
* 200 g fresh Staghorn Sumac (Rhus
My favorite herbs to infuse in oil
If you are looking for directions on making an herbal infused oil, check out our post below:
Herbal OilsFat is
Considerations for Plant Walks
Some considerations before going out on plant walks or day trips to explore the wilds around us.
Dress Appropriately
This
Recipes
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
This roasty, toasty, and smokey syrup is made from an infusion of roasted shagbark hickory bark (Carya ovata). This recipe
Land-Based Practice
Foraging Tips + Tools
There are dozens of tips and rules floating around related to the best approaches for safe and ethical foraging (also
Land-Based Practice
Urban Foraging Guide
The chart below is adapted from a resource provided by ethnobotanist Nina Lawrin of Loveren Collections. Nina was an early
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