Maria Noël Groves offers a variety of herb classes throughout New Hampshire for beginner and intermediate level studies, including her certificate program, the Home Herbalist Series
July
Herbs for Stress
Saturday, July 10, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
This class is free with admittance to the Shaker Village Lavender Day festival.
Find yourself running on empty? We’ll learn about herbs that help your body withstand stress better to keep your mood and energy levels at top notch. We’ll also discuss herbs that help to relax your nervous system, relieve tension, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Visit www.shakers.org for more event & admission information.
The Home Herbalist Series Class 5
Insulin Resistance & Diabetes: Herbs to Support Blood Sugar Balance
Wednesday, July 14, 6 - 9 pm
Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC, Allenstown, NH
Blood sugar balance has become an epidemic concern in America. Learn how diet and herbs like gymnema, cinnamon, and blueberries can help manage blood sugar—from basic sugar cravings to type 2 diabetes. BONUS: Herbal First Aid – We’ll also talk about how to create your own First Aid Kit and what kinds of products you might want to make or choose for your family’s needs. Remedy Making: Herbal Salves: Using herbal oils, or just olive oil, beeswax, and a few other ingredients, you can quickly make professional-looking and useful salves for all sorts of skin and body concerns. $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com or call 268-0548 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
The Home Herbalist Series Class 6
Hypertension & Cholesterol: Herbs for the Cardiovascular System
Wednesday, July 28, 6 - 9 pm
* Optional Herb Walk from 5:30 - 6 pm
Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC, Allenstown, NH
Heart health is of utmost concern due to our diet, lifestyles, and aging. Learn how to use herbs, food, and dietary supplements to help manage these two common cardiovascular concerns. We’ll also discuss heart tonics that can be helpful in a variety of situations. Remedy Making: Herbal Honey: Delicious herbal honeys are a snap to make and keep for at least a year in the cupboard. Use them for medicine, flavor, and cooking. $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com or call 268-0548 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
The Secret Lives of Garden Herbs: Their Medicinal Properties
Friday, July 30, 2:30-3:30 pm
Nashua Senior Activity Center*, Nashua, NH
Rosemary goes great with chicken, but did you know that it may also help stave off Alzheimer’s disease? Or that sage can help with hot flashes? Come learn surprising ways that common culinary herbs and companion plants can also help your family stay healthy. $20 Call 889-6155 to register. Visit www.nashuaseniorcenter.org for directions. *Open to ALL ages.
The Backyard Herbalist Series Class 3
The Kitchen Apothecary: Making Herbal Medicine
Saturday, July 31, 9:30 am - Noon
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
Making medicine at home is empowering, saves money, and is easier than you think. We’ll demonstrate fresh and dry tincture techniques. You’ll get to make your own tincture and capsules to bring home. We’ll also discuss drying and storing herbs, teas, vinegars, and other herbal remedy techniques. $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Visit www.shakers.org or call 783-9511 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
August
The Home Herbalist Series Class 7
Allergies, Colds, Flues & Respiratory Health: Herbs for the Immune System
Wednesday,August 4, 6 - 9 pm
* Optional Herb Walk from 5:30 - 6 pm
Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC, Allenstown, NH
Our herbal arsenal is better equipped to handle viruses like the common cold and the flu than modern medicine. We’ll discuss foods and herbs to maintain a healthy immune system, as well as the ones we can call in when viral and bacterial infections strike. We’ll also discuss remedies that can help reduce seasonal allergies, both in-the-moment and long-term. Remedy Making: Herbal Vinegar: Vinegar makes a nice alcohol-free extract for culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, and nutritive herbs. We’ll make a vinegar out of seasonal herbs for you to enjoy at home! $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com or call 268-0548 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
The Home Herbalist Series Class 8
Women’s & Men’s Health: Herbs for the Reproductive System
Wednesday, August 11, 6 - 9 pm
Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC, Allenstown, NH
Heart health is of utmost concern due to our diet, lifestyles, and aging. Learn how to Some herbs can subtly and overtly manage our hormone cycles. We’ll discuss some of the common women’s and men’s health concerns including PMS, cramps, menopause, libido, and BPH. Remedy Making: Lip Balms & Natural Bodycare: Once you realize how easy and inexpensive these all-natural bodycare items are to make, you’ll never drop coin in a department store again! Learn how to make lip balm in a jiffy as well as other treats like aromatherapy spray, bath salts, body scrubs, and massage oil. Great for gifts, too! $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com or call 268-0548 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
Apothecary Session!
Identifying, Wildcrafting & Making Medicine: Summer Herbs
Friday, August 13, Noon - 2 pm
Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC, Allenstown, NH
Join Maria for an informal medicine-making session. This is not a formal class but instead a sharing. (We’ll have an informal “class” for 30-60 minutes, followed by 60-90 minutes of garden/harvesting work. You’ll get to go home with plants or a remedy at the end of the session.) We’ll visit the garden and forest to harvest some springtime herbs. Actual herbs will depend on what’s up and happiest but will most likely include comfrey, lemon balm, bee balm, bunchberries, mint, and/or St. John’s Wort. You’ll get a sample of what we’re working on to bring home. $10 Call 268-048 or email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com to register.
The Backyard Herbalist Series Class 4
Herbal Oils & Salves: Healing the Body Through the Skin
Saturday, August 14, 9:30 am - Noon
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
We’ll demonstrate an easy, effective, yet unusual method for making herbal oils from dried plant materials—start to finish in less than 24 hours! (Maria will bring some prepared material to start us off.) We’ll make an oil and discuss the healing properties of a variety of oils. Then we’ll take our herbal oil and use it to make a salve. We’ll explore some of our most helpful topical herbs including plantain, oregano, comfrey, St. John’s wort, and calendula. $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Visit www.shakers.org or call 783-9511 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
Herbal Allies for Weight Loss
Monday, August 23, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Education Center at the Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer
Learn about herbs that can help you lose weight more effectively by boosting metabolism, curbing cravings, balancing blood sugar, and managing stress. Free. Limited in space. Reservations required. To register for this class, please call the Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer at 526-6650 or sign up at the store. www.kearsargecoop.coop
DIY Natural Body Cream & Lip Balm
Tuesday, August 24, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Celery Stick Cafe at the Concord Cooperative Market
Learn how easy it is to make luxurious natural body lotion, facial cream, and lip balm tailored to your skin's needs. We'll demonstrate basic cream and lip balm recipes (which you'll get to bring home), and you'll get recipes as well as ways to adapt the basic recipes for skin types, personal preference, and specific healing remedies. $5. To register for this class, please call the Concord Cooperative Market at 225-6840 or sign up at the store. Visit www.concordfoodcoop.coop for more.
Herb Day! At the Northwood Farmers Market
Thursday, August 26, 3-6:30 pm
Northwood Farmers Market, Northwood, NH
It’s Herb Day at the farmers market! Join Wintergreen Botanicals and other herbal businesses as we join the market for a special day of herbs. I’ll be selling my botanical cards and bumper stickers, and I’ll also have a Guess the Herb contest and free informational handouts. Herbs and herbal products will be available for sale from other vendors. Swing by, ask questions about herbs, and learn. (And pick up your week’s groceries from the farmers at the same time!) Visit www.northwoodfarmersmarket.blogspot.com for more.
The Backyard Herbalist Series Class 5
The Herbal Kitchen: Preserving Your Herbal Harvest
Saturday, August 28, 9:30 am - Noon
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
What to do with all those herbs? Lots! We’ll demonstrate how to make an herbal honey and cordial. Everyone will get to make their own herbal vinegar to bring home. We’ll also discuss drying and storing, freezing, cordials, teas, herb and spice blends, and other enjoyable—and easy—herbal feats. $35 per class OR $240 to register for the whole series (includes materials fee) Visit www.shakers.org or call 783-9511 to register. Click Here for the Flyer
Preserving Your Herbal Harvest: The Herbal Kitchen
Saturday, August 28, 2-4 pm
Massabessic Audubon Center, Auburn, NH
What to do with all those herbs? Lots! We’ll demonstrate how to make an herbal honey and everyone will get to make their own herbal vinegar to bring home. We’ll also discuss drying and storing, freezing, cordials, teas, herb and spice blends, and other enjoyable—and easy—herbal feats. $30 ($20 for NH Audubon members) plus $5 materials fee. Call 668-2045 or visit www.nhaudubon.org for more information or to sign up.
Coming in Fall...
• NOFA-NH Herbal Network’s Fall Herb & Garlic Day
• Home Herbalist Series at the Center for Health Promotion (Saturday mornings)
• The Herbal Body Series at Concord Community Education (Tuesday Evenings)
Photograph: Ginkgo biloba
