HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING FOR BEGINNERS
April 11 & 12, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH TERRI JENSEN
$225
Why buy expensive herbal products when you can make them yourself? Now more than ever we should take steps to take care of ourselves and learning the basics of herbal medicine making is the perfect place to start! Learn from a professional herbal medicine maker with 40 years of experience. We will instruct and guide you in the process of herbal medicine making utilizing live demonstration and ample time for your questions. Curriculum covered will include ethical harvesting, drying, preserving, and preparing medicinal plants. Learn specific techniques for making medicinal teas, infused oils, salves, tinctures, vinegars, glycerites and more.
SPRING HERBAL ESSENTIALS 2026
5 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS
April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2026
1-5PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH GABRIELLE DOUCETTE-BOISSE & CLAIRE CARLOMAGNO
$400
FLOWER ESSENCE IMMERSION
May 3, 2026
10AM-3PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH CLAIRE CARLOMAGNO
$75
Invite the magic of flower essences into your life! Join us in the beautiful gardens of CSHS to experience the profound medicine of flower essences. Spend the day exploring the healing powers of specific flowers through the lens of folk and traditional essence medicine.
We will learn each step of how to make an essence, how to use them in your personal healing journey, and how to incorporate essences into your work in the communities you serve. We will touch on proving methods of flower essences, plant medicine poems, place-based essence making, essences as protection, and incorporating the blooms into your dreamwork.In these times of unrest flowers and the essences we make from them can be excellent teachers to help us become our most centered and honest selves. We hope you will join us. Each student will go home with your own individual essence made from the CSHS garden.
NATURAL PERFUMERY WITH ESSENTIAL OILS
May 9, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH ROBIN LANDER
$105
GROW YOUR OWN HERBAL MEDICINE
May 30, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH AUTUMN SUMMERS
$90
Learn how to grow medicinal plants from seed and cuttings in this class designed for the beginning gardener. We will focus on medicinal plants that grow well in California, including calendula, yarrow, chamomile, ashwagandha, holy basil/tulsi, elderberry, echinacea, angelica, yerba mansa and many more. This class will include hands on demonstrations of various techniques of growing and seeing the plants in person in the cshs garden showing where they thrive and how to grow them successfully. You will go home with seeds and plant cuttings.
SERENITY NOW: HERBAL STRATEGIES TO SOOTHE AND REPLENISH YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
June 13-14, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH CHRISTA SINADINOS
$225
This in-depth class invites you to explore a wide range of therapeutic tools for calming, repleting, and restoring the nervous system. Christa will guide you through key nervine herbs and calming adaptogens, synergistic formulations, targeted aromatic medicines, and essential foundational practices that foster long-term nervous system resilience and adaptability. You’ll learn effective short-acting and long-acting strategies to relieve anxiety, tension, and stress; enhance sleep; sustain balanced energy; subtly lift mood; and sharpen mental focus.
Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable with core herbal preparation methods, including making alcohol- and glycerin-based extracts from fresh and dried plants and preparing infusions, decoctions, and syrups.
LAVENDER HARVEST AND
DISTILLATION EVENING
June 18, 2026
4:30PM-8PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH AUTUMN SUMMERS
$55
Join us as we near the Summer Solstice. Our Lavender evening will begin with meeting at CSHS and carpooling to our herb farm a few minutes away. We will be harvesting fresh Lavender and then heading back to CSHS to distill our harvest, learn about the many uses of Lavender and make Lavender wands. You will go home with a freshly distilled Lavender hydrosol and what you harvested for your own use.
Bring food to eat while we are distilling the Lavender.
FALL HERBAL ESSENTIALS
September 14, 21, 28, October 5 & 12, 2026
1-5PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH GABRIELLE DOUCETTE-BOISSE & CLAIRE CARLOMAGNO
$400
Learn to navigate seasonal changes from an herbalist’s perspective. As we move from the warmth of summer into the colder months our bodies need support. The autumn garden is a time of seeds, berries, and roots. As nature prepares for winter, so should we. Join us and learn to nourish your health in a new way!
We will focus on how to incorporate medicinal plants into our daily lives to support overall health as we move toward winter. We will focus on the respiratory, immune, and digestive systems: Learn to navigate the challenges of colds + flu, respiratory health conditions and how to support digestive health for overall immunity. Hands-on learning is emphasized in this course. You will learn how to make herbal teas, fire cider, infused oils, syrups,medicinal honey, and more!
Receive recipes, samples, and lots of in-class tastings!
Learn to identify, harvest, and process fall medicinal plants.
This class is designed to be an introduction to herbal medicine, but all experience levels are welcome. It is intended for students to take both Spring and Fall Essentials, as the information in each course is different and relevant to the seasons.
HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING FOR BEGINNERS
September 26 & 27, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH TERRI JENSEN
$225
Why buy expensive herbal products when you can make them yourself? Now more than ever we should take steps to take care of ourselves and learning the basics of herbal medicine making is the perfect place to start! Learn from a professional herbal medicine maker with 40 years of experience. We will instruct and guide you in the process of herbal medicine making utilizing live demonstration and ample time for your questions. Curriculum covered will include ethical harvesting, drying, preserving, and preparing medicinal plants. Learn specific techniques for making medicinal teas, infused oils, salves, tinctures, vinegars, glycerites and more.
THE AMAZING WORLD OF MUSHROOMS AND THEIR MEDICINES
October 3-4, 2026
10AM-4PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH TERRI JENSEN
$225
In this two-day class we will delve into the amazing world of mushrooms and mushroom medicines. On the first day we will explore mushrooms in general, looking at growth behavior, environmental relationships, and clues to proper identification. We will then turn our focus to some common medicinals and root around the duff of both traditional uses and current research. We will conclude with a discussion on the good and the bad of mushroom products found in the marketplace.
On the second day we will explore a variety of ways to make our own potent mushroom medicines at home. We will start with a discussion of different extraction methods, exploring the how’s and the why’s. Then we’ll roll up our sleeves and try our hand with each one. We will go home with the medicines that we make in class and the knowledge to make more.
HARVESTING MEDICINAL ROOTS
October 24, 2026
10AM-3PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH AUTUMN SUMMERS
$90
Fall is one of the best times to harvest the roots of medicinal plants. Come to the CSHS garden and learn how to properly harvest and process herbal roots for their optimal medicinal properties. Class includes hands harvesting of echinacea, comfrey, elecampane, burdock and more. After harvesting we will discuss some of the ways to utilize these fresh roots for medicinal preparations.
BOTANICAL CREAM AND LOTION MAKING
October 25, 2026
10AM-3PM
In Person at CSHS
WITH COLLEEN BINGHAM SOLIS
$125
Join us for a day of immersive herbal crafting as we explore the art and science of creating nourishing botanical lotions & creams. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll dive into the foundations of lotion making while celebrating the herbs that support our skin through the dry autumn months.
We will work step-by-step through a basic cream and lotion recipe, discussing each ingredient’s unique gifts and how botanical extracts can elevate a simple formula into a deeply nourishing and hydrating herbal remedy. Using tinctures, glycerites, and infused oils from the CSHS apothecary, we’ll explore multiple ways to weave plant medicine into topical body care.
We’ll also step into the CSHS gardens to visit the herbs themselves and connect with the plants we’ll be crafting with. Throughout the day, students will gain confidence in working with emulsions, selecting herbal allies for skin wellness, and blending textures that feel beautiful on the body.
This is a playful, creative class designed for beginners and for anyone who wants to bring more herbal magic into their everyday self-care. Everyone will go home with their own handmade lotion and the foundational recipes to continue crafting at home.