CONNECTING WITH THE LIVING LAND
An Herbalism & Holistic Gardening Apprenticeship
~ April to October, 2019 ~
Connecting with the Living Land is both an herbal program and a nourishing retreat. It offers students a way to step into the powerful and nurturing realm of medicinal herbs to create wellness, vitality and connection with the natural world.
Set on the picturesque 19 acres of ifarm, the class days will offer in-depth and experiential herbal knowledge, reflective time in nature, hands-on gardening skills, and time for movement and yoga.
During the course, students will experience every aspect of herbalism, from growing and harvesting to wild identification, processing, selecting herbs for healing, and making medicine.
Set on the picturesque 19 acres of ifarm, the class days will offer in-depth and experiential herbal knowledge, reflective time in nature, hands-on gardening skills, and time for movement and yoga.
During the course, students will experience every aspect of herbalism, from growing and harvesting to wild identification, processing, selecting herbs for healing, and making medicine.
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Class Dates:
This program meets on one Sunday each month from 9:00am to 4:30pm. The dates are:
April 28
May 19
June 23
July 28
August 25
September 22
October 20
Class Details:
We will focus on 30+ herbs that cover a wide range of physical ailments and health issues, as well as healing plants that benefit the mind, emotions and spirit.
The retreat incorporates plenty of time in the permaculture garden and grounds of ifarm, getting to know the plants in their natural state. The gardening portions of the class will provide you with the seedlings and knowledge to grow potent herbal medicine at your own home.
ifarm specializes in teaching permaculture (sustainable agriculture) workshops and will offer ideas and inspiration to help gardeners create perennial edible ecosystems.
The class size will be small -- at a maximum of twelve students -- so participants can learn in an intimate setting.
Each day will strike a balance between practical academic knowledge and direct connection with the living plant world. The classroom segment will cover the uses and contraindications of herbs, methods of matching plants with conditions & constitutions, and over fifteen different medicine making techniques. The introspective time offers the opportunity to slow down and engage with the natural world through reflective journaling, yoga classes, and intuitive practices for developing a direct relationship with plants.
At the end of each class, students will leave with detailed handouts, potted herb seedlings from the farm, samples of the herbs covered in class, and the results of the hands-on medicine making session.
This program offers a beautiful and straightforward way to connect with the healing power of the natural world. Participants who complete this course will gain a deeper understanding of medicinal plants and feel confident using herbs at home for themselves and their families. They will also have the skills to create their own herb garden sanctuary.
This program meets on one Sunday each month from 9:00am to 4:30pm. The dates are:
April 28
May 19
June 23
July 28
August 25
September 22
October 20
Class Details:
We will focus on 30+ herbs that cover a wide range of physical ailments and health issues, as well as healing plants that benefit the mind, emotions and spirit.
The retreat incorporates plenty of time in the permaculture garden and grounds of ifarm, getting to know the plants in their natural state. The gardening portions of the class will provide you with the seedlings and knowledge to grow potent herbal medicine at your own home.
ifarm specializes in teaching permaculture (sustainable agriculture) workshops and will offer ideas and inspiration to help gardeners create perennial edible ecosystems.
The class size will be small -- at a maximum of twelve students -- so participants can learn in an intimate setting.
Each day will strike a balance between practical academic knowledge and direct connection with the living plant world. The classroom segment will cover the uses and contraindications of herbs, methods of matching plants with conditions & constitutions, and over fifteen different medicine making techniques. The introspective time offers the opportunity to slow down and engage with the natural world through reflective journaling, yoga classes, and intuitive practices for developing a direct relationship with plants.
At the end of each class, students will leave with detailed handouts, potted herb seedlings from the farm, samples of the herbs covered in class, and the results of the hands-on medicine making session.
This program offers a beautiful and straightforward way to connect with the healing power of the natural world. Participants who complete this course will gain a deeper understanding of medicinal plants and feel confident using herbs at home for themselves and their families. They will also have the skills to create their own herb garden sanctuary.
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Curriculum Overview:
- Herbal Materia Medica of 30+ herbs (Four in-depth plant profiles are detailed each class, although many more herbs will be identified and discussed)
- Traditional plant uses & medicinal qualities, including contraindications
- Tea tastings of each herb covered in the Materia Medica
- Medicine-making techniques that include flower essences, infused oils, salves, infused vinegars, oxymels, teas, decoctions, incense, smudges, infused honeys and syrups, tinctures, cordials, and infused wines
- Botanical identification skills and ethical wild harvesting
- Gardening knowledge to grow an indoor and outdoor herbal garden
- Permaculture techniques & practices
- Yoga, reflection and intuitive connection with plants
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General Daily Schedule:
Morning Section (9:00am-12:30pm) ~ Connect and reorient ~ Plant walk in the garden ~ Plant profiles and tea tasting ~ Intuitive connection experience or yoga Lunch Break (12:30pm-1:30pm) ~ Eat ~ Drink tea ~ Wander the farm and garden Afternoon Section (1:30pm to 4:30pm) ~ Garden activity (planting, harvesting, digging, drying, etc.) ~ Medicinal technique & hands-on projects |
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~ Herbal Instructor: Steph Zabel ~
Steph has studied and worked with herbs for over a decade and it is her joy to share the botanical world with others. She is a graduate of the clinical herbal program from the CommonWealth Center for Herbal Medicine and holds a MSc in ethnobotany from the University of Kent at Canterbury. She worked for many years in the botanical collections at the Harvard University Herbarium. Steph is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, New England’s popular community-based herbal conference.
~ Gardening Instructor: Debby Richards ~
Debby is the head permaculture gardener at ifarm. Traditionally a landscape gardener, Debby has worked with designers that include Ann Uppington, Lillabeth Wies and Richard Simpkins. Over the last 15 years, Debby has embraced permaculture’s restorative aspect as a solution to today’s agricultural shortcomings. Soil erosion, mineral depletion, thirsty chemical lawns and microbial dead zones characterize our gardening and farming practices. Debby stresses a more natural, comprehensive approach by concentrating on building an abundant life in the soil. She takes her cues from one of nature’s most prevalent systems – the forest. As lead permaculturalist, she understands that it is important to not only observe, add and edit but also to let the garden be and trust that mother nature knows best.
~ Yoga Instructor: Nick Shrewsbury ~
Nick is a district court mediator, a yoga teacher, and a life coach who has traveled the world to study psychology, physiology, and connection. He has lived with wolves, trained teams of sled dogs, and works as the director of ifarm LLC. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Prescott College and is a certified RYT-200 and Yoga Tune Up® teacher. Nick’s classes are layered with thoughtful, safe flows that wring out the body for a blissful savasana.
Steph has studied and worked with herbs for over a decade and it is her joy to share the botanical world with others. She is a graduate of the clinical herbal program from the CommonWealth Center for Herbal Medicine and holds a MSc in ethnobotany from the University of Kent at Canterbury. She worked for many years in the botanical collections at the Harvard University Herbarium. Steph is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, New England’s popular community-based herbal conference.
~ Gardening Instructor: Debby Richards ~
Debby is the head permaculture gardener at ifarm. Traditionally a landscape gardener, Debby has worked with designers that include Ann Uppington, Lillabeth Wies and Richard Simpkins. Over the last 15 years, Debby has embraced permaculture’s restorative aspect as a solution to today’s agricultural shortcomings. Soil erosion, mineral depletion, thirsty chemical lawns and microbial dead zones characterize our gardening and farming practices. Debby stresses a more natural, comprehensive approach by concentrating on building an abundant life in the soil. She takes her cues from one of nature’s most prevalent systems – the forest. As lead permaculturalist, she understands that it is important to not only observe, add and edit but also to let the garden be and trust that mother nature knows best.
~ Yoga Instructor: Nick Shrewsbury ~
Nick is a district court mediator, a yoga teacher, and a life coach who has traveled the world to study psychology, physiology, and connection. He has lived with wolves, trained teams of sled dogs, and works as the director of ifarm LLC. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Prescott College and is a certified RYT-200 and Yoga Tune Up® teacher. Nick’s classes are layered with thoughtful, safe flows that wring out the body for a blissful savasana.
Tuition & Registration:
The total cost for this program is $1850.
A non-refundable deposit of $500, which is applied to your total tuition, is required to reserve your space in the program. The registration deadline for the course is April 7, 2019.
Please see the ifarm website for further details about the tuition, refund policy, scholarship options, and how to register.
For questions about class registration and logistics please email: info@ifarmboxford.com. For more information about the class content you can get in touch with Steph here.
The total cost for this program is $1850.
A non-refundable deposit of $500, which is applied to your total tuition, is required to reserve your space in the program. The registration deadline for the course is April 7, 2019.
Please see the ifarm website for further details about the tuition, refund policy, scholarship options, and how to register.
For questions about class registration and logistics please email: info@ifarmboxford.com. For more information about the class content you can get in touch with Steph here.
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