2025 SCHEDULE
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cultivating resiliency, relationship, rituals and connection with the cycles of nature
One Sunday / Month from 10:30am-3:30pm
March - November 2025
In person
Year 1 full for 2025, apply to waitlist
Year 2 - full for 2025, apply to waitlist
Year 3 - three spaces available for one-on-one sessions
Herbal Wellness Through the Seasons is a four-part series held throughout the year. Each class lines up each of the four seasons with the insides of our bodies.
In this webinar, Hannah will share how the season of summer relates to the heart/cardio system and the small intestine. She will also provide herbal suggestions for these two fire element organ systems.
There are so many delicious herbs available in the summer, join us for an evening of inspiring techniques and recipes to make herbal medicine a joyful part of your life as summer arrives in the Northeast. Bring a paper, pen and your questions!
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Learn to make your own herbal wines, at home, without the need for expensive wine-making equipment. This centuries-old technique was used by home herbalists, monks and nuns, and everyday folk of days gone by to preserve and partake in the medicinal plants around them. Discover this nearly forgotten technique of simply and easily infusing herbs into wine for both healing and pleasure.
Wine is more ephemeral and whimsical than herbal tinctures. It is about the experience of taking the plant, almost as food, rather than as a strong dose. More volatile and less precise than other herbal remedies, this folk preparation comes to us from before the industrial age, and it is truly an anti-capitalist practice. Herbal wine infusions do not last forever, you make them one season and by the time the wheel has turned all the way around it had better be gone!
Make your first wine in this class and within a few weeks you’ll delight your senses and your friends with your very own herbal wine masterpiece. We’ll also talk about the folklore behind both the method and the herbs and spices in the recipe. Ages 21+
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Plants have so much to teach us and communing with them can support us in deepening our connecting to the earth, spirit, and our own creativity. We will choose plants we feel drawn to, spending some time with them, write, about what comes up, then share our work, and offer positive feedback in Gateless Writing style. Getting feedback on our writing allows us to be seen and heard, and shows us what is really working and resonating in our writing. Writers of all genres and experience-levels are welcome!
Come and steep yourself in the glorious color and bounty of the gardens before and after the one hour yoga class. We will tour the 40+ garden beds (a variety of perennials, annuals, native plants, medicinal and culinary herbs) enjoy a vitalizing and refreshing yoga practice in the open air, and then have time for questions, more exploring, herbal tea and cordials, and some of Christina’s husband Manfred’s traditional German breads with cheese and fruit, jams and jellies.
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Christina will adapt the yoga class according to the experience of the group. About half of the gardens are all on one level, flat with easy walking. More gardens up a moderate hill.
Christina is a yoga teacher and gardener and home herbalist, and also Hannah’s neighbor! Join her in her garden (just a two minute drive from Hannah’s) for a tour of the flower beds, a yoga class, and a celebration of the plants with delicious treats after the class.Christina and Manfred look forward to hosting you for a lovely and relaxing, inspiring and invigorating morning!
Learn more about Christina here.
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Special Note from Hannah: Her gardens are beyond incredible, don't miss this event!!!
Our fast-paced society creates a strain on our nervous system and impacts our health in a variety of ways. We are not often invited to do nothing, slow down, and be present. “Slow Medicine” is an intro class designed to ease our life’s pace and explore the wisdom of herbs for a grounded daily practice. Allow yourself to slow down and incorporate herbal medicine into a ritual that fosters deep rest, sleep, and dreaming.
Nora Gallo is an herbalist dedicated to fostering relationships between people and plants. Born and raised in Pioneer Valley, she now lives and works in Eastern Massachusetts. Learn more about Nora.
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Make your own wreath on the farm! Hannah, founder of Sweet Birch Herbals and Community Herbalist will guide you through making your own everlasting wreath with field grown sweet Annie, mugwort, wild grasses and dried flowers for decorating your home this autumn.This hands on workshop takes place at Sweet Birch Herbals Farm and Apothecary. Wreaths typically last a year or more if stored inside out of direct sunlight. Materials provided. Supervised kids are welcome.
Knowledge of your local plants and surroundings is empowering. Passing on this knowledge to your kids can be really fun and allows for a deeper love of our environment. Enjoy a Saturday with your young one learning how to forage, make herbal medicines, create with the natural world and be with other families who share a passion for nature connection. This course is designed to inspire your children to see themselves as part of the earth, be stewards of the earth, know how to care for oneself and each other with plants from the wild and gardens.
FREE WEBINAR REPLAYS
SPONSORED BY RIVER VALLEY CO-OP
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There is nothing quite as special as a gift made by you. In this workshop Hannah will demonstrate how to make a few herbal gifts such as balms and winter berry syrups. She will walk us through each step from formulating gift ideas, making them in real time and packaging of each item. Optional: bring your own items to make your gifts during the workshop. (see below).
Items you will need:
Balms: 12 tins or jars, beeswax (1 cup), jojoba oil (4 cups), essential oils of your choosing
Winter Berry Syrup: 12 bottles, elderberries (8 oz. dried), rose hips (2 oz. dried), cinnamon (6 sticks), ginger (2 inch root fresh), 4 C raw honey, pot, strainer, pitcher and funnel. Labels and ribbon to decorate your jars.
As we prepare for winter, the season which invites deep rest and revitalization, there are many herbs and practices we can incorporate into our lives. Join Hannah during this live webinar about herbs for sleep, relaxation, rejuvenation, and restoration.
Discover how living in alignment with nature’s cycles can bring balance and ease with the transition into the shortest days of the year. We will focus on the Kidney/Bladder system, Adrenals, and Sleep.
Sign up for the full series or one class at a time as we move through each season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
Aches, pains, and inflammation got you down? Join community herbalist and Sweet Birch Herbals owner Hannah Jacobson-Hardy for a live virtual salve-making class in her kitchen! You'll learn ways to ease pain, infections, and wounds, as well as to moisturize dry skin with various herbal salves.
Hannah will demonstrate how to prepare a sore muscle salve for aches, pains, arthritis, and inflammation.
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No matter how far you are from home, it's helpful to have an herbal kit you can reach for during those unanticipated occasions when your body calls for the support of plant allies. Learn what community herbalist Hannah Jacobson-Hardy packs in her travel kit to stay calm, grounded and healthy. Each item that Hannah will recommend is small enough to carry onto a plane and weighs very little for those backcountry explorers. From motion sickness, food poisoning, dry coughs, anxiety and headaches, Hannah will cover what she never leaves home without.
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Looking for a fresh start in the spring? Start the season feeling energized, clear, and focused with a gentle cleanse from simple herbal preparations! Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and Founder of Sweet Birch Herbals to learn how to prepare a gentle "Spring Cleanse" using simple combinations of beneficial herbs!
Do seasonal allergies have you feeling bogged down and tired? Herbs can be one of our greatest allies when pollen counts are at their highest. Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and founder of Sweet Birch Herbals, for a fun and informative class about herbal preparations that may improve seasonal allergies!
People all over the world have been relying on herbal medicine for thousands of years for support with PMS, cramps, healthy pregnancy, postpartum, hormonal acne, fibroids, heavy bleeding, irregular cycles, menopause, and hormone balancing. Join Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, Community Herbalist and founder of Sweet Birch Herbals for this webinar about herbal preparations and lifestyle changes that may bring more balance to the body.
“Thank you so much - this is so generous - a wealth of really useful knowledge, beautiful presentation.”
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“A great deal of invaluable information explained clearly.”
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“I liked learning I need to do hip circles - and at the end she mentioned facing the hula hoops at the fair!
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“I love Hannah's energy!”