Dates & Times

 Name

Description

 Fee/

Person

Sept. 18 or

Sept. 22

   11:00 am – 

   2:00 pm

“A Potpourri of Herbal Crafts” Workshop

Let’s start autumn off with a hands-on workshop making herbal crafts!  Each attendee will make a Silver-King artemesia wreath base, and then decorate with dried flowers of your choice ($30 retail value). Next we’ll go on to a culinary project and make our own certified-organic vanilla extract!  The retail price of certified-organic vanilla extract ranges from $10-15 for a 4-oz. bottle!  You will learn how to make this indispensable kitchen spice for a lot less $$$$.  Each person will make a 4 oz. bottle of delicious extract made with Madagascar QAI Certified Organic whole vanilla beans!  Finally, we will end the workshop making a seasonal potpourri – choose the Apple Harvest or Pumpkin Pie recipe and then make a batch ($10 retail bag) to proudly display in your home this Fall.    

$40.00

October 9 or

October 27

   10:00 am -        

   12 noon

Back by Popular Demand –

“Stevia:  The Sweetest Herb of the Garden” Class

Sip herbal teas, sweetened with stevia, while Lisa discusses the history, cultivation, harvest, and uses for this herb known as the “sugar herb.” Anyone interested in cutting their sugar intake (diabetics, dieters, vegans and natural-food lovers) should attend this class.  Each participant will receive the book:  Stevia: Naturally Sweet Recipes for Desserts, Drinks, and More by Rita Depuydt ($14.95 value), a     white porcelain spice jar filled with ¼ oz. of pure stevia  (90% steviaside extract) white powder ($6.95 value), and    a 1 gal.-potted stevia herb plant ($7 value).

$25.00

Nov. 6* or Nov. 10**

*Nov. 6 is an

Evening Class

     6:30 pm –

     9:00 pm

**Nov. 10 is a

Day Class

     1:00 pm –

     3:30 pm

“Winter Thyme Remedies”
 Class

Aromatic remedies for Coughs, Colds, Flus & other winter ailments

Taught by Jade Shutes, B.A., Diploma AT

Jade holds a Diploma in Holistic Aromatherapy, Holistic Massage, Anatomy and Physiology, and Reflexology from the Raworth College of Natural Medicine in Dorking, UK, and a Diploma in Aromatherapy from the International Therapist Examining board (ITEC).  She has been practicing and studying forms of natural healing for over 17 years, and was one of the vanguard of professionals who helped introduce aromatherapy to the United States and Canada.

Just in time for the beginning of flu season!  I am very excited to introduce to you Jade and have her as a valuable resource for The Little Herb House!  Aromatherapy is powerful medicine for the respiratory and immune systems. This class will explore current research on the benefits of essential oils in warding off winter ‘bugs’.  You will learn about the top essential oils which can support you through out the winter months and discover simple remedies you can create at home to ‘feel better’ more quickly.  Learn to make “Vicks” like respiratory salves, smelling salts, and wintertime synergies.  You will take home a cold and flu salve ($12 retail value) and a list of effective and inspiring recipes.

Immunity-boosting herbal teas will be served!

$35.00

November 17

11:00 am – 1:30 pm

“An Herbal Harvest” Thanksgiving Brunch

A day to celebrate and give thanks for our harvests and the wonderful bounty of herbs!  Executive chef, Howard Manning, will be returning to The Little Herb House to create and serve another savory, herbal feast.  Look for the five-course brunch menu in the next newsletter!  All attendees will receive 2-oz. bags each of dried sage, rosemary and thyme ($12 retail value) to begin your holiday cooking!

$30.00

Nov. 30* or

Dec. 1**

(offered during the 2007 Christmas Open House)

*Nov 30

   10:00 am –  

   12:30 pm

A picnic basket lunch served @ 12:45 pm can be pre-ordered – see registration form

**Dec. 1

    1:00 pm –

    3:30 pm

A picnic basket lunch served @ 12:15 pm can be pre-ordered – see registration form

“Creating an Aromatic Path to Stress Relief”

 Class

Taught by Jade Shutes, B.A., Diploma AT

Jade is an aromatherapy and reflexology educator, practitioner, researcher and author. Her first textbook “Aromatherapy for Bodyworkers” is due out in September 2007. Jade was an avid gardener in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle) and is now learning how to grow medicinal plants here in North Carolina. She resides in Willow Springs, NC with her son, Soren, and husband Matt. 

Just in time for the holiday ba-hum-bug stress!! Stress comes in many different forms, from waiting in traffic and shopping lines to simple demands placed upon us by different situations and individuals (baking cookies, or at whose house are we having Christmas this year?).  Each of us responds to varying degrees of stress differently.  How we react and cope with the day to day stressors as well as chronic stressors depends upon a multitude of factors.  This class will briefly explore the relationship between the stress response and ill health.  We shall explore various methods of creating an “Aromatic Path” to stress relief.  We will also discuss the importance of self commitment and awareness as a necessary component to accomplishing health and well-being through stress reduction.  You will create an aromatic synergy ($12 retail value) just for your personal use.

$35.00

Nov. 30* or

Dec. 1**

(offered during the 2007 Christmas Open House)

*Nov 30

A picnic basket lunch served @ 12:45 pm can be pre-ordered – see registration form

   1:15 pm –  

   2:00 pm

**Dec. 1

    11:15 am –

    12:noon

A picnic basket lunch served @ 12:15 pm can be pre-ordered – see registration form

“Herbs of Christmas”

Presentation

Lisa will present an interesting program on the “Herbs of Christmas.”  The class will begin with the discussion of frankincense & myrrh, two of the original gifts and herbs of Christmas.  Then we will move on to many of the symbolic, legendary herbs, such as bedstraw, costmary, juniper, lavender, rosemary, rue, sage and thyme. Finally, Lisa will demonstrate how to incorporate many of these herbs into your Christmas celebrations and traditions.

No Fee -

Merry Christmas from

The Little Herb House!

Pre-registration is not required; however, picnic basket lunches must be pre-ordered.

The Little Herb House reserves the right to cancel any class due to low registration.  If classes are cancelled, you will receive a full refund, or you may choose to apply your refund to a future class.  If you are unable to attend a class that you have pre-registered for, a Little Herb House gift card will be issued in the amount of the missed class fee (less any % discount that was taken).  All registrations must be received by The Little Herb House at least two (2) weeks prior to class date.  

For further information or questions, you may call (919) 772-3543 or e-mail ltway@bellsouth.net