🌿 Plant Medicine 102a: Let’s Make Ointments, Salves, and Lotions

🌿 Plant Medicine 102a: Let’s Make Ointments, Salves, and Lotions

Instructor: Donna Horn Putney, aka “Donna Mother Herb”
Date & Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cost: $90
Bring Your Own Lunch

Join us for a hands-on, four-hour workshop with Certified Holistic Naturopathic Practitioner and retired nurse Donna Horn Putney, affectionately known as Donna Mother Herb. Donna and her husband, Lenard, own and maintain Putney Farm—a permaculture food forest, nursery, and herbal paradise in the Upstate. With decades of experience in herbal medicine and sustainable living, Donna brings a wealth of plant wisdom to every class she teaches. Find her on Facebook as Donna Horn Putney.

🌼 What to Expect

This interactive class combines outdoor foraging, plant identification, and traditional herbal remedy-making.

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Foraging and learning plant identification and medicinal properties, plus cautions for specific plants. Discover the best times and techniques for harvesting to ensure the highest quality results.

After a short lunch break, we’ll move into hands-on salve making, using everyday kitchen tools to turn freshly foraged herbs into nourishing ointments, salves, and lotions. You’ll take home your own handmade creation—and the skills to reproduce it confidently at home!

🌱 You’ll Learn:

• How to identify and safely harvest medicinal plants
• The differences between ointments, salves, and lotions
• Proper ratios and methods for creating herbal remedies
• Tips for sustainable foraging and plant preservation
• Book and resource recommendations for further learning

Each session is unique—featuring different plants, methods, and seasonal discoveries!

🌤️ Things to Remember:

• Bring a notebook, camera, or recorder to capture the wealth of information shared
• Dress in layers and wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes
• Bring light rain gear just in case
• This is a no-smoking class
• Please avoid perfumes or strong scents—some attendees may be sensitive
• Bring your own lunch for the midday break

💚 Come ready to explore, create, and connect with nature’s pharmacy!
You’ll go home inspired, knowledgeable, and equipped to begin your own journey in herbal healing.