Lets Make Tinctures, and Glycerites Class – February 28, 2026

Let’s Make Tinctures & Glycerites (Antimicrobial)

Featuring Perilla & Bee Balm
Plant Medicine 102a
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Join us for a hands-on herbal medicine class focused on creating tinctures and glycerites using locally foraged antimicrobial plants, including Perilla and Bee Balm. This immersive workshop blends traditional plant wisdom with practical, take-home skills you can use in your own kitchen and garden.

About the Instructor

Donna Horn Putney, affectionately known as “Donna Mother Herb,” is a retired nurse and Certified Holistic Naturopathic Practitioner who has been an advocate for local, sustainable food and plant medicine in the Upstate for decades.

Donna and her husband, Lenard, designed and operated Putney Farm, a permaculture food forest, free-range poultry farm, nursery, and herbal paradise for over 20 years. They also helped launch the local food movement through the former online market Upstate Locally Grown.

With decades of experience studying edible and medicinal plants, Donna now shares her knowledge through in-person classes and online education. You can find her on Facebook as “Donna Horn Putney.”

What to Expect

This 4-hour class includes a 30-minute lunch break and is designed to be both educational and experiential. You’ll have opportunities to ask questions such as:

• What’s the difference between tinctures, glycerites, and other herbal preparations?
• What plant parts and ratios should be used?
• What are the best books and resources for learning herbal medicine and oximel-making?

Class Breakdown

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Foraging & Plant Identification

• Learn to identify local medicinal plants and their antimicrobial properties
• Understand traditional uses, modern scientific perspectives, and safety considerations
• Discover when and how to harvest plants for best results

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Making Herbal Remedies

• Learn common kitchen tools used for herbal medicine making
• Create tinctures and acetic tinctures through hands-on practice
• Make-and-take herbal preparations you can reproduce at home

You’ll leave the class confident, inspired, and equipped with new skills—and excited to continue your plant medicine journey. Each class is unique, featuring different plants or methods, so no two sessions are ever the same.

Things to Remember

• Take notes, photos, and recordings—we’ll cover a lot of material
• Dress in layers
• Wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes
• Bring light rain gear, just in case
• Hagood Mill is a no-smoke facility
• Please avoid perfumes or strong scents, as some participants may be sensitive

We look forward to foraging, learning, and creating with you—see you there! 🌿