Plant Medicine: Dandelion – Old Time Spring Tonic Class – April 15, 2025

🌿 Plant Medicine: Dandelion – Old Time Spring Tonic Class 🌿
🌼 Hail the Humble Dandelion! 🌼

Long treasured as a traditional food and medicine, dandelions are packed with essential nutrients like iron, calcium, potassium, and vitamins A, B-complex, C, and D. In this hands-on workshop at the Hagood Mill Historic Site, we’ll explore the many ways to use this versatile wild plant in both food and medicine.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to make infusions and oxymels using dandelion
✅ Methods for preserving roots and leaves for coffees and teas
✅ The role of nutrient-rich teas in a healthy diet
✅ How to make your own medicinal teas at home
✅ Dandelion’s health benefits and its use as a natural remedy
✅ Creative ways to introduce dandelions into family meals

This two-hour class is dedicated to celebrating the STAR of SPRING—the dandelion! You’ll leave with practical skills to incorporate this powerful plant into your daily life and wellness routine.

🌟 Plus:
🧪 We’ll make a simple home remedy together in class
🌿 We’ll offer edible and medicinal plant samples
🚶 Some walking is involved, so please wear comfortable shoes
🍽️ Picnic tables are available if you’d like to bring lunch
🌳 You’re welcome to stroll the grounds after class to enjoy the full beauty of the site

📌 Important Info for All Participants:
🌧️ We go rain or shine – dress for the weather
🚭 Please avoid perfumes, scented products, and smoking
📓 Bring a notepad and a phone or laptop for the classroom portion
👕 Dress comfortably for a hands-on experience

📅 Date & Time: April 15, 2025 – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
💲 Cost: $50

Meet Your Instructors:
Lenard and Donna Putney have spent a lifetime studying plant medicine and foraging. On their permaculture homestead, they drink their own homemade herbal teas made from the plants growing naturally around them. Their passion for “eating and drinking the weeds” has brought them a longer, healthier life—and now they’re ready to share that knowledge with you.

Come join us and rediscover the dandelion—a true springtime superfood! 🌱☕