Harvesting, Preparing and Drying Herbs.

It is important to harvest herbs when they are at their optimal medicinal strength.

Learn when to harvest your herbs during their growth cycle as well as what time of day is most suitable, what part of the plant to use, how to "garble" the herbal material and prepare and store it for later use.

Producing Medicinal Herbal Tinctures.

Herbal tinctures are produced by extracting the active constituents of the herb in a combination of water and alcohol called a "menstrum".

Each herb requires a different strength "menstrum" to efficiently extract its medicinal properties.

Tinctures can be made from fresh or dried herbs and are an effective method of allowing long term potency and storage.

Medicinal Herbal Vinegars, Syrups, Sprinkles and Jubes.

Apart from herbal tinctures and teas, there are numerous other methods of utilising the healing effects of herbal remedies.

Learn how to make and use some of the traditional types, which do not rely on alcohol for extraction or preservative action. These simpler methods have the advantage of often being tasty and easy to administer in doses suitable for children as well.

Making Naturally Fermented Kombucha Tea, Vinegar and Kombucha Mustard.

Kombucha is fermented from a mixture of various types of tea and sugar via addition of a "scoby", (Symbiotic culture of (beneficial) bacteria and yeast), which has many health giving properties such as improved digestion, fighting Candida, improved mental clarity and mood stability.

Learn the method of producing Kombuch tea - which teas to use for different flavours and which NOT to use!

Once your Kombucha is ready, learn how to ferment it further to produce a probiotic vinegar for use in dressings and sauces, and even make probiotic Kombucha mustard.

Making Milk Kefir, Kefir Cheese, Whey & Probiotic Kefir Butter.

Milk Kefir is a naturally fermented probiotic food source made using cow, goat, sheep or coconut milk with the addition of milk Kefir "grains".

As well as its probiotic properties, milk Kefir is high in Vitamin B12, Calciuim, Magnesium, Enzymes, Biotin, Vitamin K2 and Folate.

It tastes similar to a drinkable yoghurt and can be used plain, flavoured or in smoothies.

Take Kefir making a step further by producing delicious soft cheeses, whey and probiotic kefir butter.