

Salves, Tonics & Infusions Workshop
March 1 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$40.00 – $45.00
Salves, Tonics & Infusions Workshop
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum
447 NH Route 4A
Enfield, NH 03748
Join us for an in-depth Salves, Tonics, & Infusions Workshop led by Herbalist Susan Quinlan, focusing on how to make natural herbal remedies. The workshop includes three sections, each covering a different preparation technique: salves, tonics, and infusions. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience with herbalism, these sessions will give you hands-on experience in crafting your own remedies.
Making a medicinal salve. Participants will learn to select herbs, infuse oils, and create a healing balm suitable for cuts, burns, and other skin irritations. You’ll leave with a jar of your own handcrafted salve and the skills to make more at home.
Creating herbal tonics. The session will teach the basics of making herbal tonics to support everyday health, including how to extract beneficial properties from herbs and formulate blends for different wellness needs. At the end, you’ll take home a bottle of your custom-made tonic.
Explore infusions and decoctions. You’ll learn the differences between the two methods and how to use them to prepare herbal drinks for various health purposes. Participants will go home with a blend of herbs and the know-how to create their own infusions.
All materials are provided. You’ll take home your herbal creations and receive detailed instructions for continuing your practice.
Who is Susan Quinlan?
Susan is a retired registered nurse who has been creating and caring for gardens and people for fifty years. As a self taught and dedicated organic gardener, she is a recent graduate of the NH Master Gardeners program and holds a Native Plants for the Pollinators Certificate. Susan manages the 7000 square foot Herb Garden at the Enfield Shaker Museum, where she teaches hands-on herb gardening and herbal crafting. Her passion is to create a community that connects plants and people in celebration of the natural world.
Advanced registration required. Class size limited to 10 participants.
Cost:
Members – $40
Non-Members – $45
All proceeds go to the educational mission of Enfield Shaker Museum.
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