Programs

Program Description:
Herbal Skills Every Home Should Know: 4-Part Herbalism Series
This four-part herbalism series was created to help people feel more capable, prepared, and supported at home. Students will learn simple, affordable herbal skills for everyday life, including first aid, seasonal illness, budget-friendly remedies, and stress support. No previous experience is needed, just a desire for practical, natural tools that support everyday care and confidence.

Class 1:Herbal First Aid for the Home
Be prepared for life’s everyday bumps and scrapes with simple herbal first aid skills . Learn how to use salves, compresses, oils, and other simple preparations for common household injuries like cuts, bug bites, bruises, sore muscles, and minor burns while building a budget-friendly herbal first aid kit.
Date: October 28, 2026
Time: 6:00-7:00pm

Class 2:Cold, Flu, and Sick Season Remedies
Learn simple, affordable herbal supports for cold and flu season, including support for coughs, sore throats, congestion, chills, and post-illness recovery. Discover practical preparations like teas, syrups, steams, gargles, and broths using common herbs and kitchen ingredients. We’ll focus on easy remedies that can be prepared ahead of time to help support comfort, rest, and resilience when sickness strikes.
Date: November 4, 2026
Time: 6:00-7:00pm

Class 3: The Budget Home Apothecary
Herbal care does not have to begin with a cabinet full of expensive tinctures or a shelf of unfamiliar ingredients. It can begin with easy, everyday practices like a cup of tea in the evening, a pot of broth on the stove, a jar of infused vinegar in the pantry, or a simple salve for dry hands. We’ll explore how to weave plant medicine into everyday routines while slowly building a low-cost practical home apothecary using kitchen staples and common garden plants.
Date: November 11, 2026
Time: 6:00-7:00pm

Class 4: Calm in Hard Times
Explore practical herbal supports for worry, overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, tension, and stress-related sleeplessness. Learn how to choose calming herbs thoughtfully and use practices like teas, baths, tinctures, and evening routines to support rest and resilience. Designed for real life, this class focuses on steady, everyday support when life feels heavy.
Date: November 18, 2026
Time: 6:00-7:00pm

Schedule for entire series:
• Wednesdays | Oct. 28- Nov. 18, 2026
• 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Fee:
• $120 (4 week series)- pay for all 4 classes and receive a discount.
• $35 per class if registering for them individually

Location:
Philip Heit Center- Classroom on the first floor

About the Instructors:
Brandon Elijah Scott is a community herbalist and herbal educator, and the owner of Woodland Herbal—a family-run apothecary rooted in more than four generations of plant wisdom—where he crafts remedies and supports people in natural health and wellness with grounded, everyday herbal care. He is also Director of Green Path Academy: School of Herbalism, teaching in-person and online programs designed to return plant knowledge and self-healing skills back into the hands of the people. A 20 year-plus world traveler, photographer, and artist, Brandon weaves a deep conservation ethic through everything he does, using storytelling to showcase the many moods of nature and inspire others to protect the living world. His background spans film, marketing, web/graphic design, branding, and portraiture, and he studied computer information systems, photography, design, and marketing at The Ohio State University.

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