*Please fill out the form to register for class. Once filled out, you will receive an invoice for payment.
When: Session 1 - March 10th 1-3pm, Session 2 - April 14th 1-3pm
Where: Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, MA
Cost: $45 for session 2*
Discover the wonderful world of mushrooms! Incorporating medicinal mushrooms into your daily routine can have profound impacts on your sense of wellbeing. From the immune supporting mechanisms to the grounding and belonging energy they emit, anyone can benefit!
Join Herbalist Grace Krupkowski during this two part mushroom extractions course. This course will demonstrate how to formulate mushrooms into remedies that support wellness. During the lecture piece we will explore a few potent medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi, Birch Polypore, Turkey Tail, and Chaga. Following our discussion of each medicinal mushroom, you will learn how to incorporate these mushrooms into your wellness routine in the form of medicinal broths, decoctions, and double extractions.
During each session we will be performing an extraction. After session 2 you will be able to take home the final product!
Participants can expect to:
Gain deep insight into the chemical/ energetic properties of a few common medicinal mushrooms
Learn to differentiate which medicinal mushrooms are best for your constitution
Discover the adaptogenic qualities of these mushrooms and how they can benefit a multitude of body systems
Acquire an understanding of complementary and supportive herbs to use in combination with mushrooms
Learn how to accurately perform maceration and decoction methods
Take home your own Reishi mushroom extraction
*This is not a wild mushroom identification/foraging course. We will talk about the general characteristics of each mushroom. Grace does not suggest foraging/harvesting mushrooms without prior experience.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Trilogy Herbalism is founded by Grace Krupkowski, herbalist and educator. Trilogy Herbalism is located in Keene, New Hampshire and serves all of Northern New England and beyond.
Trilogy Herbalism seeks to weave the power of personal agency, health justice, and medicinal plants together into cohesion. These three links bring forth an awareness not only of how you can better take care of yourself, but also of the natural world, its forces, and the medicine it provides. Through herbalism, we establish resilience and an awareness of interconnectedness between all aspects of the self.
Grace's innate and learned knowledge fosters a connection across many herbal traditions. In 2015 she began an exploration into the world of herbalism and plant connection which has since blossomed into a lifelong passion. Since 2020, Grace has served as an educator teaching courses in person and online while managing an herbal product line. Grace also offers one on one herbal wellness consultations that encompass the whole individual, their ailments, and goals for healing and balancing the body.
Most popular are Grace's courses in plant identification, foraging, and wildcrafting. Many people gravitate towards Grace's unique perspective and personable, enthusiastic demeanor when it comes to connecting with and learning about medicinal wild plants. She has studied with Kenzie Khaliq of Wild Faith Wellness, the Boston School of Herbal Studies, California School of Herbal Studies, and is a graduate of the Family and Community Herbalist program at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism.
