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Event: Sequatchie Valley Hands-On Herbcraft-101 

Time: 1:00-4:00 Central Time 

Date: Sunday August 23rd 

Location: Natural Affinity 131 Cherry Street Cost: $75

From Garden to Apothecary: Learn to Make Your Own Herbal Healing Remedies!

Why take a virtual herbal course when you can learn in-person and truly experience herbs with hands-on medicine making? Join us for this hands-on, in-person, interactive workshop where you’ll gain confidence making your own herbal remedies at home. There will be step-by-step demonstrations and of course Community!

What You’ll Learn:

Basic Preparations: Hot and cold infusions, teas, decoctions, syrups and how to choose the right method for different herbs.

Intermediate Preparations: Herbal bitters for digestion, glycerites (alcohol-free extracts), tinctures and oxymels (honey + vinegar blends).

Common Terms Used in the Herbal Community: We’ll cover key vocabulary and concepts (such as nervine, nutritive, poultices and more so that you can confidently navigate recipes, books, and conversations in the herbal world.

You'll be working with a selection of organic herbs for you to create an herbal remedy of your very own to take home as well as receiving a finished herbal preparation that I've made for you.

Attendees will receive printouts, recipes and the knowledge to start creating your own herbal apothecary at home with confidence! 

Herbal tea & refreshment will also be available for you to enjoy.

This is a 3-hour event. We will be taking a few short breaks in-between topics for stretching and to look around the Apothecary. We will be covering a lot of great information so I do encourage you to bring something to take notes in. 

About the Presenter:

Denisea & her husband Chris are the owners of Natural Affinity Apothecary & Handcrafted Herbal Essentials. Their storefront which they opened in May of 2012, is located in Downtown Dunlap, TN. 

Her mother was born and raised in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley and as a result Denisea has spent much of her childhood and teenage years growing up in the Valley with fond memories of camping outdoors, fishing, countless hours playing in the woods & spending time on her Granny's front porch snapping beans! Much of her work is rooted in Appalachian & Folk Medicine Making. 

 
She has over a Decade of Herbal & Essential Oil Experience and she enjoys sharing the knowledge she has gained by teaching In-Person Immersive Workshops for 13+ years. To further her training she has attended numerous Herbal Workshops & yearly Herbal Conferences for well over 12 years in TN, AL and NC. In 2024 she completed the 6-month Healing Herbs Program in-person with Lisa Bedner and in 2025 she completed the 9-month Clinical Community Herbalist Program in-person with Leslie Williams. On warm days you'll find her outside barefoot in their garden where she tends to the herbs she grows and many of which are used in her herbal preparations.

 
Denisea Mann Community Herbalist 

Thank you for your interest in our events and I am excited to share space with you soon! With limited space our workshops tend to fill up quickly! There are a few different options available to register. Herbal Blessings-Denisea

(You may also stop by our storefront or call us to register for this event 423-949-4168) 

*Due to preparations for this event Refunds are not available. However, if you are unable to attend, we encourage you to send someone in your place. Arrangements can also be made to pick-up printouts and take-home items for this event at a later date*