Join Nakia and Taahirah, owners of Dope Botanicals to learn the basics of herbal tea blending.
Are you curious about how to use different herbs, but you don’t quite know where to start?Maybe you want to start blending your own herbal teas but you can’t quite figure out what herbs you should be mixing together. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of herbal tea blending for health and wellness. You will learn how to properly prepare herbal teas that are delicious and steeped in medicinal value. Whether you are an herbal beginner or a tea enthusiast this class is for you. In this workshop you will learn:
The difference between roots, barks, berries, and leaves and the specific preparations of each type of herb
How to prepare tisane, infusion, and decoction
How to create simple but effective herbal tea blends that work
The origins of selected herbs and their benefits
The difference between Primary, Supportive, and Activating herbs
How to create a customized organic tea blend to take home
All materials will be provided. Registration is required.
Registration closes at noon on Thursday, 10/13, or prior if the class sells out. If you would like to attend after registration has closed, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll check to see if we can accommodate you. If you need to cancel, please make sure to do so 48 hours in advance of the event so we can issue a refund.
Please note: this garden serves alcohol so a valid, physical state issued ID is required to enter. Anyone under 21 is welcome but must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
More about Dope Botanicals: Sisters Nakia and Taahirah Stith have been ‘plant based’ before it was popular. Born into a family with core values of respect for self and community; health and wellness were extremely important tenants in their upbringing. The sisters have over 30 years of experience utilizing food as medicine. After years of being asked to bring their remedies to the public, the Herbalist + Certified Integrated Health Practitioner sisters created Dope Botanicals. Dope Botanicals is an inspired a’plant’ecary™ that creates intentional, plant based alchemical remedies. In this fast paced world where wellness can be a trend, filled with commodification, commercialized spirituality, and superficialness — Dope Botanicals is the real thing. They believe your body is your most luxurious possession. You deserve to feel, and heal, good.
Located in Rittenhouse Square, Dope Botanicals was voted Best Herbal Apothecary by Philadelphia Magazine.