About this Event
🌿 Herbal First Aid & Summertime Essentials Workshop 🌿
Nature provides everything we need to care for ourselves if we know where to look. In this immersive, hands-on workshop, Lesley will guide you through herbal first aid, helping you recognize the powerful healing plants growing all around you. Whether you're new to herbalism or looking to deepen your connection with natural remedies, this class will equip you with the knowledge and skills to build your own herbal first aid kit. This class is a must-have for hikers, campers, parents, and anyone who wants to be more self-sufficient in caring for common ailments.
💚 What You’ll Experience:
🍃 Plant Walk & Foraging Basics – Learn to confidently identify key medicinal plants in the wild and understand their uses for healing.
🌱 Hands-On Herbal Medicine – Test salves, tinctures, and poultices to soothe cuts, burns, rashes, insect bites, and sun-exposed skin.
📖 Your Own Herbal Worksheet – Take home a foraging guide, plant identification tips, and recipes to create powerful, time-tested remedies for everyday needs.
Modern medicine has its place, but herbal first aid empowers you to handle minor injuries and ailments naturally and effectively. Imagine tending to a fresh cut with a plant growing right at your feet, or easing a sunburn with an herbal salve you made yourself. These are practical, life-enhancing skills that bring you closer to nature while making you more self-reliant.
🛍️ After the workshop, browse a curated selection of Appalachian Alchemy’s handcrafted herbal products, including tinctures, teas, salves, and skincare to start your herbal first aid kit. For special orders, contact Lesley at [email protected].
🌿 Spots are limited—reserve yours today and step into the world of herbal healing!
📍 Event Details
Saturday, June 14 · 2:30 - 4:30 pm
$30 per person
Limited to 12 participants
IMPORTANT: If you are not able to attend an event for which you have registered please so that we may offer that space to someone on the wait list. Thank you.
Registration required. Registration closes 24 hours prior to the event.
The registration fee is non-refundable unless the event is canceled by the facilitator.
Parking Information
Shakti in the Mountains Website
🌿 Led by Herbalist Lesley Vernon – Appalachian Herbalist & Educator
Lesley Vernon is a dedicated herbalist and educator passionate about sharing the rich plant traditions of Appalachia. Rooted in the wisdom of Folk Herbalism, she teaches others how to connect with nature and use plants for healing.
As the founder of Appalachian Alchemy, Lesley creates handcrafted herbal remedies using sustainably harvested native plants and cultivated herbs. Her workshops and plant walks offer a welcoming space to explore the magic, folklore, and practical uses of local medicinal plants.
Through storytelling and hands-on learning, Lesley inspires others to honor the land and rediscover the healing power of nature.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Shakti in the Mountains, 409 East Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, United States
USD 30.00
