Herbalist Steph Zabel demonstrates practical ways to gather and use medicinal herbs in this Wellesley College Botanic Garden course for adults and teens age 16 and up in the WCBG’s Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden. Seven Wednesdays, June 7 – 28 and July 12 – 26, from 2 – 4. Friends price $225, nonmembers $275. Registration online at http://wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn.
A fast paced, stressful lifestyle can wreak havoc upon our physical and emotional well-being. While lifestyle changes are often the key to managing stress levels, there are many wonderful herbs that can help support us in making positive life changes. Steph Zabel covers practical herbal remedies that support the nervous system and help us to shift from a “fight or flight” state of being into a more relaxed state. In this Wellesley College Botanic Gardens workshop on Tuesday, December 13 from 1 – 2:30, you will review and sample relaxing nervine herbs that many people find useful for dealing with stress, anxiety, and sleep issues. Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens members $20, nonmembers $30. Register by calling 781-283-3094.
In this Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens workshop on Friday, May 6 from 1 – 3, herbalist Steph Zabel will join us in harvesting and sampling some of the first emerging plants of the season, including dandelions, chickweed, and violets. These often-overlooked plants are highly nutritive and beneficial for human health. We’ll focus on the medicinal and culinary uses of these herbs, how to prepare them, and practical ways to incorporate them into your daily life. There will also be a demonstration on how to make an herbal-infused vinegar. Please dress appropriately for the weather as we will be outside for part of the class. Friends $20, non-members $30. Register at www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends, or call 781-283-3094. Image from www.tastespotting.com.
The winter months are the perfect time to make festive and warming cordial drinks. So come spice up your holidays and learn how to create delicious herbal-infused alcoholic beverages — they make a delightful treat to sip by the fire, or to give as gifts.
It’s much easier than you think, and you can be as creative as you wish! At Elm Bank on Thursday, November 5 from 7 – 8:30 we will sample several examples of herbal wines and cordials and each participant will create his/her own in class to go home with.
Steph Zabel is an herbalist and educator based in Somerville, MA. For over a decade she has combined her passions for natural medicine, community outreach, and education. She holds a Masters degree in ethnobotany, and is a graduate of several herbal apprenticeships including a three-year training in clinical herbalism. Steph began her professional career working in the botanical collections of the Harvard University Herbaria. Her current work focuses on teaching practical & inspiring herbal classes and offering dynamic wellness sessions. Steph is also the founder of HERBSTALK, Boston’s vibrant community herbal conference, through which she creates accessible educational opportunities for all plant enthusiasts.
Proceeds will help support the Garden to Table Program. $20 Mass Hort members, $25 non members. Register at http://www.masshort.org/Thursday-Night-at-the-Hort/ or call 617-933-4943.
Move beyond the commercial teabag and explore how to blend your own unique herbal teas. In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society class at Elm Bank on Thursday, July 16 from 7 – 8:30,you will learn how to create delicious, personal tea beverages and experience different techniques of making cold and hot water infusions. Steph Zabel, herbalist, ethnobotonist and educator, will review the art of choosing roots, leaves, flowers, and berries to make harmonious blends and will also discuss the health benefits of the herbs we use. Come prepared to sample lots of tea!
Steph Zabel is an herbalist and educator based in Somerville, Massachusetts. For over a decade she has combined her passions for natural medicine, community outreach, and education. She holds a Master’s degree in ethnobotany and has completed several herbal apprenticeships including a three-year training in clinical herbalism. Prior to launching her herbal business, Steph began her professional career working in the botanical collections of the Harvard University Herbaria. Her current work focuses on teaching practical and inspiring herbal classes and offering dynamic wellness sessions for her clients. Steph is also the founder of HERBSTALK, Boston’s vibrant community herbal conference, through which she creates accessible educational opportunities for all plant enthusiasts! To learn more about Steph, visit her website http://www.flowerfolkherbs.com.Â
Mass Hort members $10, non-members $15. Register today using the following link to reserve your spot – space is limited: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eaw9weedbc6ae09b&llr=kzaorjcab Contact Hannah Traggis at htraggis@masshort.org or 617-933-4943 for more information. Phone Number: 617-933-4943.
Move beyond commercial tea, and learn how to blend your own unique herbal tea blends, at a Tea Blending Basics workshop to be held Thursday, August 21 from 11:30 – 1 at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley.
Community herbalist and educator Steph Zabel will demonstrate how to create delicious, cooling teas for summertime as well as cold and hot water infusions. She’ll discuss the art of choosing roots, leaves, flowers, and berries to make harmonious blends and also discuss the medicinal uses of the herbs we use.
Steph Zabel is a community herbalist and educator based in Somerville MA. She teaches about practical herbalism and topics and offers individual holistic health consultations.
Steph is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, a community conference that teaches people about herbalism. Learn more about her work at: www.flowerfolkherbs.com. The workshop fee is $15 for Mass Hort members, $18 for non-members. Register by calling 617-933-4943, or visit www.masshort.org.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will present a lecture at Elm Bank on Wednesday, August 22, from 10:30 – noon featuring Steph Zabel. We are surrounded by an abundance of plants that are both food and medicine. Some of these plants are considered “weeds,” some are purposely garden-cultivated, some are wild natives, but all have unique gifts to offer.
In this dynamic introductory class you will learn how many of the plants that grow all around us can be used in various ways to improve our health and add joy to our lives. We will discuss, taste, and create preparations such as herbal infusions, tinctures, oils, and wines. We will also identify some of the most under-appreciated yet prolific plants and learn how they can be used as nutritive teas, healing poultices or delicious wild edibles.
Knowing our local plants connects us more deeply to the landscapes we inhabit and increases our awareness of the botanical world. Come learn what gifts the herbs that surround us have to offer!
Steph Zabel is a community herbalist and educator based in Somerville, MA. She has always had an affinity for the plant world and studied horticulture, biology, and ethnobotany throughout her undergraduate and graduate years. Steph is a practicing herbalist and also works as a curatorial assistant at the Harvard University Herbaria. In addition to leading herbal classes, Steph offers individual holistic health consultations, hand-crafts herbal medicines, and runs her small business Flowerfolk Herbal Apothecary. She is also the founder and organizer of Herbstalk, a local educational event that teaches people about herbalism.
Cost – $20.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members. Register on line at www.masshort.org.
