Classes Spring/Summer 2009

CLASSES AT MORNINGSUN HERB FARM
SPRING 2009
 
HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES
1.  Please pre-register early.
2.  Pay in full when registering (including materials fees).  We accept checks, cash, Visa, Mastercard and American Express.
3.  Payment can be made by mail, in person or by phone or FAX.
4.  Provide your name, address, phone number, and title of class when registering.
5.  A 48-hour cancellation notice is required to receive a refund.
6.  A $5.00 non-refundable fee will be retained on all cancellations.
7.  Confirmation will be by phone.
8.  Class may be canceled if a minimum number of students is not met.
 
Send registration to:
Morningsun Herb Farm
Attn:  Class Registration
6137 Pleasants Valley Road
Vacaville CA, 95688
Phone (707) 451-9406
FAX (707) 451-1190
 
Gardening With Chickens Naturally with Brita Wynn
There is no better backyard gardener than chickens and they can live just as happily in the city as they can in the country and your garden will love you for it.  Come learn how easy is is to have fresh eggs everyday and a happier garden the natural and fun way.  Lots of handouts and information and my favorite hens to pet.  $15.00.  Saturday, April 18, 10:00am - 1:00pm.
 
Aromatherapy Soap Casting with Brita Wynn
Capture the power of aromatherapy in simple cast soaps.  Using a gentle glycerin soap base learn to add soothing essential oils and herbs that not only cleanse but pamper and heal the skin.  Students will make and take home ready-to-use aromatic soap (no lye used in class).  Leave with lots of sample soaps made in class and a book of recipes to try at home.  Aromatherapy soap casting is a fun, easy project that can even be done with children who want to make their own gifts.  $25.00 + $10.00 materials fee.  Saturday, April 18, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
 
Planning and Planting Your Own Aromatherapy Garden with Brita Wynn
Here is a hands on chance to touch, sniff, and learn twenty different plants with healing aromatherapy and how to grow them and arrange them for optimum beauty and enjoyment of their lovely properties.  Every student will go home with extensive instructions on planting, growing, properties, and uses and three plants of your choice.  Come experience these lovely healing plants first hand!  $30.00 + $15.00 for plants, hand outs and materials.  Sunday, April 19, 11:00am - 2:00 pm
 
Roses Sweet Roses with Brita Wynn 
Roses are one of nature’s sweetest and loveliest gifts. They are easy to grow, marvelously varied in appearance and fragrance, and incredibly useful. Surround yourself with roses, spend an afternoon learning how to grow them, use them in many foods, use them medicinally, and work them into crafts and gifts. Projects include, rose beads, easy rose hip jelly, rose bath items and sachets. Extensive handouts will include growing and cultivation information, recipes, and craft instructions.  $25.00 + $10.00 materials fee.  Sunday, May 10, 11:00am - 1:00 pm
 
Herbal Medicine Making Weekend with Brita Wynn
This three part class focuses on the basics of formulation and creation of teas, tinctures, liniments, elixirs, salves balms and medicinal creams,  nearly any herbal product you can buy for a fraction of the cost .  You will make and take home samples of everything we make using fresh organic herbs from Morning Sun Herb Farm.  Loads of handouts and information.  This set is perfect for folks new to the subject as well as those with more experience who want to "brush up".
 
Herbal Formulation and Medicinal Herbal Tea Making - Saturday, May 30, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Extracting Herbs, Tinctures, Liniments, and Elixirs - Saturday, May 30, 2:00pm - 4:30 pm
Making your own Salves, Balms, Creams, and infused Oils - Sunday, May 31, 11:00am -1:30 pm
 
Classes may be taken separately or together as you wish.  Overnight camping is available if you would like to stay over.  Let us know and we'll send information.  Each class is $35.00 + $10.00 materials fee.  All three paid in advance is only $90.00 + $20.00 materials fee; a savings of $25.00 for all three classes!
 
Healing Herbal Oils with Kami McBride
Learn how to make your own herbal oils that can help to heal a wide variety of ailments. Homemade infused herbal oils can be used successfully for burns, scars, muscle aches and pains, preventing colds and flu, healing nerve damage, promoting relaxation and helping with headaches and insomnia. We will discuss the preparation and application of several oils that belong in everyone’s home pharmacy. Class includes lots of recipes and samples.  $25.00.  Saturday, June 6, 10:00am - noon.
 
A Day of Lavender with Rose Loveall-Sale
Everyone's favorite plant, lavender is useful in the garden, kitchen and medicine cabinet.  Learn about the different types of lavender and how to grow and harvest it.  We will discuss its uses medicinally and make a healing lavender facial splash.  We will make lavender wands, soap, jelly and lotion.  Lots of handouts with recipes and craft ideas.  A light lunch is included.  $45.00 + $15.00 materials fee.  Sunday, June 14, 11:00am - 4:00 pm.