Medicine Making Workshop | August 16th & 17th 2025

9:30am-4pm
Course fees: $350 (includes all medicine making supplies)
Location: Ravensong Farm, 4335 Macaulay Rd, Black Creek BC

Dive into the vibrant world of herbal medicine and gather fresh, healing herbs while mastering the art and science of crafting powerful herbal remedies! Join Jessy Delleman, herbalist and founder of Ravensong Seeds & Herbals, for an exciting and immersive weekend workshop. Get your hands busy harvesting and processing a variety of medicinal herbs, and learn to create incredible decoctions, infusions, fresh tinctures, herbal vinegars, glycerites, infused oils, and soothing salves. This is your chance to transform nature’s gifts into potent wellness treasures!

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Get ready for an exciting and hands-on two-day workshop designed for beginner and intermediate herbal enthusiasts! You'll dive into the art of crafting top-quality herbal teas, tinctures, infused oils, and salves using reliable, easy-to-follow methods that you can replicate again and again.

Explore our lush herb gardens on a guided plant walk, where you'll discover the fascinating materia medica and master plant identification for a variety of powerful medicinal herbs. Experience first-hand the joy of harvesting plants right from the farm, learning exactly how and when to collect different herbs to maximize their healing potential.

Roll up your sleeves for practical medicine-making sessions where you'll learn how to process, dry, and transform fresh herbs into potent and effective herbal remedies. Build your confidence as you apply standardized techniques using precise weight-to-volume ratios and measuring by parts, ensuring your creations are both consistent and powerful.

By the end of this exciting workshop, you’ll proudly take home all the medicines you created during class—including a vibrant, fresh plant tincture crafted from a herb of your choice, plus a soothing, healing herbal salve made with your own hands!

Plus, we provide detailed, printed course notes and comprehensive herbal materia medica monographs for every herb covered—your perfect reference to support your ongoing herbal adventures! Join us and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of medicinal herbs—your wellness toolkit starts here!

Day 1 | Teas & Tinctures
Herb harvesting
Hot & Cold Infusion, decoction
Choosing your menstruum: alcohol, vinegar, glycerin
Fresh & dry plant tinctures
Materia medica for all herbs used in workshop

Day 2 | Infused Oils & Salves
Herb drying and storage
Oil infusion methods
Fresh & dry herbal oils
Herbal salve making
Materia medica for all herbs used in workshop

“The herbal medicine making intensive completely exceeded all my expectations... A perfect mix of lecturing and hands-on work with plants and making medicine. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who has any interest in medicinal plants and their benefits, whether you are brand new and curious about herbal medicine or have previous experience I feel confident saying you will benefit from this course greatly. The farm is an incredibly beautiful and peaceful location in which to learn and be inspired by nature.”
— Jayme

“The workshop was great for both newcomers to herbs and to seasoned medicine-makers. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, with plenty of room for questions and various comfort levels. I loved that all of the medicine-making was hands-on, from harvest to final product. I was so proud of the tincture that I went home with because I had helped with the entire process from start to finish. It was a wonderful way to foster an in depth understanding of how everyday plants become powerful medicine.”
— A.E.

“I enthusiastically recommend the medicine making intensive taught by Jessy. She is a knowledgeable and generous teacher. I learned so many practical tips for making my own herbal medicines. I also really appreciated Jessy’s experiential approach to getting to know the plants. I definitely plan to take more classes with her in the future.”
— Nancy

“Spent the weekend in the herbal medicine making intensive. I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent meeting some great ladies and learning from Jessy..she is very knowledgeable, funny and warm. She answered all our questions...of which we had many..I will be taking more weekend courses at the farm.”
— Donna