Harvest & Medicine Making
The Elemental Journey Around the Sun (Weekend 5)
August 22–23, 2026
Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Ashland, Oregon
This fifth weekend of The Elemental Journey Around the Sun centers on harvest, processing, and the art of medicine making.
Late summer offers abundance — plants at their peak potency, seeds forming, roots strengthening. This immersion focuses on how to responsibly gather, preserve, and transform plant material into effective, energetically aligned remedies.
This is a deeply hands-on weekend.
Weekend Focus
Ethical harvesting and timing
Processing fresh and dried plant material
Tinctures, teas, oils, salves, extracts and more!
Understanding potency and preparation methods
Matching preparation style to client and plant energetics
Working skillfully and safely with harvested medicine
Participants will move from theory into practice — learning how to steward plants from field to apothecary with clarity and confidence.
As part of the larger 9-month journey, this weekend strengthens practical competence while reinforcing the seasonal lens through which all medicine is understood.
Who This Weekend Is For
Students wanting deeper confidence in medicine making
Herbalists refining their processing skills
Practitioners seeking hands-on experience
Anyone wanting to move from learning about herbs to actively working with them
This weekend may be attended as:
Part of the full 9-month program, or
A standalone weekend intensive
Single-weekend participants are welcomed into the larger cohort and invited to engage with care and presence.
What’s Included
Two full days of immersive instruction (9AM–9PM)
Hands-on harvesting and processing
Guided medicine making practice
Scratch-made farm-to-table lunches each day
Herbal tea and medicine bar
Immersion in garden and apothecary spaces
Registration Options
Single Weekend Pass
3-Weekend Bundle
Full 9-Month Enrollment
Space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.