Carin Fortin // Distilling hydrosols // Sept. 20 // 9-1 pm

$120.00

When: September 20th // 9-1 pm

Where: Blossom’s Farm, 2033 San Juan Road, Aromas CA 95004

Learn how to distill hydrosols with a 40 Liter Alembiq copper distiller. The workshop starts with a brief introduction to the history of distilling and the basic principles of Alchemy. Class includes plant harvesting and observation, preparing and setting up of the distiller. Once the distiller is going there will be a sampling of different hydrosols and more teachings about Biodynamic Herbalism i.e. “What is a medicinal plant?” and looking at the “Essence” of different plant beings. Participants will take a bottled hydrosol home.

Carin Fortin: Herb farmer, herbalist and teacher, is active as BDANC (Biodynamic Association of Northern California) member, served as BDANC newsletter editor and core group member for many years, is a student of Biodynamics and Anthroposophy, a member of the Circle of representatives, the planning committee of the international Biodynamic conference in Dornach, Switzerland and serves on the Agriculture Section North America Council. With a wide variety of herbs from different traditions (Western, TCM and Ayurveda), Blossom’s Biodynamic Herb Farm produces bitters, tinctures, hydrosols, skincare products and tonics – some inspired by Carin’s family’s tradition, in particular her grandmother, who founded a hydro colonics wellness spa in 1928 in the Swiss pre-alps. Carin co-founded and currently runs Blossom’s Farm in Aromas CA, where she lives with her partner Delmar McComb.