Classes & Special Events
What's Growing in My Backyard?
Saturday May 14, 2022 @ 11 AM @ Medicine Woods
Ever wonder what kind of plants in the backyard might be "useful?" Weeds for tea or for a salad. Or for making an herbal vinegar. This class is for kids and and kids at heart!!! I have always found it fascinating that so much of what's out there has a whole bunch of stuff you can do with it!! And I guarantee you will be surprised and amazed. Come visit us at for this class or invite us to your backyard!!! Register for this class here
How to Create Herbal Medicinal Oils
Saturday July [email protected] 11 AM @ - Medicine Woods
Making an herbal oil is simple and can be used in so many ways!!! We discuss flowers, leaf, roots and bark as plants that can be made into a potent herbal oil for salves, boo boo's and other things. This class was born as I was making up a birthday "kit" for a special little friend of mine. You will be surprised what is growing right in your back yard!!! Can be held at your house or here @ Medicine Woods. Register here
OR GET THE WHOLE SHE-BANG IN THE ART OF SIMPLING
Saturday, June 11, 2022 @ 11 AM and October 22, 2022 @ 11 AM @ Medicine Woods.
Learn to make things for self care or personally inspired gifts for a friend. This is the "soup to nuts" of crafting home herbal remedies.
This class is held here at Medicine Woods, a woodland botanical sanctuary complete with an herbal apothecary and kitchen. Very near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this land is a virtual goldmine of medicinal plants. We will explore how to work with herbs in every form imaginable. Teas, tinctures, infusions, oil, salves, creams, bath salts and herbal essential oil use, will all be covered. You will leave this class jars of all the items we create together. During this 3 hour class, we dive deep into the basic of blending herbs for teas, potpourri, medicinal oils, salves, creams and more. Bring a sack lunch and hang around exploring the medicine woods, Frog Pond and check out our extensive library.
Make it a weekend in the Smoky Mountains. There are many cabins, RV parks and we have a HipCamp here. Camp in this Botanical wonderland!! Ask about availability when signing up. Book a class here.
Consultation with “The Menopause Herbalist"
As the creator, formulator, and herbalist @ MoonMaid Botanicals, I have talked to hundreds of women about menopause and its challenges. So often the questions are so similar I feel like a more “in-depth” chat might be helpful I am here for you. Order on the site HERE.
I have been working almost exclusively with menopause for 20 years and know that I have information that can help ease you this amazing life transition. This consultation includes your first month’s remedies.
A Day @ MoonMaid's Botanical Sanctuary
I am dedicated to preserving, protecting and propagating the native medicinals that are abundant here in the East Tennessee Smoky Mountains. As a member of the United Plant Savers network of international botanical sanctuaries, I find it critical to educate any and all who visit the importance of native medicinal woodland herbs. So, seasonally I invite folks to come to hang out on land for a day or a weekend and help with the ongoing projects that are ever in need of doing. Come enjoy this incredible "gem of the Smoky Mountains. We'll get sweaty and grimy, enjoy good food, the stars in the sky and a nice fire. Email [email protected] for details.
Herb Walks
ANYTIME - Come visit and walk around Medicine Woods!! We'd love to see you!!
Contact Cynthia @ [email protected] or 865.217.9453