Knowledge Share Description

In this 2 hour IN PERSON knowledge share we will be diving into the world of herbal teas and infusions, while being surrounded by water inspired artwork created by Rosemary Reyes. Water is one of the oldest and most accessible menstruums for preparing medicine and a wonderful way to begin your journey with plants. We will be learning how to prepare overnight herbal infusions to support your nervous system and overall well being, the difference between an infusion and decoction, and how to dry herbs in your home. Participants will leave our time together with their own personalized herbal tea blend.

This knowledge share is in partnership with the exhibition All I See is Water by Rosemary Reyes on view until October 28, 2032

We will explore:

• Infusions

• Decoctions

• Drying Herbs

• Making herbal blends for different needs

• Water

Cost

$15 - low income

$35 - standard

$60 - pay-it-forward (if you have financial abundance, this is our pay-it-forward option to fund our full tuition scholarships)

This is an IN PERSON knowledge share

NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS!!!

In Person Gathering

Lightforms Art Center 743 Columbia Street Hudson, NY, 12534

5-7pm EST

Facilitator

Antonia is a Chilean-American clinical herbalist, gardener, educator, community organizer, and founder. Born and raised in New York City, in a first-generation household which nurtured the values and principles of nature appreciation, land stewardship, interdisciplinary education, and social justice—Antonia’s lifelong passion for herbs and plant medicine helps to bridge the relationships between rural and urban spaces. Antonia combines a decade of experience studying and working with plant medicine, with her studies in environmental and urban studies at Bard College, Clinical Herbalism at Arborvitae School of Traditional Herbal Medicine, and learning with herbalists and elders throughout Central and South America. Antonia facilitates workshops and produces events as the co-founder of NY-based collective—Brujas—and as founder of Herban Cura: An herbal medicine and education project which centers the knowledge and stories of Indigenous, Black, Queer and Trans communities. Antonia’s work is rooted in her passion for sharing knowledge that interrupts notions of individualism and separatism from nature to grow towards collaborative and symbiotic communities.