Kelly McCarthy // Attic Apothecary
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Goldenrod Herbal Studies 
​September 2022 - February 2023

In-depth herbal studies, offered in bite size modules.

Sign up for as many as you like :: 5 intensives over 7 weekends
​

2 Medicine Making + 3 Materia Medica

Sept. 10-11, 2022 --- Medicine Making Foundations I

Oct. 1-2, 2022 --- Nervous System Materia Medicas

Oct. 8-9, 2022 --- Medicine Making Foundations II

Dec. 3-4, 2022 --- Immune System Materia Medicas

Dec. 10-11, 2022 --- Medicine Making Intermediate I

Jan. 28-29, 2023 --- Digestive System Materia Medicas

Feb. 4-5, 2023 --- Medicine Making Intermediate II



Cost

Early Bird Price good through August 23, 2022
Use coupon codes!

$600 for all 7 weekends (save $240). no early bird, just the best deal!

$400 for 4 Medicine Making weekends. early bird rate $350 
Use coupon code EARLYBIRD

$300 for 3 Body Systems materia medicas weekends. early bird rate $250
Use coupon code EARLYBIRD

If you sign up for more than one weekend, used the code MINUS50 for $50 off the second weekend.

Or sign up for each module individually! Prices below

10% of all income generated from the school will be going to the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Land Honorarium. You can read more about that here. 

Payment Plans

Payment plans are open to everyone. You have the option to choose that during registration.
Sign up here for all 7 weekends

Medicine Making

Foundations

Intermediate

​Sept. 10 & 11 & Oct. 8 & 9, 2022
4 days total

​9:30 am - 3:30 pm each day
​
​We'll make
  • alcohol based tincture
  • root, berry, bark decoction
  • hot and cold infusions
  • herbal infused oils
  • salves
  • creams​
  • ​apothecary record keeping
​Dec. 10 & 11, 2022 & Feb. 4 & 5, 2023
​4 days total

9:30 am - 3:30 pm each day

We'll make
  • weight to volume tinctures 
  • double extraction tinctures
  • ​poultice
  • compress
  • soak
  • liniments​
  • ​apothecary record keeping

​These workshops are for you if you:
  • Want hands on medicine making practice
  • Have tried making your own herbal remedies at home but still have questions and need support troubleshooting
  • Would like to use herbal remedies but find them to be expensive - making your own greatly cuts down on the cost of using tinctures and salves
  • Want to learn in-person with other people

Supplies / additional costs: All herbs, beeswax, and salve containers are provided. You will need to supply alcohol, oil, cheesecloth, and a few glass jars (materials list sent once you register). These materials will probably cost $50 - $75.


Cost
Early Bird Price: $190 per module (2 weekends), $350 for both modules (4 weekends).
Early Bird Registration is open until August 23, 2022. use code EARLYBIRD

Regular Price: $240 per module (2 weekends), $400 for both modules (4 weekends)

​Scholarships: There will be two half price scholarships available for each module for students with financial need, prioritizing BIPOC, trans, and disabled students.* Send me an email at atticapothecary@ gmail.com to see if there is still one available! I don't need proof of income or anything, all I need to know is that you're interested.

Payment Plans:

Payment plans are open to everyone. My registration system does not allow payment plans to be used with coupon codes (aka the early bird prices). If you'd like to use the early bird prices AND you'd like to use a payment plan, go ahead and register by just putting down the first deposit, and send me an email. You won't put in a coupon code using this method. I will honor the early bird price and sent up invoices to be paid monthly.
Refunds
Full refunds are available up to 10 days before the start of the class. 
50% refunds are available up to 2 days before the start of the class
No refunds are available the day before or day of the class. 
$50 of the registration deposit is non-refundable


Covid considerations
We'll plan to wear masks while we're indoors, and adjust COVID considerations if things change considerably. The medicine making classes are designed for in-person learning, and won't be moved online. If there is group consensus, we may potentially move a Body System weekend online, but let's hope it doesn't come to that!​


*I do this to address the patterns of colonization and white supremacist delusion that impact the herbal world. I do this to address healing knowledge stolen from BIPOC healers. I do this to address systemic inequalities that affect income.

10% of all income generated from the school will be going to the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Land Honorarium. You can read more about that here. 
Register for BOTH Medicine Making workshops
Register for Medicine Making: Foundations
Register for Medicine Making: Intermediate

Body Systems + Materia Medicas

These weekend intensives are your opportunity to dive deep with 13 different plants, with a focus on supporting one body system. We’ll go over each body system briefly, but spend most of our time tasting and talking about each plant individually.

We’ll cover the following info for each plant:
  • Specific indications: why would you choose this plant over similar plants
  • Common uses
  • Pharmacology
  • Which medicine preparation methods work best
  • Dosage instructions
  • Safety info and contraindications
  • Cultural, emotional, and spiritual uses
​
  • Common and botanical latin names
  • Which part of this plant is used
  • Tasting, touching, smelling the plant medicine
  • Plant ID
  • Growing / harvesting info
  • Herbal energetics: hot, cold, damp, dry
  • Plant actions​

​Nervous System Herbs

Immune System Herbs

Digestive System Herbs

October 1 & 2, 2022
​9:30 am - 3:30 pm
​
  • Tulsi
  • lemon balm
  • anise hyssop
  • Motherwort
  • Ashwagandha
  • Rose
  • Oats
  • Licorice
  • St john’s wort
  • Hawthorn
  • Valerian
  • Passionflower
  • skullcap
December 3 & 4, 2022
​9:30 am - 3:30 pm


  • Echinacea
  • Yarrow
  • Hibiscus
  • Pine
  • mint
  • Thyme
  • Reishi Mushroom
  • Boneset
  • Rosemary
  • Astragalus
  • Goldenrod
  • Sage
  • Mullein
January 28 & 29, 2023
​9:30 am - 3:30 pm


  • Marshmallow
  • Comfrey
  • Burdock
  • Plantain
  • Mugwort
  • Wood Betony
  • Calendula
  • Angelica
  • Cinnamon
  • Elecampane
  • Fennel
  • Chamomile
  • Lavender
This is for you if you:
  • Want to expand and deepen your understand of some of the primary herbs to keep in your home apothecary
  • You’ve been wanting to study herbal medicine with others, in person. 
  • You’ve tried researching herbs on the internet and have a hard time finding reliable, well sourced info. 
  • You want to know the best way to use each herb, and what dosage to take
  • Lecture style learning works for you (there will be activities, but these workshops are primarily lecture)


Cost
Early Bird
$90 / weekend OR
$250 for all three weekends ($83 / weekend)

Early Bird is open until August 23, 2022 

use code EARLYBIRD if you'd like to register for all three weekends
use code EARLYBIRDBODY if you'd like to register for just one weekend


Regular price
$120 / weekend OR
$300 for all three weekends ($100 / weekend)


Scholarships: 
There will be two half price scholarships available for each module for students with financial need, prioritizing BIPOC, trans, and disabled students.* Send me an email at atticapothecary@ gmail.com to see if there is still one available! I don't need proof of income or anything, I just need to know you're interested.

Payment Plans:
Payment plans are open to everyone. My registration system does not allow payment plans to be used with coupon codes (aka the early bird prices). If you'd like to use the early bird prices AND you'd like to use a payment plan, go ahead and register by just putting down the first deposit, and send me an email. You won't put in a coupon code using this method. I will honor the early bird price and sent up invoices to be paid monthly.

Refunds
Full refunds are available up to 10 days before the start of the class. 

50% refunds are available up to 1 day before the start of the class
No refunds are available the day of the class or after the class has begun. 
$50 of the registration deposit is non-refundable.


Covid considerations
We'll plan to wear masks while we're indoors, and adjust COVID considerations if things change considerably. The medicine making classes are designed for in-person learning, and won't be moved online. If there is group consensus, we may potentially move a Body System weekend online, but let's hope it doesn't come to that!

​
*I do this to address the patterns of colonization and white supremacist delusion that impact the herbal world. I do this to address healing knowledge stolen from BIPOC healers. I do this to address systemic inequalities that affect income.

10% of all income generated from the school will be going to the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Land Honorarium. You can read more about that here. ​
Register for All 3 Body Systems
Register for Nervous System Materia Medica
Register for Immune System Materia Medica
Register for Digestive System Materia Medica

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707 S. 50th St., second floor, Philadelphia PA 19143
 atticapothecary@gmail.com
  • Learn With Me
    • Upcoming Classes
    • Clinical Observation
    • Free
    • Goldenrod Herbal Studies
  • Consultations
    • Herbal and Somatic Consultations
    • Collective Consultations
    • Free Clinic
    • How and Why Sliding Scale?
  • Apothecary
  • About Kelly
  • Resources