Learn how to grow your own herbal medicine and boost your immune system! Join us for a warm cup of herbal tea, as we highlight the best herbal teas for your home garden! From elderberry to thyme and mullein, we will introduce a variety of perennial and annual herbs that you can grow, dry and then stock your medicine cabinet.
This workshop will be lead by Alexis Mastromichalis from Gold Finch Designs. Masks are required and all seating will be socially distanced at this outdoor event in the Tool Library Parking Lot.
Alexis Mastromichalis, founder and lead designer shares over 20 years experience in sustainable agriculture and permaculture. Growing up between North Carolina and Greece, her work is rooted in ecological gardening practices, natural stone building and edible landscaping. She is deeply passionate about pollinators, growing diverse beneficial habitats and reducing fossil fuel emissions.
She holds a BA in International Affairs and Dance from George Washington University, a certificate of Sustainable Agriculture from NC Central Carolina Community College and a permaculture design certificate from Santa Cruz Permaculture. She has had the pleasure to work for the Edible Schoolyard Project, City of Berkeley Tool Lending Library, The Fox Theater, Rock & Rose Landscapes, Green's Gardens and SEEDS in Durham, NC. She volunteers regularly at the Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park, the Gardens of Lake Merritt and Gill Tract Farm in Berkeley. When not gardening, she is dancing with the Cumbia bike-powered band, Bicicletas Por La Paz!