A full day of making soap. We will cover the myriad ways to add herbs for your soap, as well as how to make a creamy, moisturizing farm-fresh bar of goat milk soap. This class will cover the qualities of the herbs we can add, for their healing and moisturizing qualities and 3 approaches to soap making: hot process, cold process, and hand milling. In addition to making soap, we will learn to felt soap as well as add loofah sponges for exfoliation as well as additional nourishing skin qualities. This is a comprehensive soap-making class, that will offer a foundation for making soap with the best ingredients from the field, forest, and farm. Participants will leave with many bars of soap to cure at home, a recipe guide and skills for a lifetime.
Date: Sunday, March 22
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Lunch will be provided.
Ages: 12+
Materials Fees: $25
Location: Gays Mills, WI
Instructions: Please bring an apron, sturdy rubber gloves and safety goggles. You are also welcome to bring a water bottle and snacks as you desire.
Sliding Scale Course Fee Guidelines (not including materials fee)
Supporter Level Ticket: $140
If you are someone who finds it easy to move in the world financially – with enough discretionary funds to fulfill many of your wants as well as your needs, consider paying at this level, which will support both the Folk School and its instructors, along with others in the community.
Sustainer Level Ticket: $115
If you need to budget your educational and entertainment spending – you can take classes and eat out occasionally as long as you are mindful – consider paying at this level, which will help sustain the Folk School at a modest level.
Supported Level Ticket: $90
If you struggle to fund your basic needs, or carry a burden of debt or support for others in your family or community, consider paying at this level, allowing the Folk School and our contributors to fulfill our goals toward supporting and enriching our community.
Instructor Bio — Linda Conroy
Linda M. Conroy, MSS, MLSP is a bioregional herbalist, myco-herbalist, traditional food educator, traditional skills educator and a community organizer. She dedicates her life to connecting with the green world and sharing the earth's wisdom. Her primary mentors are the plants who never cease to instill a sense of awe in her daily life. Linda has a certificate in permaculture design, which she completed through the International Earth Activist Program, has studied with Isla Burgess of the International College of herbal medicine and has been a student of compassionate nonviolent communication for over 30 years. Linda has participated in the doula training through the Seattle School of Midwifery and the Midwifery Assistant Program through The Farm Midwives in Tennessee. In addition, she is trained as a Wilderness First Responder. For close to 3 decades, Linda has presented well-received programs and apprenticeship programs. She is the creator of the ever popular Wild Eats Community Meals, Moonwise Herbs, The Midwest Women's Herbal Conference, Mycelium Mysteries Women's Mushroom Conference as well as Women's Wellness Series. Participants in programs as well as events produced and facilitated by Linda walk away with an appreciation for the natural world. Her programs inspire people to incorporate plants, mushrooms and traditional skills into their daily life. Linda is a vibrant, passionate woman who continually seeks to deepen her connection to the green world!
To find out more about Linda's work, visit www.moonwiseherbs.com and www.midwestwomensherbal.com