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SUMMARY:Cooperative Extension Medicine-Making Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Join NWIC’s Cooperative Extension’s Traditional Plants & Foods team on Wednesday afternoons for the next three weeks for medicine-making workshops! \nEach Wednesday through July 22\, attendees will learn about traditional plant medicines\, practice traditional gift giving and prepare remedies for the 2026 Canoe Journey\, Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch. Each participant will make and take home balms\, soothers and repellents for themselves\, as well as be able to make and gift the items to a Canoe Family of their choosing in preparation for the 2026 Paddle to Nisqually. \nEach student\, staff and/or community member will be able to come in\, learn about traditional plant medicines\, practice gathering and preparing together and practice gift giving. \nDetails: \nEvery Wednesday for the next three weeks from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. PDT in the Cooperative Extension kitchen (Building 20) on Lummi campus. \n-July 8: Herbal First Aid Balm \n\nParticipants will create a rescue balm using infused herbal oils of yarrow\, calendula\, comfrey and others. This balm can be used to soothe cuts/scrapes and for sprains/muscle aches.\n\n-July 15: Sunburn Soother \n\nParticipants will create a sunburn soother using natural ingredients of aloe vera gel\, essential oils\, fractionated coconut oil and rose water.\n\n-July 22: Herbal Insect Repellent  \n\nParticipants will make a natural bug bite balm and a repellent spray using catnip infused in witch hazel\, along with an essential oil blend.\n\n  \nSpace is limited\, so please pre-register by contacting the NWIC Cooperative Extension via email at cooperativeextension@nwic.edu. CEUs are also available.
URL:https://www.nwic.edu/event/cooperative-extension-medicinemakingworkshops-july2026/
LOCATION:Cooperative Extension\, 2522 Kwina Rd\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Community,Student Events,Student Services
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lora Boome":MAILTO:lboome@nwic.edu
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