Have you been growing some plants for awhile now but maybe you aren’t sure how to maintain them and help them thrive year round or how to work with them in new ways? If so, this series is for you! Enjoy one or all three. (If you sign up for all three, you’ll note a discounted price). If you like, bring lunch and a blanket and enjoy some extra time and fellowship on the farm as well! For each part of the series I’ll share more details with registrants once signed up for the date!

SPRING - March 3, 10 AM - 12 PM: Prepping for spring - We will explore what plants need to be cut back and how to cut them back properly. We will also have some time for plant ID as it’s fun to know what plants look like as they emerge and to know what to weed and what to keep.

SUMMER - June 9, 10 AM - 12PM: Harvest and utilize your plants - We will work with harvesting multiple plants and making sure we learn proper techniques so they will continue to thrive for multiple harvest and/or plant regeneration. We will also touch on storage and briefly go over different ways to work with what you’ve harvested.

FALL - November 17, 10 AM - 12 PM: Fall favorites - We will collect seed from various plants on the farm and also talk about healthy practices for caretaking the plants and soil before the land enters its winter slumber.

Registration Required by end of business the Tuesday prior to the Sunday workshop, thanks for understanding

To register.- go here on the website: https://www.poppysolnc.com/shop/sunday-series-come-learn-on-the-farm Can’t wait to learn together!

Come out to poppysol farm for an evening of learning more in depth about a handful of herbs, sipping on sun tea, and getting acquainted with harvesting techniques as well as post harvest handling and some uses for your herbal bounty!

Day of you can expect to -

Meet and harvest 4 plants and learn how to work with them for medicine

Have tea and short Q and A

Take home a booklet with 10 more common plants in this area you can work with

Two voices sharing perspective on the plants

You’ll want to bring:

A notebook, a basket/brown paper bag, and a cutting tool (regular scissors are just fine)!

Masks are optional, we’ll be outside the whole time

Hydration and snacks if you like, we’ll have tea provided at the end

Close toed shoes

An offering for the plants you’re harvesting (more on this later once you register)

Bug spray if desired

You will love this workshop if:

You’re just getting started

You need some inspiration in your herbal practice and want the time to widen your perspective

You want to experience the herbs with all your senses (see, touch, smell, taste) the plants you’ve been working with - and get acquainted on new levels

You want to meet other awesome plant people

Please register and pay by Friday July 16. The workshop will be capped at 8-10 people so don’t hesitate! Sliding scale pricing: $45 - $65

Email hannah@poppysolnc.com to secure your spot and get payment details as well as extra details on the workshop!

This workshop will be co-led by Chanelle of Moon by Moon Apothecary and Hannah of poppysol farm.

Chanelle A. Bergeron is a flower essence devotee, folk herbalist, educator, monitrice, poet, & musician. She is currently based in the triangle area of North Carolina & practices under the name of Moon by Moon Apothecary. Chanelle has been creating & working with flower essences for just over a decade & has been a student of the plant world for most of her life. She has most notably studied under 7Song at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, at the MEAC accredited Birthwise Midwifery School, & has been a mentee of Kay Parent since 2011. If you do not find Chanelle out in the gardens, she is most likely walking in the pine forests, writing poems, or playing harp. You can find her work at: www.chanelleallesandre.com

Hannah runs poppysol, LLC - a one acre permaculture inspired herb and flower farm and apothecary in Chatham County, NC. She has been on the land since September 2017. Hannah comes from generations of nature lovers and healers. She is a clinical herbalist and farmer with a masters in Social Work who is passionate about encouraging people to be agents in their own healing. Her herbal training began in Alamance County with folk herbalist Suki Roth, continued with David Winston’s clinical herbalist two year program, and continues today through ongoing engagement with the plants and other continuing education opportunities. Her work is firmly grounded in connecting people with plants, knowing that each person has unique needs and healing is non-linear. Hannah is grateful to offer a range of tincture formulas, tea blends, bath salts and salves through her website and also offers a Flower CSA seasonally that includes the farm’s herbal bounty. She also does an annual plant sale in the spring so that “herb curious” folks and plant lovers can grow the herbal medicine they need right in their own spaces. When she’s not with the plants she’s loving up on farm dog Mimi, trying to find a body of water to be in or a new trail to explore, and definitely cooking and eating with close friends and family!

Come out and get your perennial locally grown and tended herbs just in time for planting season! Self guided tour of the different areas on the land and all apothecary items available too.

A list of what’s available will be posted closer to to the date. Respectful kids welcome but please leave pets at home 🙏🏼

Feel free to be in touch with any questions or requests - hannah@poppysolnc.com

Enjoy a meditative walk and a refreshing cup of tea while you appreciate the benefits of being in a garden. The meditative walk focuses on replenishment and rejuvenation, learning to employ your senses and engaging in the moment through mindfulness meditation techniques. The tea, served in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden, introduces you to the healing properties and brewing methods while you savor the taste and aroma of various teas.

$35, special price for garden members on website

to sign up - go here.

After taking the last few years to get an herb farm up and running, completing a two year clinical herbalist training program, and now being generously welcomed into the beautiful space that is Oakmoss Attic, Hannah Popish of poppysol is excited to announce herbal consultation hours at Oakmoss Attic each Saturday from 2-6.

Maybe you've always been curious about how herbs could play a role in holistic health? Maybe you're not sure what all a "consultation" would entail and you want to learn more? Maybe you just want to check out the space and talk about a couple of herbs in general? This informal get together is for you! We will do a brief mock consultation so you can get a sense of the process and talk about what one could expect from working with Hannah. Can't wait to meet you there Saturday February 9 from 5-6 pm!

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Después de tomar los últimos par de años iniciar una finca de hierbas, cumplir una capacitación de dos años de herbalista clinical, y ahora ser bienvenida con generosidad en el espacio magnífico que es Oakmoss Attic, Hannah Popish de poppysol es emocionada anunciar horas de consulta herbales en Oakmoss Attic cada sábado de 2-6.

¿Tal vez siempre ha tenido la curiosidad de como utilizar las hierbas en salud holística? ¿Tal vez no esta segura que significa una "consulta" y tiene ganas aprender más? ¿Tal vez solo quisiera ver el espacio y charlar un poco más de las hierbas por lo general? ¡Esta reunión informal está para usted! Vamos hacer una consulta de simulacra para recibir un sentido del proceso y charlar de lo que pueda esperar de trabajar con Hannah. ¡Miramos adelante a conocer tod@s el sábado el 9 de febrero de 5-6pm!

Come learn about how to make your own herbal infused oils and then turn them into an herbal salve. It's easy, rewarding, and so useful!

Participants will go home with 2+ tins (1 oz each) of salve to gift or use for themselves. Choose from a variety of pre-made herbal oils as well as essential oils to make our own unique blend! And we have the joy of working with local beeswax : )

$35 - email hannah@poppysolnc.com or oakmossattic@gmail.com to hold your spot - space is limited!

As many of you know, poppysol is designed with permaculture intentions in mind. Some are working, some not so much, or, should we say are a work in progress… and, we’d love the opportunity to share those “lessons learned” and farm musings with you.

Our time together will include some permaculture 101 basics, a tour of the farm, the aforementioned highlights, and an extended Q and A period.

Fee: $35-55, sliding scale, handouts included

To hold your space please email hannah@poppysolnc.com

Enjoy the flowers of the day at Duke Gardens on a 45-minute docent-led tour. We end the tour at Duke Garden’s workshop location with herbalist Hannah Popish. Hannah will work with the group to explore herbs, herbal uses and their healing properties. Learn to grow 3 herbs at home and make a tea blend to take home.

Registration is HERE. 4 people minimum one week prior to make the class. Thank you!

4 people minimum one week prior to make the class.

Fee: General public $45; 20% Gardens’ member discount.

Spring has many of us wanting to touch the earth, get new green things in the ground, for their and our benefit. I’m so excited to invite you to the land, to where poppysol gets the work done, to visit the plants and to hopefully take some home with you!

Seeds to look out for: anise hyssop, echinacea, a few other surprises…

Plants to look out for: lemon balm, spearmint, comfrey, bergamot, anise hyssop, yarrow, motherwort, and NC natives as well. Get in touch if you’re looking for something particular, we may just have it!

Please email hannah@poppysolnc.com just to give an idea of how many folks will be swinging through.

Small refreshments (and hydration of course) will be served.

Traiga uno o dos de tus plantas favoritas para compartir con el grupo. ¡Ven lista para hablar de como lo cultivas, sus propiedades o como lo utlices, y tal vez una historia de porque le escogiste! Será perfecto también si puedes poner una etiqueta con el nombre de la planta. Abierta a tod@s - si no tienes una planta lista pero quieres venir para aprender más de las plantas - estás beinvenida. Siempre hay plantas extras! Es un espacio bilingue y un evento gratis. Una oportunidad conectar con Hannah de poppysol y aprender más de su trabajo también.

Proveeremos té y boquitas.
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Bring one or two of your favorite plants to share with the group. Come ready to talk about about how you grow it, its properties or how you use it, and maybe a story about why you chose it! It would be awesome also if you can label the plant with its name. Open to all - if you don't have a plant ready but you want to come learn more about plants - you're welcome! There are always extra plants! This is a bilingual space and a free event. An opportunity to connect with Hannah of poppysol and learn more about her work too.

Teas and munchies provided.

We will gather to learn the properties of some of our favorite crystals, and how to use and care for them optimally and we will also discuss how to cleanse, charge, and program crystals.

In addition we will discuss how to integrate crystals as health and healing tools for our emotional, physical and spiritual bodies. We will have time for some practical applications and exercises together and participants will take home their own small set of chakra crystals.

This class will be co-taught with dear friend and crystal afficcionada and practitioner Jen Rose.

Cost of the class is $35 and includes a chakra crystal set to get you started!

**Due to a smaller space, this class will be capped at 7 people so email hannah@poppysol.com to register early! Address and details will be emailed to you closer to the date.**

In our increasingly chaotic world, who hasn’t had issues with anxiety and sleep? We will look at various roots of anxiety, how it presents, and how to support it herbally. In addition we will break down how anxiety can impact our sleep and discuss various sleep challenges as well as supports.

Participants will take home a tincture sample to get started on decreasing anxiety and sleep supports.

$30 - please email hannah@poppysolnc.com to confirm your spot!

Fall is a great time to get a jumpstart on boosting your immunity before cold-season starts. We will look at time honored tools like elderberry syrup, fire cider, and bone broth while also discussing a few key easy to use herbs. Samples and recipes available!

Participants will take home a 2 oz tincture bottle of elderberry syrup to get started on the wellness path! 

$25 - please email hannah@poppysolnc.com to confirm your spot and you'll be sent an eventbrite link when it's set with Fifth Season!

poppysol will have a table at this fun event on Saturday! Come taste some iced herbal tea and talk about herbal healing and gardens with an eye toward similarities between the historical gardens and the resurgence of herbal medicine today!

Come sip a delicious pint of beer and peruse plants to add to your garden before summer truly hits! Let me know if there are plants in particular you are looking for - I may have them and can be sure to pot them up for you. See you there!

Join me as we taste various teas that the beautiful Oakmoss Attic in downtown Pittsboro has to offer. We will talk about their healing properties as well as brewing techniques. Open and free to the public... just swing by for a chat and a taste!

How about some self love, care and learning around the festivities of St. Valentine? We will talk about intention setting and the meaning of different crystals and astrological omens as well as infusing your salts with specific herbs and some essential oils as well... heck I may even throw in some chakra talk! Together we will make 3 different 4 oz jars of bath salts that you can take with you for your baths at home or to share with friends and family. I look forward to seeing you at the oh so gorgeous shop that's hosting - Oakmoss Attic in downtown Pittsboro - on that fine Saturday afternoon! Email hannah@poppysolnc.com to hold your spot <3

In honor of National Tea Month, join me at Collective Wellness to sip some tea blends and talk about tea - as a ritual and a heath benefit. We will also talk about what our taste buds can tell us about what different herbs have to offer and how to make your own blends at home. 

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Tea is so healthy for you! It contains antioxidants, has less caffeine than coffee, may reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, may help with weight loss, may help protect your bones, may keep your smile bright, may boost the immune system, may help battle cancer and more!