Classes at Winding Brook Estate Lavender Farm


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Down on the Farm: Cooking with Lavender

Experience and enjoy firsthand how Lavender can subtly enhance the flavor of beverages, desserts, and savory foods. Discover how you can use varieties of Lavender as a culinary herb in your own kitchen. You will tour the fields and taste the recipes demonstrated.

Offered through St. Louis Community College Continuing Education Program.

Presentation Topics: Different varieties of lavender and specifically the culinary ones. Smell and taste test of non-culinary and culinary Using fresh blooms or buds versus dried lavender buds How to harvest and dry your own lavender for cooking Methods of Cooking with Lavender - Infusing (Demonstrate), Adding whole or crushed for both sweet (Demonstrate) and savory dishes - Baked and Unbaked, Poaching (Demonstrate), Grilling/Smoking Using Lavender essential oil in foods
When:	Summer - Saturday, July 31st 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Fall - Saturday, October 2nd 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Where:	Winding Brook Estate - Lavender Farm in the Olde Red Barn, Lakeside Lower Level Parking Available near the barn
Cost:	$ 29.00
Register:	Call the St. Louis Community College Continuing Education registration line at (314) 984-7777 or go on line to www.stlcc.edu/Continuing_Education/Register_for_Class_Offerings.html

Make a Lavender Wreath

Celebrate the changing of the seasons with us at the Lavender Farm in either our rustic olde red barn or quaint and cozy farmhouse (whichever weather allows). We'll welcome you with Lavender Tea and Pastries to enjoy before we get down to the fun of making a Lavender wreath. A great girls day outing!

When:	Check Back for Fall / Winter Dates
Where:	Winding Brook Estate - Lavender Shoppe in the Farmhouse at the Farm 3 Winding Brook Estate Drive Eureka, MO Look for the Farmhouse Lavender Shoppe at the top of the hill - drive up to the top - parking available.
Cost:	$38.00 + tax per person In order to hold your place in the class, you will need to pay in full at time of sign-up.

Learn how to create your own Lavender wreath. We'll show you how in this hands-on class starting with a 6" grapevine base. You'll finish with a pretty, wonderfully scented 9" Lavender wreath (decorated with a ribbon or bow, if you wish) to take home. We furnish all of the supplies required, including the dried Lavender bundle.

Lavender Aromatherapy - the Fragrant Pharmacy Class

Aromatherapy is the art of treating body, mind and spirit with natural aromatic substances harvested from nature's rich store.

More than a trend, aromatherapy is coming into its own as a body of knowledge and practice with specific applications that have a solid scientific base. Lavender is generally regarded as the most versatile essence therapeutically. Drawing on research and clinical studies this in-depth class will explore all aspects of Lavender for these purposes.

When:

Sat.
Sun.
Sat.
Wed.

February 20
March 14
April 3
April 21

1 to 3:00 p.m.
1 to 3:00 p.m.
10 a.m. to Noon
10 a.m. to Noon

Where:

Winding Brook Estate - Lavender Shoppe in the Farmhouse at the Farm
3 Winding Brook Estate Drive
Eureka, MO

Look for the Farmhouse Lavender Shoppe at the top of the hill - drive up to the top - parking available.

Cost:

$24.00 per person
In order to hold your place in the class, you will need to pay in full at time of sign-up.

The class will cover the following topics related to Lavender essential oil in aromatherapy:

History
Aromatherapy as a multi-level therapy - understanding the physiology and psychology of scent
Extraction Method
Botanical Family, Chemistry, Plant Phenotypes & Oil Differences
This will be demonstrated by the essential oil scent profiles we will sample from different varieties of Lavender
Properties & Therapeutic Benefits
Uses for Health, Beauty and Well-Being

Additionally, each participant will take home a bottle of Lavender essential oil for their own use.

Sign up by e-mailing us through the "Contact Us" page on this website or by calling Winding Brook Estate at 636-587-2329.

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