Spring 2017: Best of Boulder, Contest winner & Classes

It's that time of year again! Best of Boulder voting is
open until midnight, March 31st

  We would love your support! Click here, enter your information and start the survey. If you don’t see the business name you are looking for choose “Write in a Nominee”, it's important to type the entry carefully with respect to spelling and capitalization “Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary” works for us! You don’t have to answer every question, but you must answer at least 25 for the ballot to be counted. 

Some suggested categories we would like to be nominated for…
Retail – Best Bath & Body Shop and Best Independent Business
Fitness & Health – Best Skin Care Services and Green Business.

We love what we do and our customers regardless if we win or not. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Congratulations to the winner of the Kill it All renaming contest, Jennifer Hoppert, whose name was chosen at random from the 3 Clean Sweep entries. Thank you to everyone who participated. You made us smile and delight in your creativity, humor and thoughtfulness. Same great blend, way better name! Yay, that was our goal!

The Budding Herbalist Series: Herb Gardening 101

Monday, April 3rd, 2017, 6:00-8:00 pm
Instructor: Becca Wasserman, certified clinical herbalist
Cost: $35.00
Dig into your herbal explorations in the garden! In the first class of this three-part series, we will learn how to grow 10 different herbs that can be easily cultivated at home in pots or garden beds.
 

Herbal Bitters and Cocktails

Tuesday, April 11th, 2016, 6:00-8:00 pm
Instructors: Liz Philbrick, certified clinical herbalist & nutritionist, Amber Graziano, certified herbalist & nutritionist
Cost: $45.00 (Participants must be 21 and over)                              
Fresh and distinctive, homemade bitters and cocktails are easy and fun to craft! Learn how to make cocktail bitters, herbal mixers, cordials, simple syrups and infused liquors to stock your very own herbal bar. 

The Budding Herbalist: Herbs 101

Monday, April 17th, 2017, 6:00-8:00 pm 
Instructors: Becca Wasserman, certified clinical herbalist, Amber Graziano, certified clinical herbalist & nutritionist
Cost: $35.00
Interested in taking your herbal curiosities to the next level? In this class we will learn about 15 commonly used herbs and different ways to incorporate them into your daily life. 
 

Aromatherapy: The Fragrant Craft 

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, 12:00-2:00 pm
Instructor: Brigitte Mars, herbalist, author, Naropa University professor
Cost: $30.00
Learn how to safely and effectively use plant essential oils for the health of the physical and emotional body.  We will learn how to make simple aromatherapy products and incorporate these precious oils for immunity, first aid and hormonal and mental health.
This is a lecture-style class.

The Budding Herbalist Series: Medicine Making 101


Monday, May 1st, 2017, 6:00-8:00 pm 
Instructors: Becca Wasserman, certified clinical herbalist, Amber Graziano, certified clinical herbalist 
Cost: $35.00
Learn how to stock your kitchen and medicine cabinet with your very own homemade herbal remedies. Building on the herbs we learned about in Herb Gardening & Herbs 101, we will demonstrate how to make infusions, decoctions, tinctures, syrups, infused vinegars & oils and other fun herbal food-medicines. 

DIY Baby Body Care Workshop

Saturday, May 6th, 2017, 1:00-3:00 pm
Instructor: Liz Philbrick, certified clinical herbalist & nutritionist 
Cost: $70.00 (Material Fee Included)
Join herbalist and mother, Liz Philbrick, in this hands-on workshop where you will learn about safe and natural ingredients to use on your little one. Together we will make 5 amazing body care products that you can take home and start using

Mineral Make Up Workshop


Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 5:30-8:30 pm

Instructor: Amber Graziano, certified clinical herbalist

Cost: $70.00 (Materials Fee Included)
A fun, hands-on workshop where you will make your very own mineral make up set with non-nano, base mineral powders, iron oxides, micas and organic oils. Together we will create 1 powder foundation to match your skin tone, 1 eyeshadow, 1 mascara and 1 lipstick. 

Therapeutic Trees

Saturday, May 20, 2017, 12:00-2:00 pm
Instructor: Brigitte Mars, herbalist, author, Naropa University professor
Cost: $30.00
Learn about the powerful properties of trees that yield food, medicine and magic. Explore how local trees have long served humanity and how they can be used today for food, healing, flower essences and comfort.



Spring Herb Walk


Saturday, June 10th, 2017, 10:00 am-12:00 pm 
Instructors: Becca Wasserman, certified clinical herbalist, Amber Graziano, certified clinical herbalist & nutritionist
Cost: $30.00
Come explore the fresh sprouting plants of spring with two local herbalists on an informative and fun herb walk. We will discuss medicinal properties of plants as well as botanical tools to continue to identify plants on your own! 

Herbs for Pregnancy, Birth and Childhood

Saturday, June 24, 2017, 12:00-2:00 pm
Instructor: Brigitte Mars, herbalist, author, Naropa University professor
Cost: $30.00
Learn about herbs that can ease some of the discomforts of pregnancy, facilitate childbirth and be used for common childhood disorders such as teething, colic, colds, coughs, allergies and eczema.