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Join the barn quilt movement! Immerse yourself in this hands-on class and learn to make your own Painted Mini Barn Quilt for inside your home or office! Ever wonder how it’s done? Well, now’s your chance to find out! Kelley Robie, of Horsetail Herbs, will provide the tools, materials, and techniques for making this creative project. Choose your pattern and paint colors, then get to work creating your unique piece of barn quilt therapy on a primed wooden 10-inch by 10-inch board. Kelley will also provide a selection of dried herbs to adorn your quilt. Barn quilts add coziness and character to any space, whether in your home, on the porch, on a shed, or on the barn! Get ready to have some fun and get creative! "Kelley Robie's class fostered community and creativity. The class was so engaging. All participants completed lovely and unique mini indoor barn quilts!" "The mini barn quilt class was so much fun! It was easy enough to do and yet challenging enough to be engaging. The instructor was clear and super helpful throughout the process. It was such a fun way to see what making a barn quilt was like, without a huge time commitment. The botanical flair added a cute flair too! It was just overall such a great class."

If you’ve ever incorporated seaweed into your skincare routine, you know what a treat it is! For centuries people have turned to the sea for its renewing properties. Join Kelley Robie, of Horsetail Herbs, as we make nourishing, anti-aging, and healing body care products with seaweeds, the gifts of the ocean! We will be making an Irish Moss Lotion Bar to hydrate your skin, a Sea Salt Scrub to gently exfoliate, a moisturizing Seaweed Shampoo Bar, and anti-aging Seaweed Mask. We will talk about the healing properties of these seaweeds as we make our products. The next time you’re walking along the beach, these dandelions of the sea will have a whole new meaning!

Just a few steps outside your door lies a world of plants waiting to be discovered! Kelley Robie, of Horsetail Herbs, will guide you on this introduction to identifying common and abundant “weeds” that make some of our very best wild foods and medicines. Here in Vermont, for at least half of the year, we can find dozens of nutritious and healing plants to incorporate into our meals! We will identify local plant species, discuss parts of the plants used, when to harvest them and even do some taste-testing. You will go home with wild food recipes and a new appreciation for Vermont’s local wild plants. Local eating at its best, both fresh and free! This class will meet inside CVU, before moving outside. In the case of extreme weather, the class may move to a rain date of June 4th. "Kelly opened my eyes to a whole new world just outside my doorstep."