Dive into the sacred realm of plant spirit medicine for an evening filled with herbal aphrodisiacs to delight and invigorate the spirit and nourish and support the heart.
We'll chat about some of my favorite herbal aphrodisiacs from cacao to maca, damiana and cardamom to vanilla and rose, to name a few. In this class we'll utilize various forms from dried powders, herbs, flowers, essential oils, fresh vanilla bean pods, and more ~ all while learning the safety and differences between the various options available.
We'll make and sip on luxurious cacao together, create schizandra rose spritzer, play with raw chocolates and more!
Whether you're looking for some delicious new recipes to support your own abundant wellspring of self-love and / or for recipes to share with a special someone, we've got you covered.
This class includes a recipe handout & everyone leaves with a jar of their own raw superfood chocolate creations.
This event is open to everyone ~ all ages, expressions, and abilities.
DATE / TIME: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 ~ 6-8pm
EVENT LOCATION: New Spring Farm, 135 Batchelder’s Barn Road, Peru, VT 05152
COST: $33
MEET YOUR HOST:
Jessica Jean Weston is chef owner & founder of Superfresh! Organic Café, a 100% organic, vegan, gluten-free, allergen friendly restaurant based in Brattleboro, VT. Her debut cookbook Healing Tonics, Juices, and Smoothies: 100+ Elixirs to Nurture Body and Soul has sold over 20,000 copies internationally. She received her certification in holistic health coaching from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and was named one of the INN’s 30 Under 30 Health and Wellness Leaders in 2017.
Jessica has been featured in Forbes, AAA, and SOVT Arts & Living magazines. Her Superfresh! Organic Café has been awarded best vegan restaurant in Brattleboro, best vegan restaurant in Vermont in Yankee Magazine, and more.
Jessica speaks and teaches all over New England and beyond at vegan food festivals, food coops and wellness centers, leading retreats, and on her popular Youtube channel.
With a BA in Medical Anthropology from Ithaca College, Jessica has spent her career exploring the broad subject of food as medicine with Mayan healers in Belize, on organic farms, and with herbalists, shamanic practitioners, and more from the Finger Lakes to Vermont to Mexico to Italy.
Jessica's passion for living a vibrant life through wellness and the plant world has led her to create, serve, and teach delicious plant-based cuisine, tend her permaculture inspired edible medicine home garden, forage for wild foods in her daily life and travels, as well as utilize and share the potent power of essential oils for emotional, physical, and spiritual support as a doTERRA Wellness Advocate.
Jessica is currently studying with the Myrtle Grove Mystery School in their Priestess of Sacred Sound Healing Training and adding in this powerful tool of sound healing to her holistic repertoire, assisting with unlocking and remembering the innate healing power we all have within us for great transformation.
Jessica’s personal journey to health navigating a series of food intolerances, as well as what made her feel most vibrant, led her to a non-GMO plant-based diet free of soy, gluten, dairy, eggs, and meat. Recognizing that everyone has their own path to explore with different physical, emotional and environmental needs, her goal is to simply share her experiences and knowledge through creating delicious, approachable cuisine, with understanding that no one being is alike (even the same on a different day with different circumstances).
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