October 24, 10:30 am-12:30 pm.

Discover the rich history and flavor of wild-crafted root beer by making traditional sassafras root brew. You'll learn how to safely identify and sustainably harvest sassafras root, and learn about the other aromatic wild plants commonly used in old-timey root beer recipes, such as spicebush, sarsaparilla and wintergreen.

We’ll walk through the full process: cleaning, preparing, and simmer the roots with High Garden’s “Roots Beer” tea. Next we sweeten the decoction and inoculate it with a wild yeast from organic ginger roots. The workshop ends with filling bottles to take home!

Participants will get to sample root beer, take home the recipe, and leave with a bottle or two of their own brew to finish fermenting at home. For those who would like to make a ginger bug for future ferments, you can add that on for $15.

This workshop is perfect for herbalists, home brewers, foragers, and families interested in connecting with Nature in a tasty way!

If you’d like to work further with Sassafras, register for the afternoon class on Sassafras Incense from 2-4, registration on the website, and pack or grab a lunch for the break in between.