fresh herb & maker’s csa

When you sign up you’ll receive a welcome email to get started. We’ll ask you to complete a quick form to choose your herb box pick up location, find out if you’re doing the CSA with a partner, and schedule your personal consult. All of the CSA program information will be posted on this website, and you’ll use your member login to access those pages. As the program progresses, we will send an email letting you know of upcoming Zoom lessons and new material posted on this site. Demonstrations and Zoom lessons are all recorded in case you can’t make it, and they are meant to be interactive so you can participate and ask questions.

The program includes…

• 12 Fresh herb boxes, with 3 reschedule passes

• 2 User logins for educational materials & classes

• Fresh herb box demonstrations

• 50-minute personal consult with Grace

• Resources: book list, organizations, herbalists

• Ethnobotany & Herbal Traditions Around the World

• Botany & Plant Habitat

• Body Systems, Actions & Constituents

• Herbal Formulation, Preservation & Storage

• Understanding Dosage & Herbal Safety

• Herbal Energetics & Food Pairing

• Materia Medica I, II, & III

• Materia Medica IV, V, & VI

The Mentorship program

HOW WILL I USE THESE HERBS?

You will receive a combination of culinary and medicinal herbs. Most all of the herbs can be incorporated into your meals, and also have the added benefit of healing properties. If you are looking to build your pantry or create a home apothecary this will be perfect for you! The fresh herbs boxes start in May for the spring session and end in October with the fall session. Through a combination of video, group Zoom sessions, and pick-up location workshops I will share recipes and demonstrate how to work with the herbs in your box.

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP?

Sign up by March 31st.

DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MENTORSHIP GROUP?

No, of course not. If you’re just looking for access to fresh herbs that you can’t find anywhere else, just let us know and we’ll have your box ready for pick up. You can also observe and absorb any of the mentorship content as it feels best for you.

CAN I DO THE CSA WITH A PARTNER?

Yes! Based on our experience, we found this CSA works best as a full season because the educational component builds as you go along. However, we understand your schedule or budget may not allow for three seasons of herbal medicine making. So, we invite you to find a CSA partner to work together on the herb box and we will provide a second login for them to access all of the educational materials, demonstrations, and Zooms. Our intention is to provide continuity for the program and flexibility for you to enjoy it.

WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH HERBS?

Many of you know me, Grace Galanti, from the markets or my skincare studio in PA. I have been practicing herbalism and whole food nutrition for over twenty years. I graduated from Bastyr Univeristy in Seattle, WA with a degree in Herbal Sciences in 2004 and moved back to the agricultural area of the Oley Valley where I grew up to begin growing medicinal herbs. Over this time period I worked through chronic health conditions of asthma, fatigue, and a compromised immune system. Many of the herbs I grow are the same plants I rely on to maintain my own health. I started herb farming ten years ago and have been at Greenmarket for the past since 2016. Time does fly! I try to spend as much time as possible at market to communicate how to use the herbs but often there is a lot going on at the stand. My hope is through this CSA I can convey more thoroughly how to work with the herbs.