Herbal Syrup Making Workshop

Step into the world of traditional herbal medicine-making and learn how to transform roots, berries, leaves, flowers, spices, and honey into beautiful herbal syrups for your home apothecary.

Date: October 4th, 2026

Time: 1pm-3pm

Location: 105 E. High Street, Pottstown PA 19464

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the art and tradition of medicinal herbal syrups, with a special focus on preparations traditionally used during cough, cold, sore-throat, and winter wellness season.

You’ll learn:

🌿 What herbal syrups are and their history in traditional herbalism
🌿 The difference between an infusion and a decoction
🌿 Which herbs are traditionally used for coughs, sore throats, respiratory comfort, and seasonal wellness
🌿 How to work with roots, berries, leaves, flowers, and aromatic herbs
🌿 Proper cooking, simmering, steeping, and extraction times
🌿 How to work with herbs such as elderberry, thyme, ginger, marshmallow root, sage, rose hips, cinnamon, and more
🌿 How honey is incorporated into herbal syrups
🌿 How to balance flavor while creating an herbal formula
🌿 Proper bottling, refrigeration, storage, and signs of spoilage
🌿 Important herbal safety considerations and when home remedies are not appropriate

✨ THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Together, we’ll prepare an herbal syrup from start to finish. You’ll see how the herbs change as they simmer and steep, learn why certain plants are added at different stages, and discover how to turn a strong herbal extraction into a finished syrup.

You’ll also explore several traditional syrup formulas, including ideas for:

🍯 Cough Syrup
🌿 Elderberry Cold-Season Syrup
🌱 Soothing Throat Syrup
🌹 Elderberry & Rose Hip Seasonal Syrup
🌿 Respiratory Syrup
🍯 Traditional Onion & Honey Preparation

Each participant will leave with their own handcrafted herbal syrup along with the knowledge to begin creating herbal preparations at home.

🌙 WHAT’S INCLUDED

✨ Hands-on herbal syrup making
✨ Herbal education and traditional uses
✨ Herbal syrup recipes
✨ Preparation and extraction instructions
✨ Safety and storage information
✨ Your handcrafted herbal syrup to take home

*This workshop is educational in nature and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Herbal preparations may not be appropriate for everyone. Honey should never be given to children under 12 months of age.

**⚠️ AGE REQUIREMENT & WORKSHOP SAFETY

This workshop is for adults ages 18 and older only. No children or guests under the age of 18 will be permitted to attend. Heat will be involved.