{"product_id":"workshop-09-20-25-botanical-smudging-smoke-rituals-a-hands-on-exploration","title":"Workshop 06\/22\/26: Summer Solstice Botanical Distillation at Blandford Nature Center Farm $45","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"80\"\u003eIMPORTANT- Registration for this event is found on Blandford Nature Center's website. This listing is for information purposes only. Follow the link \u003ca title=\"Summer Solstice Botanical Distillation\" href=\"https:\/\/blandfordnaturecenter.org\/events\/summer-solstice-botanical-distillation\/?occurrence=2026-06-22\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday June 22, 2026 6-7pm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Aubrey Winfield of \u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/shopgatheredbotanicals.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/shopgatheredbotanicals.com\/\"\u003eGathered Botanicals\u003c\/a\u003e for an evening of botanical distillation celebrating the Summer Solstice at the Blandford Farm. The summer solstice invites us to pause and notice the rhythms of the land, celebrating both the growth and fragrance of the plants around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether we will celebrate the season by transforming freshly harvested herbs from the farm into a fragrant hydrosol through traditional copper still distillation. During this program guests will help prepare the harvested herbs and learn the basic principles of distilling in a copper alembic still.  Along the way we will discuss what hydrosols are, their traditional uses, and simple ways to incorporate them into daily life. While the distillation takes place, guests are welcome to partake in an herb walk to explore the plants growing in the garden or explore the woodland trails around the Nature Center. We will all end the evening by bottling the hydrosol created together, and each guest will take home a 1 oz bottle of the seasonal distillate, a fragrant reminder of the Summer Solstice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mec-events-single-section-title mec-location\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"author fn org\"\u003eBlandford Nature Center\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"location\"\u003e\u003caddress class=\"mec-events-address\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mec-address\"\u003e1715 Hillburn Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAubrey Winfield, owner of Gathered Botanicals, is a professional chef and chef instructor with experience running recreational cooking schools. It was during this time, she realized the importance of what we put on to our bodies is equally important as what we put inside it.. Aubrey began adapting her culinary skills for topical use. With her love for the outdoors, she created Gathered Botanicals, an organic skincare line infused with responsibly foraged wild botanicals from West Michigan. Allowing our bodies to be cared for in traditional herbal methods with a modern twist. Gathered Botanicals has grown into a wellness community in Grand Rapids with a storefront, and education space. A place for those seeking a range of herbal wellness products, and connection within our local wellness and herbal community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gathered Botanicals Workshops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45346302623938,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0530\/6902\/1378\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-01at7.03.08AM.png?v=1777633397","url":"https:\/\/shopgatheredbotanicals.com\/products\/workshop-09-20-25-botanical-smudging-smoke-rituals-a-hands-on-exploration","provider":"Gathered Botanicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}