CLASSES ON HERBALISM, AROMATHERAPY, NATURAL HEALTH, BOTANY & MORE

AT GOLDEN POPPY, EDUCATION IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY PRINCIPLES. WE SEEK TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER OTHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTHY, NATURALLY.

All of our classes require pre-registration. If it is less than 24 hours before a class please call us to check availability.

ACCESSIBILITY: Classes are typically held in English with visual aids and handouts given. They take place in the Golden Poppy shop library and production space, both of which are accessed by a short flight of stairs. We do have the option to have you come in through our back entrance which is on the ground level for better accessibility.

A private bathroom is available.

If you have any accessibility needs please call us before signing up so we can make arrangements for you to be able to enjoy our classes.

We can only offer refunds or store credit on classes cancelled at least 48 hours before the event due to our commitment to pay the teachers of the workshops.

Making Your Wild & Weedy Home Apothecary with Kat MacKinnon

Thursday, March 27th 6:15 pm- 8:15 pm

Join Kat Mackinnon for a class on creating and honing your home apothecary.

You'll learn about the medicine of 10 herbs, how to begin developing your own formulas, and simple medicine-making techniques.

We'll discuss how to plan for the needs of your community,  decide on what herbs and supplies to stock in your medicine chest, herbal safety,  the ideal time for making different types of medicinal preparations, and more.

This class will especially focus on herbs that grow wild and weedy in Colorado!

$45

Space is limited to 14.

Kat is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a certified clinical herbalist and nutritionist from the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, where she studied under Paul Bergner.

She teaches workshops on herbalism, wild foods, and botany, while also running her clinical practice through Meet the Green. Approaching her work from a Vitalist perspective, Kat believes in the intelligent life force within us all.

For 12 years, she worked at the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism in Boulder and Lafayette, CO, where she served as faculty and Clinical Program Director. Kat co-founded the Forest to Field Festival, promoting land-based skills and ancestral knowledge, as well as the Apothecary Academy, an online herbalism program. Originally from the East Coast, she has a passion for bioregional herbalism, especially the herbs and ecology of the Southwest.

She can be found on her website www.meetthegreen.com and on instagram as @kat_the_herbalist

Cold Process Soap Making with Marisa Moore of Sunlit Mountain Soaps

Saturday, April 12th 6:30-8:30 pm

Join us for a hands-on journey into the timeless craft of cold process soap making, guided by Marissa Moore, founder of Sunlit Mountain Soap Company.

In this immersive class, you'll learn not only how to create your own natural soaps but also how to formulate recipes that align with your skin’s needs and the rhythms of the seasons. Marissa will walk you through the art and alchemy of selecting botanicals, blending nourishing oils, and safely working with lye to transform simple ingredients into something both practical and beautiful.

More than just a lesson in soap making, this is an opportunity to slow down, connect with the elements, and craft something with intention—infusing your creations with the healing gifts of nature.

As a special treat, you’ll take home a bar (or two!) of the soap we create together, a small reminder of the magic that happens when we work with our hands and the wisdom of the earth.

Space is limited to 12—reserve your spot today and step into the world of handcrafted, plant-based skincare!

$75

Marisa May is the owner of Sunlit Mountain, a small business dedicated to crafting high-quality, natural soaps and other products with a focus on sustainability. Marisa combines her love for nature with her expertise in soap making to create products that nourish the skin and the planet. Through her soap-making classes, she shares her knowledge and hands-on techniques, empowering others to create their own eco-friendly, homemade soaps while fostering a connection to the ingredients and the art of the craft

Weaving Willow Tension Trays

Saturday, April 26th, 1-4pm

Willow weaving is a craft that many peoples around the earth have utilized throughout time as an art and utility for daily living. Nearly all of our ancestors would have woven willow at some point in their lives.

In this workshop, learn the ancient art of weaving with willow and learn to craft a tension tray to cook on, serve with or simply decorate with. These trays are not only functional but also echo the beauty and simplicity of handmade artistry.

Whether you're new to the craft or looking to expand your weaving repertoire, this workshop will be a fun and educational experience for any level.

This workshop will take place off site at the Seedlings Kindertribe Geodesic Dome.

$75

Taught by Mandy Bishop of Old Ways Wisdom @mandyvbishop

Mandy Bishop is a ritual artist, medicine maker, nature-based guide and mentor. She’s a perpetual student of these ancient ways and ancestral lifeways.  Born on the front range of Colorado (lands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute peoples), she is deeply connected to the mountains and the wild places, and when not tending her garden might be found foraging, crafting or jumping into wild waters. She’s also the founder of Old Ways Wisdom—a place to bridge the gap of disconnect in these wild times by rekindling the old ways and fostering relationship with the land, our bodies, and the ancient wisdom in our bones through deep storywork and ancestral skills. Mandy’s had the amazing privilege of learning these ancient skills like weaving from many different elders, incredible teachers, and through spending time with Indigenous tribes in various places.