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Have you heard of medicinal vinegars? Join community herbalist Sarah Samms Velazquez to explore the art and science of three traditional medicinal vinegars: fire cider, four thieves vinegar, and Amish elixir. Learn what they are, how they are used and how to make them. You will have the choice to make one of the three listed vinegars to take home, along with a full understanding of its properties. All materials are provided.
Speaker
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Sarah Samms Velázquez
Sarah Samms Velázquez, CRM, PWS, is a community herbalist, essayist, and poet who destigmatizes the human experience, one story at a time. Sarah’s work has appeared in literary & news magazines across the country including NBAP Literary Magazine, Public Source, and Pathos Literary Magazine. Sarah has worn several editorial hats but prefers to be lost in the throes of messy beginnings.
Sarah is the founder of The Medicine House, a community herbalism movement and aspiring urban herbal farm in Northern Appalachia. She further serves her community by teaching creative writing in Recovery Centers to the formerly incarcerated and manages its programs at Write Pittsburgh. Sarah is also an avid hiker, a traveler of society’s underbelly, a music nerd, and an art dabbler.
Write Pittsburgh is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people tell their stories. We offer creative writing, storytelling, and arts-based programs for teens, adults, and individuals in community, recovery, and transitional spaces across Allegheny County.
Have you heard of medicinal vinegars? Join community herbalist Sarah Samms Velazquez to explore the art and science of three traditional medicinal vinegars: fire cider, four thieves vinegar, and Amish elixir. Learn what they are, how they are used and how to make them. You will have the choice to make one of the three listed vinegars to take home, along with a full understanding of its properties. All materials are provided.
Speaker
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Sarah Samms Velázquez
Sarah Samms Velázquez, CRM, PWS, is a community herbalist, essayist, and poet who destigmatizes the human experience, one story at a time. Sarah’s work has appeared in literary & news magazines across the country including NBAP Literary Magazine, Public Source, and Pathos Literary Magazine. Sarah has worn several editorial hats but prefers to be lost in the throes of messy beginnings.
Sarah is the founder of The Medicine House, a community herbalism movement and aspiring urban herbal farm in Northern Appalachia. She further serves her community by teaching creative writing in Recovery Centers to the formerly incarcerated and manages its programs at Write Pittsburgh. Sarah is also an avid hiker, a traveler of society’s underbelly, a music nerd, and an art dabbler.
Write Pittsburgh is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people tell their stories. We offer creative writing, storytelling, and arts-based programs for teens, adults, and individuals in community, recovery, and transitional spaces across Allegheny County.
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