The History of Virginian Teas explores the history and rich traditions behind tea in our area. In this in-depth class, we're focusing on foraging passionflower and learning about it's historic use.

In this outdoor class, you'll learn how Black and Indigenous communities in our area used native passionflower for daily life. 

What you'll also get from this class:

1. First, you'll get a brief introduction to Jolly's Mill Pond
2. Learn foraging safety tips
3. You'll learn about passionflower and how it got its name
4. How to identify passionflower
5. How it was traditionally prepared as part of folk remedies
   
6. We'll also brew a fresh batch of passionflower tea.

This outdoor class takes place in the rugged and unspoiled environment of historic Jolly's Mill Pond in Williamsburg, VA. In the event of inclement weather (thunderstorms or heavy rain), we'll reschedule the class.