Do-it-Yourself Digestive Bitters with Jess Turner

In the November edition of our Herbalism at GEEC series, we’ll delve into the digestive system and the bitter flavor, exploring a challenging taste that gives back so much to our bodies.

The impact of incorporating bitter foods into your daily routine can be dramatic! When with our mouths we taste the bitter flavor, our bodies begin a series of processes that help to regulate metabolism, relieve bloating, curb sugar cravings, improve liver function and support the release of digestive enzymes.

In this workshop we’ll demystify the process of making bitters, a tonic you can take before or after meals, and craft a jar of bitters using ingredients that can be found in the grocery store..

Registration Required. This is an outdoor event. Masks are required in Greenpoint Library.

Jess Turner (she/her) is a clinical herbalist, grower and educator whose practice is centered on helping frontline communities—low-income, working-class BIPOC communities who experience the first and worst impacts of climate change—repair through connection to the land and plants growing around them. In cities, these plants are often discarded as mere weeds. Her apothecary is Olamina Botanicals.