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Bring Herbal Healing into your life! Learn the basics of Traditional Herbal Medicine, according to the Wise Woman Tradition, and how it compares to other natural healing modalities and Modern Western Medicine.  Begin to get to know your green allies, and how to prepare your own herbal medicine, including tinctures, infusions, oils and salves....

Bonsai is the ancient Japanese art form of miniature trees in containers. It is an art form that helps connect us to nature. Through this process, it strengthens our spirit. This is why Bonsai can be a figurative mirror image of the grower. With an open heart and mind, students can start their own journey of personal growth through the art of bonsai...

Trace the history of pizza by visiting a mix of wood-fired Neapolitan, coal-fired, and classic New York slice joints on this 2.5 hour walking tour. You'll hit a spread of neighborhoods including Boerum Hill. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, and the Columbia Waterfront district.  What's Included All tours include pizza tastings, kitchen tours,...

Waterstones enable you to get the sharpest edge in an efficient and clean manner. No messy oil or grinding down your tools! In this one evening session, students will learn to sharpen woodworking chisels and plane blades, as well as pocket knifes and kitchen knifes using Japanese water stones. Tool sharpening with waterstones is a fundamental part...

Transform a piece of ordinary rebar into a beautiful knife that you design! This workshop will immerse you in the world of knifesmithing – the art, science, and practice of using heat and hammers (among other tools) to shape steel. You will transform a piece of ordinary piece of rebar (steel reinforcing rod) into a beautiful knife of your own design....

Key Points about this Tour: 2.75 hours Ticket price is per person. Minimum of 2 and Maximum of 3 ticket purchase for $112 Private elegant tables assigned to each booking. Each features cushioned section, a large exterior window and plexiglass dividers. Offered aboard Manhattan or Manhattan II (1920s inspired yachts) Capacity limitations will...

Central Park provides a great window into the world of wild foods of mid-spring. It's the peak of the season for wild salad greens, and we'll be finding great quantities of renewable ingredients: Spicy mustard greens, such as garlicky garlic mustard, hot hedge mustard, and even hotter poor man's pepper, will abound on lawns or under trees anywhere,...

Students will do stretching exercises and intense work out to improve general body strength, speed, coordination and endurance.

Do you know how to protect yourself against muggers, street assailants and sexual predators? Workshop Agenda: What you should know presentation Real World Hands-On techniques with trained professionals Q & A with Wine and Cheese

Operators who complete this OSHA certified forklift course will be able to operate Class C Forklifts. OSHA certification protects against heavy fines and potential liability. Other benefits include: lower maintenance costs, reduced material damage, increased efficiency and fewer near-miss accidents (or more serious accidents). When properly trained,...

Stretch & Flexibility Training for women who are looking to reduce injury, mobilize joints and increase range of motion.

Key Points about this tour: 2 Hours Price is per person. Maximum of 9 ticket purchase. Aboard ADIRONDACK - inspired by the pilot schooners of the 1890s Sails past One World Trade Center, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty 80 Feet in length and about 2000 square feet of sail area Great for families who want to sail and see the sights!...

A great abundance of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms makes this park a great place for edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms in late summer. Burdock, an expensive detoxifying herb sold in health food stores, abounds in cultivated areas throughout the park. You can also use this invasive species as a superb root vegetable, or even...

Cut a board, level a shelf; install an anchor bolt in a hollow wall. We'll show you the must-have home repair tools and teach you to use them on your own projects. Discover your inner handyperson and save money on basic repairs. Hands-On Home Repair classes are meeting in an in-person lab with hands-on experience.