Learn to cultivate and work with Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps) — a highly valued herb in Traditional Chinese and Japanese Medicine — through a hands-on agricultural learning experience. Participants will study its growth habits, soil preferences, and propagation techniques while gaining awareness of its medicinal and cultural significance.
What You’ll Learn:
How to grow and maintain mugwort in Hawai‘i’s tropical climate using sustainable and containment friendly methods.
Techniques for seed propagation, soil preparation, and organic management to ensure healthy, vigorous plants.
Responsible cultivation practices to prevent spread and maintain ecological balance.
Traditional herbal applications — including its historical use as a TCM herb and women’s womb tonic — discussed within a wellness education context.
Post-harvest processing and preservation methods to create value-added products like teas, tinctures, and moxa.
Each participant will receive seeds or starter plants and a small prepared herbal sample to take home.