When: 10:30am - 3pm, Sunday 3 May 2020

Where: Malmsbury Town Hall

Who: Residents of Malmsbury (Also includes Taradale, Lauriston and Drummond)*

Cost: $60/$40 concession
Includes a $20 materials fee per person as participants will take home soap, a beeswax wrap and samples of everything that we make in the class.

Sustainable Malmsbury presents this workshop thanks to a Small Projects Grant from Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

In this intensive, hands-on workshop you will learn how to produce and enjoy the benefits of natural, wholesome soap and skincare products - free from harsh chemicals.

Emily is especially passionate about using natural fats like lard and tallow which are often a discarded waste, pure beeswax and seasonal herbs and flowers from the garden.

She will teach you how to make your own soap, salve, body butter and lip balm - as well as reusable beeswax food wraps.

All recipes can be easily recreated at home without any fancy equipment - and are based on ingredients you can source locally and economically.

* Eligibility:

Residents of Malmsbury, Lauriston, Drummond and Taradale may register for this workshop.

This is a subsidised workshop aimed at connecting and upskilling the local Malmsbury community.  Participants must be full time residents of Malmsbury and surrounding villages - Lauriston, Drummond, Taradale. Places in this class are reserved for residents of these towns. Please do not register if you reside in other towns. Registrants form other towns will have their booking refunded.

Hand to Ground is the small-holding regenerative farm business of Emily + Alex Sims located in the Macedon Ranges.

They run workshops on homesteading skills such as soap making and gluten free baking.