History of Passionflower Tea

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

This outdoor class takes place in the rugged and unspoiled environment of historic Jolly's Mill Pond in Williamsburg, VA.

In this class, you'll learn:

• You'll learn about passionflower and how it got its name
• How to identify passionflower
• How it was traditionally prepared as part of folk remedies
• We'll also brew a fresh batch of passionflower tea.

This class is part of Taste Local History, a culinary heritage series from Jolly's Mill Pond Farm. We teach history with food and drinks, especially the Black and Indigenous culinary heritage of our region.