Herbal and Goat Milk Soap Making, with Linda Conroy

A full day of making soap. We will cover the myriad ways to add herbs for your soap, as well as how to make a creamy, moisturizing farm-fresh bar of goat milk soap. This class will cover the qualities of the herbs we can add, for their healing and moisturizing qualities and 3 approaches to soap making: hot process, cold process, and hand milling. In addition to making soap, we will learn to felt soap as well as add loofah sponges for exfoliation as well as additional nourishing skin qualities. This is a comprehensive soap-making class, that will offer a foundation for making soap with the best ingredients from the field, forest, and farm. Participants will leave with many bars of soap to cure at home, a recipe guide and skills for a lifetime.

Words from past participants
"Linda was a great teacher. She explained things well. Lots of hands-on. Lots of soap to take home. Useful skill to learn. Linda encouraged us to do it at home and gave supplier resources so we can. Other students were nice and we worked cooperatively. Lunch was yummy too!"

"Our Instructor was superb as she knows her subject matter well. She provided thorough explanations and demonstrations throughout the day. She made the class enjoyable with her keen sense of humor. She is vested in conveying her wealth of knowledge and passing this on to her students. Best of all, she provided a delicious and nourishing lunch and students departed with a good supply of quality soaps."

Date: Sunday, November 29, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Lunch will be provided.
Ages: 12+
Materials Fees: $35
Location: Gays Mills, WI

Sliding Scale Course Fee Guidelines (not including materials fee)

Supporter Level Ticket: $140
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Supported Level Ticket: $90
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