Become a home bartender that is capable of crafting fun and tasty alcohol-free drinks for entertaining. During the workshop, receive new recipes, great ingredients and easy tips of flavor layering to create perfect substitutes for alcohol. Learn techniques, garnishes and ingredients, and taste the creations during this demonstration class.
Marcy earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Anthropology with a focus on Native Cultures of the United States. She worked for 20 years as a museum curator and director, but changed direction and took her hobby and turned her personal passion into a full-time endeavor.
Growing herbs began in 1992 for Marcy after taking a class at an herb shop. She then started the Backyard Patch to market her herbs in 1995. Her programs have been listed as a "Best of the Best" in the Northern Illinois Library Association publication. Marcy is also a published author on subjects relating to herbs, both growing and using, and she is a regular contributing author to both The Essential Herbal Magazine and Wisconsin Herbalist.
Marcia Lautanen-Raleigh
