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Slow down, sip wild herbal teas, and reconnect with nature on a guided spring walk. Forage, share samosas, and rediscover presenceAbout this Event
VOLUME I |SPRING 2026
THEME: Earth & Emergence
SERIES: Forij Field Trip
EDITION: Sip, Snack & Stroll
SESSION: Foraging and Book walk - Edgbaston Reservoir
*Children go free * [Ages 16 and under, max 2 per adult]
CONCEPT
There is a moment in spring when everything begins again.
Tender leaves push through soil.
Bitterness softens.
Light lingers a little longer.
And yet, many of us move through it without noticing - caught in cycles of urgency, distraction, and quiet disconnection.
Sip, Snack & Stroll is an invitation to step out of that rhythm.
To slow down enough to feel the season changing - not just around you, but within you.
Set along the edges of Edgbaston Reservoir, this gathering offers a return to something older and more intuitive:
walking with attention, learning directly from the land, and remembering that the plants around us are not passive - they are generous, storied, and alive with meaning.
On this dusking edition, we’ll observe the sunset together, syncing our senses to the natural rhythm of day and night, and reconnecting to our circadian rhythms as the light softens over the reservoir.
This is not just a foraging walk.
It is a gentle reorientation - back to presence, to curiosity, to belonging.
REGENERATIVE GATHERINGS: For every ticket purchased, a tree will be planted through our reforestation partners as part of Forij’s commitment to ecological regeneration - extending the impact of these small, slow gatherings beyond the room.
THE EXPERIENCE
We begin by arriving softly.
Through a guided meditation, you’ll be invited to land in your body, quiet the noise of the day, and open your senses - a threshold between the pace you’ve come from and the one you’re about to enter.
An opportunity to to set down the weight of the day.
From there, we walk.
Slowly. Attentively. Together.
Along the reservoir path, we will meet the plants of early spring - not rushing past them, but pausing long enough to notice their textures, their scent, their quiet insistence on returning year after year.
At intervals, we will gather to brew simple herbal infusions from the plants we encounter, served in ceremonial terracotta tasting cups.
Each cup becomes a moment of connection - to flavour, to story, to history - as I share the folklore, uses, and cultural significance held within each plant.
Between these pauses, the walk unfolds in conversation and quiet observation - a rhythm of movement and stillness, learning and sensing.
To finish, there will be fresh samosas and mini beetroot and rose lattes to share, grounding the experience in nourishment and the simple joy of eating together outdoors.
Before you leave, you’ll be invited to take away your terracotta clay cup - something to hold onto, to carry home, to continue the ritual of slow tea and seasonal noticing in your own time.
PRACTICE
This is a practice of remembering.
Remembering how to walk without rushing.
How to notice without naming everything immediately.
How to receive from the land with care and reciprocity.
You will:
• Learn to recognise and relate to seasonal spring plants
• Explore their medicinal qualities, folklore, and cultural histories
• Brew and taste fresh herbal infusions outdoors in ceremonial terracotta tasting cups
• Deepen your sensory awareness - engaging sight, smell, taste, and touch
• Experience walking as a form of presence, rather than transit
This is analogue ecology -knowledge gathered through the body, not the screen.
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
A quieter mind.
A softened pace.
• A felt sense of connection - to land, to season, to self
• Practical knowledge of herbal infusion you can return to
• A deeper alignment with your natural circadian rhythm
• A terracotta clay cup to carry the ritual forward
• A renewed way of moving through green spaces - no longer as backdrop, but as relationship
You leave with more than information.
You leave with a different way of noticing.
WHO THIS IS FOR
• Those who feel the quiet pull to slow down, but don’t know how
• Those tired of moving through days without really arriving in them
• Creatives, carers, and thinkers seeking space to breathe and reconnect
• Anyone curious about plants, foraging, and seasonal living
• Anyone longing to feel more at home in the world around them
No experience is needed.
Only a willingness to pause.
PRICING & ACCESIBILITY: INVESTING IN SOLIDARITY
At Forij, we believe access to creativity, connection, and care should not be a privilege - but a shared right.
Inspired by solidarity economics, our pricing invites you to choose a contribution that feels fair, supporting both your experience and the wider community.
Your investment is more than a ticket - it fuels a network of shared learning, connection, and regenerative practice.
Every choice helps us create spaces where everyone can thrive.
This is solidarity in action: people over profit, community over hierarchy, presence over pace.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Midland Sailing Club, Icknield Port Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tickets
GBP 0.00 to GBP 19.50
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