About this Event
On this hands-on workshop and educational herb walk, you will explore and learn all about the wild spring plants growing around Oakbrook Farm that can support our health this season after the colder, darker months of winter. Learn how to safely work with local medicinal plants to craft your own 'spring tonic' and loose-leaf herbal tea blend.
During the first part of the morning, we will head out for a herb walk on the farm, where you will learn about the wild plants that can be used as medicine and food to benefit our health this spring. You will learn about the traditional uses of key spring herbs, their medicinal actions and uses in current herbal medicine practice, as well as how to safely identify and sustainably forage wild plants for making your own medicine. Various herbal preparations will be sampled on the walk.
In the second half of the session, you will be guided on how to craft your own ‘spring tonic’, working with freshly foraged plants gathered on our walk. Participants will also be guided on how to blend a bespoke loose-leaf spring tea, working from a selection of dried herbs.
Refreshments will be provided during the morning, and there will be lots of opportunities to ask questions, as well as the chance to browse useful books and other herbal resources.
Participants all receive a handout of spring remedies and recipes to take home.
All materials are provided, just turn up and enjoy!
No prior knowledge or experience of herbal medicine is necessary for this event.
About Flora:
Flora is a qualified medical herbalist, forager and gardener. She is passionate about inspiring people to connect with the plant world for their well-being and runs Wild Medicine Walks and workshops around Gloucestershire throughout the year. She practices herbal medicine in Cheltenham and Stroud clinics and is a member of the professional body ‘The National Institute of Medical Herbalists’ and 'The Association of Foragers'. She has a background in horticulture and was introduced to herbal medicine through her work on medicinal herb nurseries and organic herb farms. Alongside seeing patients, running workshops and herb walks, Flora also teaches on a professional herbal medicine diploma at Betonica School of Herbal Medicine.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Oakbrook Community Farm, Oakbrook Community Farm, Stroud, United Kingdom
GBP 45.00
