Medicinal Herbs (Spring) - 9th April 2027 - £95
Medicinal Herbs (Spring) - 9th April 2027 - £95
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Course Description
'What a wonderfully inspiring day - so much fun and information and great to be so hands on.'
At a glance, this course:
- Supports people's wellbeing
- Connects people with nature
About the workshop
Learn how to use plants and herbal remedies to improve your health and wellbeing on this highly practical one day course in the Hampshire South Downs. Spend a day learning how to identify and use medicinal herbs growing in our gardens and the wider countryside to detoxify and revitalise the body.
Spring Course:
At this time of year the vibrant new spring growth is packed full of enlivening, detoxifying and invigorating properties. Join us as we identify and harvest the wild greens and flowers of spring and learn how to create preparations to ready our body and mind for the warmer, longer days ahead.
Morning session: Spring Greens
- Safety briefing about foraging and connecting with wild herbs for food and medicine
- Benefit of wild crafting
- Out for a forage focussing on Spring greens. These will include cleavers, nettle, wild garlic, dandelion, chickweed, garlic mustard and three cornered leeks
- Create an infused vinegar
- Discuss methodology, benefits and history of this herbal preparation
- Discuss suggested uses of the vinegar (internally, externally, culinary, how to make an oxymel from vinegar)
Afternoon Session: Spring Flowers
- Foraging walk focusing on spring flowers (primrose, violet, dandelion)
- A little of the mythology about toxic spring flowers such as daffodils.
The course will give you:
- The essential skills of foraging and safe identification of wild, edible and medicinal plants
- Knowledge to identify wild herbs, greens and flowers for culinary and medicinal use
- Several different techniques to create preparations to harness the plants' properties
- The tonics and remedies you have made to take home, plus a detailed handout of the recipes
This course is suitable for:
- Beginners and anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of herbal medicine
- When using wild plants medicinally if you have any existing health issues (including any allergies or contact dermatitis), any prescribed medication or you may be pregnant, please consult your doctor in advance
- For the foraging, we will be walking a fair way on a hillside with uneven terrain, if you have any mobility concerns, please contact the courses team using this email: courses@sustainability-centre.org before booking
What to bring:
- Weather appropriate clothes
- Bring outdoor sturdy shoes
- Notepad, pens and pencils
- Two clean glass jars with a secure lid (around 300ml)
- A basket or bag for foraging (optional)
- A metal or ceramic mixing bowl (small or medium sized)
- A pair of sharp scissors and gloves
- Packed lunch or lunch can be purchased from the Beech Cafe
Cancellations, refunds, and bursaries:
Read the full Adult Courses Cancellations and Refunds Policy and Courses Bursary Fund Information.
About the tutor
Sammie Longhorn, is a forager, folk herbalist and storyteller. Her passion is for reconnecting people with the incredible edible and medicinal properties of our wild and native plant life. She loves showing people all the wonderful wild herbs and flowers flourishing in our meadows, woodlands and wild areas. She also loves to share these benefits along with tips for safe identification and an explanation of how the plants would have been used historically and traditionally. Sammie will offer tips for culinary ideas and methods of how to convert our harvests into preparations to boost the health of ourselves and our friends and family. Sammie has a passion for sharing each plants folklore and mythology, this is how our ancient ancestors would have passed along the knowledge of which plants can harm us and which can heal us. Each season brings its own gifts for the herbcrafter and she looks forward to sharing them all. | Website: The Hedgerow Yogi Instagram: @the_hedgerow_yogi Facebook: The Hedgerow Yogi |
Location
The Sustainability Centre, Hampshire, GU321HR