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Get started with ease,grow your own produce

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Get started with ease,grow your own produce

In-person course

Ceredigion - Next course on 4th March 2022

£95

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as Covid-19 has turned our focus to the truly essential elements of life; food and health. I'm running courses again with smaller groups outside in my large training gardens. I have extra cleaning measures in place and all attendees will be contacted to confirm they have no coronavirus symptoms pre event. Online course also available - see my other listings. This course is ideal for those new to grow your own as well as...

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as Covid-19 has turned our focus to the truly essential elements of life; food...

Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

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Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

In-person course

Herefordshire - Next course on 19th March 2022

£225

Introduction to herbal medicine - A weekend course covering the basics of herbalism and using herbs in the home Course Overview An Introduction to Herbal Medicine Making. An exploration of the uses of herbs and learn to make your own top quality cosmetics and herbal preparations. Includes ID, growing, harvesting from my organic garden, drying and storing herbs. A practical 2 day workshop making teas, decoctions, infused oils, ointments, creams and other remedies This herbal medicine making course run by qualified herbalist Rowan McOnegal, who has 30 years experience of...

Introduction to herbal medicine - A weekend course covering the basics of herbalism and using herbs in the home Course Overview An Introduction to Herbal Medicine Making. An exploration of...

How to create herbal tea blends - with Living Naturally Loving Life

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How to create herbal tea blends - with Living Naturally Loving Life

Online on-demand course

£29

Self-Sufficient Herbalism - How To Create Herbal Tea Blends Workshop Suitability This workshop is equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into creating herbal tea blends and for the more experienced herb users. It's an ideal workshop for those who wish to start blending enjoyable, quality, health giving brews, rather than relying on poor quality, shop bought herbal tea bags that barely taste of anything! By the end of the course you will be brewing multiple herbal tea blends with confidence. All workshops and professional diploma courses are...

Self-Sufficient Herbalism - How To Create Herbal Tea Blends Workshop Suitability This workshop is equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into creating herbal tea blends and for...

The natural health chest: assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing

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The natural health chest: assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing

In-person course

Herefordshire - Next course on 16th April 2022

£110

The Natural Health Chest: Assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing, including herbal approaches to common conditions Course Overview Grow your own medicine! On this one day course you will learn how to assemble a personal medicine chest using the principles of holistic medicine, for maintaining health and wellbeing. We will discuss herbalism, and herbal approaches to common ailments and useful herbal preparations to have on hand for them. We will look at many different herbs in different forms, and make some preparations from them. This will...

The Natural Health Chest: Assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing, including herbal approaches to common conditions Course Overview Grow your own medicine! On this one day...

Park Friendly Forage!

In-person course

Merseyside - Next course on 5th December 2021

£60

Bringing the forage to you. Interested in wild plants/trees and foraging from them, but can’t make an out of area location? I’m offering a personalised forage in any municipal park in the North West for up to 6 people. From the biodiversity of the Wirral, Shore lines of Sefton, Sandstones of Liverpool through to industrial St Helens and Knowsley. Maybe you have a favourite park or place to walk the dog or a child? Discover all the edibles that can be found at your local park. My in depth foraging...

Bringing the forage to you. Interested in wild plants/trees and foraging from them, but can’t make an out of area location? I’m offering a personalised forage in any municipal park...

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Botanical gin and wild cocktails

In-person course

Herefordshire - Next course on 17th April 2022

£110

Botanical gin and Wild Cocktails Find out about the history of gin and explore the huge range of fresh and dried herbs and spices that you can use to make your own gin blend. From its origins in the Middle Ages, gin has evolved from a herbal medicine to an artisan product. Create your own botanical gin using freshly foraged herbs from the garden, together with dried herbs and spices, and learn to identify and blend these botanical ingredients to make your own gin creation, which you will take away...

Botanical gin and Wild Cocktails Find out about the history of gin and explore the huge range of fresh and dried herbs and spices that you can use to make...

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The spice of life: a practical exploration of the medicinal use of spices

In-person course

Herefordshire - Next course on 10th December 2022

£110

The Spice of Life a practical exploration of the medicinal use of spices. One day course on using spices for pleasure and healing Course Overview Explore the medicinal use of spices A practical day workshop making cordials, infused oils and other warming remedies with cardamom, frankincense, fennel, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and many other spices. We will also discuss some of the principles of herbalism, and the art of herbal medicine.

The Spice of Life a practical exploration of the medicinal use of spices. One day course on using spices for pleasure and healing Course Overview Explore the medicinal use of...

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1 Day Foraging Course

In-person course

Kent - Next course on 16th April 2022

£90

Our 1 day foraging courses are for anyone who’d like to gain an insight into the edible delights of the British hedgerow and woodlands. So if you’re curious about the plants, berries and fruits that grow around you and wonder which you can eat and which you need to avoid, come and join us! On our foraging courses the focus is on edible plants, nuts, berries and fruits commonly found in the hedgerow and woodland. Note that what we find and forage will depend on the time of year you...

Our 1 day foraging courses are for anyone who’d like to gain an insight into the edible delights of the British hedgerow and woodlands. So if you’re curious about the...

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Herbal Remedies

In-person course

Kent - Next course on 17th April 2022

£90

The use of plants as medicine predates written history and their use to treat disease is almost universal among non-industrialised societies. In Europe and the US, the use of herbal remedies has become more widespread as the scientific evidence about the their effectiveness has become more widely available. A recent BBC report stated that about a quarter of all adults in the UK have used a herbal medicine in the past two years, mostly bought over the counter in health food shops and pharmacies. Many of the pharmaceuticals currently available...

The use of plants as medicine predates written history and their use to treat disease is almost universal among non-industrialised societies. In Europe and the US, the use of herbal...

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Polytunnel grow your own . Productive, organic, year round food growing

Online on-demand course

£95

I’ve been asked a lot over previous months about online teaching materials and I have now devised a package I feel offers the right mix of advice, materials and interactivity. I didn’t want to offer something that was just tutorials as I feel connectivity is more important than ever in our disconnected world. Here’s what I’ve come up with. Hope you like it. Polytunnel year round growing course • This includes access to an hour’s worth of short videos, covering the year round growing basics filmed with me talking from...

I’ve been asked a lot over previous months about online teaching materials and I have now devised a package I feel offers the right mix of advice, materials and interactivity....