Food: foraging & wild food courses

Wild basketry- workshop in the woods, forage your materials

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Wild basketry- workshop in the woods, forage your materials

East Sussex

£90

Learn how to make baskets from foraged materials which we gather on the day from the woodland site. On offer is a wide variety of techniques & materials including bramble, bark, bone, wild rose, grass, reed mace, bulrush. Learn about the whole cycle of production- harvesting the raw materials & processing them, through to completing a beautiful & useful basket to take home with you. Courses are scheduled to coincide with the seasonal availability of plants for foraging, therefore a different plant material and process is offered on each date...

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Bushcraft with Native Hands

East Sussex

£90

A day in the woods foraging your materials to learn specific bushcraft skills, using ancient techniques. On offer is wild fire-making, wild cordage (string), bone needle-making, bark containers, baskets etc. The exact contents of the day are determined by the time of year, so please check the website courses calendar page, via the button above. Empowering, creative, skills for life... We aim to give you a satisfying learning experience as well as an enjoyable time away from it all. To support you in getting the most from your time, some...

Bronze AWARD

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Our healing garden herbal remedies

Dorset

£60

Introduction to herbal remedies An introductory day of plant knowledge, traditional healing and remedies. We will look at ... Herbal medicine: the art and science The plants: identification, how we use them The remedies: teas, tinctures, oils, salves, creams, and many more... Your first steps: growing your own herbs, wild harvesting, preparation, preserving Learn how to use herbs medicinally, including sensory sessions and tastings. You will take home a selection of taster remedies and a plant/seeds to start your herbal journey!

Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

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Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

Herefordshire - Next course on 7th December 2019

£195

Introduction to herbal medicine - A weekend course covering the basics of using herb 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 working as...

Summer dyes from the countryside - one day course

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Summer dyes from the countryside - one day course

Shropshire - Next course on 7th June 2020

£65

Summer Dyes from the Countryside - one day course at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. Take a basket and wander through the meadows, investigate our hedgerows and gardens to identify and collect traditional dye material. Participants will prepare dye baths of vibrant colours and dip and dye wool samples to take home. The historic use of dye plants and fibres will be explored through studying examples from the museum social history collection. Early Summer Dyes June and Late Summer dyes August, the courses will use different produce for the dyes...

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

Herefordshire - Next course on 18th January 2020

£95

The Natural Health Chest: Assemble your own herbal medicine chest for health and wellbeing, including herbal approaches to common conditions Course Overview We will be using the principles of holistic natural medicine for maintaining health and wellbeing and discussing herbal approaches to, and useful herbal preparations to have on hand for, common ailments. We will look at many different herbs in different forms, and make preparations from them. This will include making a tisane, an infused oil, an ointment, a cream, which you will take home with you, together with...

Bronze AWARD

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Wild Food Day: Walk & Forage

Cardiganshire

£45

Foraging Day at Hafod Estate, Ystwyth Valley, Ceredigion (about 12 miles from Aberystwyth) Join professional forager Jade Mellor for a full day of wild food foraging. Spring is a time of abundance and new life. Of fresh, green leaves, edible blooms and the most tender, tasty and nutritious wild food. Join me in this very special opportunity to spend a whole day foraging in the heart of the beautiful, magical, Hafod estate . We will explore woodland and meadows, next to waterfalls, along meandering paths and streams. We will be...

Autumn Winter foraging walks

Bristol - Next course on 30th November 2019

£35

We put on foraging walks and outdoor cooking workshops in and around Bristol. This walk will be led by a forager from Totally Wild UK, 10:30am -13:30 at Fernhill Farm. After introductions we will get in to the mind set of a forager before heading out to discover the vast array of wild edibles lying all around us - including mushrooms, berries and nuts. Whilst on the walk you will get the chance to try some pre made tasters from infusions to jams, chutneys, salt pickles, syrups, salts and herb...

Silver AWARD

Botanical gin and wild cocktails

Herefordshire - Next course on 16th August 2020

£95

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...

Fire skills workshop with poetry and Thanksgiving feast

Bristol - Next course on 30th November 2019

£50

Let's celebrate thanksgiving with creativity, fresh air and an abundance of beautiful food. It will be a chance to reflect on the year, be with friends and strangers in a cosy barn with delicious food and heartwarming music and poetry. I've had fun cooking this one up! Before tucking into the 3-course feast created by Hannah Thomas of Herbs & Wild, we will have an afternoon of two workshops. You will have the opportunity to attend both. Afternoon workshops 1. Fire skills This will be led by my friend Stef...