Hedgerow Pharmacy
Sunday 9th May 2010 10am -3pm
Learn easy ways to use common herbs(weeds) you have in your garden/hedgerow and spices in the kitchen for all manner of common ailments.
Magic of Plants
Sun 20 June 2010 10am-3pm
This fascinating workshop will delve into the magical uses, and folklore of plants.
Learn how to communicate with plant energies and make plant spirit essences.
For more information please telephone 01223-476730 or email: nature.working@ntlworld.com
- Venue: Abington Barn, North Rd Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, CB21 6AS
- Investment: £45.00 per workshop payable on booking
- Early bird price: £35.00 if booked before 1st March 2010
- Book 2 workshops: Further £10 discount
To guarantee your place please book early as there are only 15 places.
For more information please telephone 01223-476730 or email: nature.working@ntlworld.com
Hedgerow Pharmacy
When I cycle across Stourbridge common in Cambridge, and look at the sea of Nettles growing there each spring and later in the year see them mowed down I could weep. I think of how much nutrition could have been gotten from those humble plants, how many women could have been helped with infertility problems, how many arthritic joints could be eased, how they could be used to alleviate suffering from gout, kidney stones, eczema, fluid retention. . This is what motivates me to share my knowledge with you about how we can heal ourselves with common weeds and every day spices that are in our kitchen cupboards.
- Learn easy ways to make simple herbal remedies for treating yourself and your family
- Learn to identify which common weeds can be used to make poultices, fomentations, infusions
- Learn about how to make simple tinctures( liquid herbal medicines)
- Learn simple herbal first aid remedies.
- Registration will be at 9.30am for a 10am start, information sheets and herbal teas will be provided.
You will need to bring outdoor clothes and a packed lunch.
Magic of Plants
This workshop is being run near the summer solstice, one of the most important festivals of our celtic ancestors, because the countryside is abundant with a wealth of healing herbs and flowers
- Learn about the folklore and magical uses of plants used by our celtic ancestors
- Learn how to make a plant spirit essence
- Learn techniques for communing with plant spirits
- Registration will be at 9.30am for a 10am start, information sheets and herbal teas will be provided.
You will need to bring a packed lunch, something to sit on outside and a rattle or simple shaker if you have one.
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