Resource person: connect@theguelphoutdoorschool.com

Description:

For foragers and herbalists alike, the first blush of spring is one of the most exciting times to browse field and forest for wild foods and medicines. Come take a tour of the vibrant flavours of our bioregion!

In the first part of this workshop, we’ll get out on the land and explore field identification, ecology and medicinal and edible properties of local plants, with an emphasis on abundant introduced species like nettle, plantain, dandelion and cleavers. You’ll never see these “weeds” the same way again.

In the second part of the workshop, we’ll gather around the fire and learn to prepare culinary and medicinal concoctions from our harvest.

Bioregional herbalism is the practice of tapping into the medicine of locally abundant plants, connecting the dots between herbal medicine, ecology, and relationship to place. This workshop offers an introduction to plant medicine from a framework grounded in reciprocity, right relationship, ethical harvesting, and walking gently on the land.

Instructor bios:

Dani Hagel is a herbalist,wildlife tracker and small-scale herb farmer whose work weaves together the art and science of plant medicine, naturalist knowledge, and folk craft. Bringing over 15 years experience working with wild plants as food and medicine, Dani believes land-based practices can help us guide us into right relationship with each other and the more-than-human world. These days, she's obsessed with invasive plants as teachers.  She cultivates a diverse landscape of medicinal, edible, ecological, and craft plants on her permaculture-inspired herb farm, Eramosa Herbals.

Annie Sanassian is an educator, naturalist, spoon carver, mushroom farmer, and artist inspired by the natural world. As a child, she stumbled upon camel bones in the desert while exploring with her family. They were gifted to an artist friend and transformed into art, a moment that sparked her lifelong curiosity and love of creating. Today, she works with wood and organic materials, carving playful, eccentric spoons and exploring the edges of conversation between humans and the more-than-human world. Through her craft, she invites curiosity, connection, and new ways of seeing and being.

Sliding scale pricing is available. Visit https://www.theguelphoutdoorschool.com/economics-for-a-changing-world to review options and select a coupon code that meets your financial needs.

Available spots: 12 out of 12

Price: $85.00 Taxes not included

Required age: Over 18 years old on the day of the activity

Tags: Adult Workshop

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