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Forage your own Medicine, Cosmetics, Perfumes & Oils

Putley, Hereford
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    Availability

    All year round

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    Duration

    All Day/Multiple days available

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    Price from

    From £110

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    Suitable for

    Adults & Children

Introduction

Rowan leads people who come on her courses on an exploration of the many and varied uses of herbs. You can learn to make your own top quality cosmetics and herbal preparations, your own natural perfumes and oils;  and how to safely identify, forage, cultivate, harvest and use many different plants . Courses includes practical ID, growing, harvesting from her organic garden, drying and storing herbs and making remedies for your own herbal medicine chest, or use spices medicinally or in your own hand made perfumes.

She runs practical 1 or 2 day workshop making teas, decoctions, infused oils, ointments, creams and other remedies.
Courses are all taught in person by Rowan McOnegal, a qualified medical herbalist, who has 30 years experience of teaching and working as a herbalist.

Come and learn how to make your own top quality additive free cosmetics and medicinal preparations, explore and harvest herbs from Rowan's organic garden in the heart of Herefordshire. Practical one day or weekend courses will enable you to make herbal remedies from fresh and dried herbs.
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Build your confidence in identifying wild plants

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Learn how to make infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, perfumes and more from plants that you have grown and harvested
yourself

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Empower yourself to work alongside nature around us to feel better, healthier, plus help biodiversity and the planet at the same time!

 

 

Why this experience is great for you

  • Foraging in the garden
  • Group discussion and fun with like-minded people  
  • The 'hands-on' approach aims to increase your confidence in and knowledge of the use of herbs for healing.
  • You will make at least 3 herbal preparations and take away ideas for many more.

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Facilities and additional information

Equipment needed: No need to bring anything except a packed lunch and outdoor clothing.

Weather: Runs in all weathers - can be held inside if weather is bad.

Parking: Plenty of parking at the venue.

Food and Drink: bring your own, but there is a farm shop 5 mins drive away that sells great food - it specialises in scotch eggs!

Toilets: Toilets on site.

Additional info: Groups of 10 Maximum. 

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