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Stewardship Weekend: Part 1
The day started with an extended opening circle; discussing gratitude and how to give back to the land in a good way in a world that doesn’t always reflect nature connected values. The [...]
Stalking the Wild Toothwort
Written by 2nd year apprentice, Tamara Anderson The 2017 plants apprenticeship group met for the first time on Saturday, April 29th for a wander southwest, along a section of the Bruce [...]
Scaling the Mono Cliffs
Story of the Day – Sunday April 30th, 2017 Mono Cliffs We started our day in the rain. It was pouring but it was exactly what the plants needed. We all huddled up underneath some old [...]
By Annie
In Apprenticeship, apprenticeships, caretaking, classes, earth tracks, Herbal Products, herbalism, Uncategorized
Posted Sipping Teas, Tasting Syrups & Making Plant Medicines
As I sip my tea, I think about the words that would help me best sum up our last weekend spent at our plants apprenticeship with Alexis. Our course has ended however, our wealth of plant [...]
Making Medicines – Balms, Salves & Liniments
Story of the Day – January 21st I had arrived late after having a rough morning in the kitchen of an Airbnb I was staying in. Blowing up the microwave isn’t exactly the most relaxing way to [...]
By Kelly Lucas
In Apprenticeship, apprenticeships, caretaking, classes, earth tracks, edible plants, Edibles, Education, foraging, gathering, grey county, harvest, Healing Power of Plants, Health, Herbal Products, herbalism, Herbalogy, land stewardship, medicinal plants, Medicinals, Mentoring, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, Uncategorized
Posted Tree Teachings
December Plants Apprenticeship Weekend 2016 We drove up Alexis’ driveway, excited for the weekend ahead of us, a few of our classmates were standing on the lawn, we waved, parked the car [...]
Stepping on roots at Boyne Valley Park
Fall is a fantastic season to explore roots and it has been a real treat to learn about new plant secrets this weekend. Today we met at Boyne Valley Park, a quaint location that allowed us to [...]
