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Join us for a weekend to explore and celebrate the diverse relationships that humans have with plants. Whether you have an interest in herbal medicine, stewardship, foraging, gardening, [...]

Have you ever wondered how herbal tinctures are made?  The shelves in the health food store are filled with small bottles of tinctures made with many different healing plants that […]

This one-day workshop will focus on learning about some of the many edible & medicinal plants that are found during the summer.  Many plants are entering their prime growth period […]

This one-day workshop will focus on learning about some of the many edible & medicinal plants that are found during the late spring/early summer.  Many of the common plants around […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

The usual sounds of the forest were temporarily replaced by the rhythmic sounds of our knives carving the black cherry tree pieces from which we were making our digging sticks.  […]

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, […]

This weekend is one of my favourite weekends, getting the chance to work with natural fibres, learn new skills and work with my hands is such meaningful work. This weekend […]