Growing and managing herbs are at the heart of herbalism. The day is dedicated to gardening, grounding and diving into the active engagement of dealing with herbs. Interacting with plants and the natural world is healing in its own right; we consist of inorganic elements and we are interconnected with all living organisms through our evolutionary history, sharing most of our molecular DNA. Through our contact with the earth, we combat oxidation and aging and we can improve our physical, mental and of course, emotional state of being.

The first part of the workshop is dedicated to gardening, where we’ll learn about the lives of different plants and their growing conditions, their needs, dangers, desires, and relationships with other living beings of their ecosystem. We’ll be introduced to gardening techniques and have hands-on experience in planting new plants, looking after plants, or looking after a garden as a whole, within the principles of permaculture and biodynamic growing.

In the second part, we’ll collect medicinal parts of a few different plants and we’ll learn about how we process them depending on species and plant part, how we dry and grind them, how we store them and how we assess vitality.

During our break, we’ll share a light, but nutritious and energizing lunch from organic ingredients.

• Bring appropriate clothes for gardening and let us know if you have any allergies.