Build on your Plant knowledge through Ecological, ETHICAL and safe FORAGING techniques.
Explore what it means to be part of nature. Humans have evolved over time, through our relationship with the land. All peoples developed ethical foraging practices.
Learn to create your own plant blessing and ask permission from a plant, to harvest from that community. Experience what a strong plant community looks like. Learn the many small tests and tips you can use to safely forage.
Take home a new plant to work with on each forage outing!
Dates:
Sun. June 4th Time: 10:00 to 1:30 - Flowers, stems, pollen and water plants. A true basket of abundance!
Friday June 16th - Time: 10 am to 1:30 pm Foraging water plants and flower buds for soup flavoring and more!
Wed. July 5th Time: 9:30 to 12:30 - Pollen, flowers, stalks and leaves.
Wed. July 19th Time: 9:30 to 12:30 - Flowers, berries and seeds, seasonal wild treats!
Meeting Locations: Rancher's Corner on highway 22 near Millarville market, the Sibbald turn off on the TransCanada and highway 66, or in the Hamlet of Bragg Creek. Meet up info and forms will be e-mailed after registration.
Price per person: $70
Includes: Foraging tools, a nature gift of reciprocity, baskets to use, take home bags, an experienced forager and wilderness first aid trained guide, recipe ideas.
(Small group experience only) 4 to 10 people
*Details will be e-mailed upon registration*
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FORAGING AND SALVE MAKING
Building plant relationships by harvesting nature's plants and making healing salves.
Join our special guest Jo-Anne Wilson of Herbal Healing Inc. to create your own "take home" salves from the plants we find on this special walkabout!
Just south of Chain Lakes Prov. park is a stunning ranch. We are invited here, to take you on a wonderful foraging walk at the U LAZY U homestead. Here you will learn to ethically forage plants and how to dry them for future salve making. Yet from previously dried herbs you will be making more than one salve to take home!
Date: Saturday June 3rd
Meeting Location: We will meet in Longview, AB at 9:00 am. Details and forms will be e-mailed to registrants prior to the outing.
Price per person: $185
Includes: Foraging tools, a nature gift of reciprocity, baskets to use, paper bags, take home salves, an experienced forager and wilderness first aid trained guide, instruction from Herbal Healing Inc.
*Details will be e-mailed upon registration*
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