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Medicine of the People - a herbal celebration
Medicine of the People is excited to expand to a two-days event this year for its 6th edition! Come and celebrate the plants with us!
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Gaspereau Mountain Herb Farm and Botanical Sanctuary 504 Old Fuller Rd Gaspereau Mountain, NS B4P2R1 Canada
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About this event
Participants will get to learn as much about tending, growing, harvesting and transforming our medicinal plants as applying their therapeutic qualities to healing. Hands-on workshops on medicine making and farming will be offered as well as classes suited to all levels of herbal enthusiats! Herb walks led by experts will parallel each sessions to enable participants to gain confidence in "getting out there" and interacting with our plants allies.
For details on the classes and workshops offered, go to https://medicineofthepeoplens.blogspot.com/. For schedule, see below...
The weekend will be enriched by festivities, musical performances, yoga classes as well as many opportunities to learn and connect.
You are welcome to camp over and bring food to contribute to a large potluck!
Join us and experience the beauty and healing power of the plants.
Saturday August 13th
9am - Registration
9:30 Opening Circle with Mindy Gallant
10-11:15
Farm tour with John Cummings
Herb Walk with Andrée-Anne Bédard
Tincture Making with Ember Peters
11:30-12:45
Taste and Smell to Herbal Mastery with Oren Hercz
The Art of Integration with Nathan Torti
Hugelkultur design with Coco Gaudet
12:45-1:45 POTLUCK LUNCH!
1:45-3:45
Herbs for Fertility with Ember Peters
Growing TCM herbs in Nova Scotia with John Cummings
4:00 Closing Circle with Mindy Gallant
Saturday night: Sound healing with Chandra Lockhart and Live music by Jont 🎶🌔
Sunday August 14th
7h30-8h30 Morning yoga with Devon Koeller
9am - Registration
9:30 Opening Circle with Mindy Gallant
10-11:15
Alchemical Elders with Daniel Wiseman
Mushroom walk with Keith Williams
11:30-12:45
Immunity from a Vitalist's Perspective with Andrée-Anne Bédard
Herb walk with Lynn Marie Mattie
Hugelkultur design with Coco Gaudet
12:45-1:45 POTLUCK LUNCH!
1:45-3:45
Plant Poisons with Savayda Jarone
Panel discussion on the Psychedelic Renaissance in Canada with Keith Williams, Brenda Perks and Lori Bear
4:00 Closing Circle with Mindy Gallant