Root Medicine Intensive

Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism

If you want to learn about herbal medicines outside on a beautiful farm while getting your hands dirty, this class is for you!

Annapolis Seeds

Summer Intensives and Herb Walks

Learn about herbal medicine this summer from experts in the field with a combined 30+ years experience.  From herbal first-aid to root medicine, to learning how to use local weeds as medicine, we have something for you!

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If you want to learn about herbal medicines outside on a beautiful farm while getting your hands dirty, this class is for you! Ember and Oren are kicking off the root harvesting season with this day-long intensive to share combined decades of experience and knowledge around everything ROOTS! In the late summer and fall the plants send their energy back into the earth and we find enhanced potency and relevance of root medicines. We have many medicinal roots that are common in the wild throughout Mi’kma’ki and easy to grow in our gardens.In this workshop you will:<ul><li>Learn how to harvest medicinal roots sustainably, centreing the well-being of the plants</li><li>Learn how to prepare root medicine including tinctures and honeys for the autumn and winter seasons (you will go home with some!)</li><li>Learn the details of how to harvest and use six different common root medicinal herbs: elecampane, burdock, echinacea, solomon’s seal, marshmallow, dandelion</li><li>Learn through your own senses and innate experience</li></ul>Grow your herbal confidence so you can go home and know how to harvest and use root medicines! No previous experience necessary, all are welcome. All materials provided. Limited spots available. About the InstructorsEmber Peters (they/them) is a clinical herbalist and educator based in Bridgetown NS, unceded Mi'kmaq territory. They are the founder of Wild Current Herbalism and co-founder of the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism. Ember has been teaching herbal medicine and practicing clinically for over a decade, with a focus on chronic illness and transgender herbal care. Ember recognizes community based holistic health as a tangible step towards collective and individual liberation and resilience. Ember is a Registered Herbal Practitioner with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia (HANS). For more information visit:<a href="http://www.wildcurrentherbalism.com/" title="http://www.wildcurrentherbalism.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> www.wildcurrentherbalism.com</a> Oren Hercz (he/him), has been in practice as a Clinical Herbalist since 2010, working in holistic health clinics, a family medicine office, and in private practice online. He teaches a year long beginner’s herbal medicine program and is co-founder of the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism. Oren cares deeply about bringing this traditional wisdom to today’s world, where we need it more than ever. He lives in Chester Basin with his 3 kids and gardens. Oren is a Registered Herbal Practitioner (RHP) with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia, where he currently sits on the board of directors. For more information visit:<a href="https://orenhercz.ca/" title="https://orenhercz.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> www.orenhercz.ca</a>

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