Learn to let nature heal you: workshop

We’ve all heard about local food security, but what about local medicine security?

A pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, and inflation have only demonstrated that we need to find sustainable and affordable solutions, especially when it comes to health. Here in qathet we are blessed to have an abundance of wild, weedy, and ornamental plants that all have potential as medicine. We are a dedicated group of healers that want to highlight this potential to the people of qathet, and build a community of like-minded folk that want to infuse their lives with the healing power of nature (vis medicatrix naturae).

Coming up in August we’re offering a three-day herbal medicine making workshop, showing you how to make a huge assortment of different remedies, as well as how to find, harvest and prepare local and wild plants to be used as medicine. The program includes a 50-page manual and samples of all the medicine we’ll make: infusions, decoctions, powders, pills, tinctures, percolations, confections, syrups, medicated oils, salves, emulsions, herbal wines, oxymels, suppositories, toothpowders, and so much more!

This workshop is co-taught by Todd Caldecott and Amber Friedman through the Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine, and runs August 19-21, from 11 am-5 pm. There will be lots of opportunity for hands-on experience and questions. If you have friends or family from out of town, local camping is available.

To learn more and to register please go to dogwoodbotanical.com/workshops or call us 778-896-8894. With your support and interest, we’ll be one step closer to creating a community of healthy plant people here in qathet!

~Todd Caldecott