Whether you are a complete beginner or an avid forager, come along to immerse yourself into the wild food and medicine growing all around us with Soraya from Grass Roots Remedies co-op.
Venue: Meet at Donkeyfiled Community Orchard entrance opposite Brunstane Train Station
Organiser: Grass Roots Remedies Co-op
Cost: Free but booking required via Outsavvy
Duration: 2.5 hours
What To Expect
Whether you are a complete beginner or an avid forager, come along to immerse yourself into the wild food and medicine growing all around us with Soraya from GRR co-op.
We will be looking at the nutritional and medicinal benefits of our wild weeds and trees along with how to harvest them and make them into foods and remedies. We will be walking very slowly and stopping often as we visit the plants in the orchard, looking closely at them and sharing a seasonal herbal tea.
What to bring:
A brollie! Unless there are really high winds this herb walk will go ahead - please bring an umbrella to stay dry if it ends up being a rainy day
Wrap up warm - we will be moving very slowly and stopping often, bring layers so you can stay nice and snug
Appropriate footwear for dirt paths (leave those stilettos for the ball)
Any plantlore you would like to share or questions you would like to ask
About Grass Roots Remedies Co-operative: We are an Edinburgh & Glasgow based workers’ cooperative whose central philosophy is that herbal medicine is the medicine of the people and should be accessible to everyone. We offer a series of practical courses and workshops online and in-person, run the Wester Hailes Community Herbal Medicine Clinic, grow herbs in our medicine garden at the Lauriston Agroecology Farm, and produce simple resources to enable folks to practice herbalism at home.
Accessibility
Donkeyfield Community Orchard entrance opposite Brunstane train station. If you haven't been to this beautiful tucked away spot it can be found 30 minutes walk from Portobello Town Hall or a quick 10 minutes on the train from Edinburgh Waverly.
Donkeyfield Community Orchard has unsurfaced paths, some of which are sloping. The walk will involve a lot of standing and we will share a herbal tea with the option of sitting on a bench or the floor. If you have any questions about the location or route don't hesitate to get in touch with Soraya at soraya@grassrootsremedies.co.uk