Teaching at UBC Farm: Let Food Be Thy Medicine on Thurs., August 22, 2019 5:45 pm This Vancouver workshop explores how to bring the healing effect of herbs into your daily cuisine. Certain herbs are used in the kitchen on a regular basis and although these herbs are used for flavour, they also have a medicinal component. Others are mostly overlooked as a food even though there is great potential for incorporating them into your regular meal plan. When a family member is sick, we can tweak our recipes to make them more conducive to healing. We can prepare food according to the seasons to stay balanced and healthy in all different types of climate and weather. Take home samples of healthy condiments that we will create together. To register: http://lfs-ubcfarm-epayment.sites.olt.ubc.ca/…/let-food-be…/

A great time was had by all at the Kootenay Herb Conference in Creston, BC with many fabulous speakers. I enjoyed giving a fun herb walk at Corn Creek and enjoyed going on Keith Davis' herb walk as well. We harvested devil's club and skunk cabbage roots. I also gave a permaculture lecture, with lots of input.  We were impressed with top notch food by 8 month pregnant, Amy, from Ymir and her team of helpful cooks. Theron's Ymir Bakery provided excellent baking. Rachel worked super hard at organizing the whole event. Here's hoping that someone else carries the torch for the next one, as she is now stepping down.

Instructing at the Vancouver Island 2015 Herb Gathering in mid-June was a great experience. Lots of young, avid herbalists and herbalists-to-be made it a joy to share my knowledge and experience. The same goes for the Medicinal Herb Garden Tour I gave in Squamish on June 18th and the Vancouver Herb Walk for the Jericho Beach Stewardship Club on the 20th which, get this, had stashed coffee, tea and fresh baking in the woods so that we could come upon it at the end of the walk... That was a first! Thanks to all for making this work experience such a pleasure!

Margits flyer If you may be finding yourself on the Soulstice weekend in Alberta, on the Kananaskis border, then indulge in the "Plant Yourself at Woodland West" workshop, just west of Millarville. Sarah Orlowski, Master Herbalist, will be leading us through the woods and into our hearts as we learn to connect with our plant world. This two day workshop will include wild herb plant walks, uses and harvesting, plant meditation, historical uses, tincture preparation and other medicine making. ...the day includes Woodland West herbal blend tea, coffee, snacks... and a gorgeous lunch from the edible wilds of the forest and garden and local farmers... When: June 22nd & 23rd, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Where: west Millarville, tucked into a valley located on the Kananaskis border Cost: $275, deposit $100 non refundable Register: by contacting Margit McNaughton at 403 931 3649, margit.yogini@gmail.com http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/6643441713