-- Sunday, August 17th, 2025 –

9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

UBC Farm, Vancouver, BC

This workshop will explore the characteristics of the plants that we may choose for our urban setting. Whether it be a particular tree or shrub for a backyard setting or a small plant suited to a balcony, we will look at the many potential contributions of the plants themselves, for uses such as food, medicine, pest repellent, dynamic accumulator, shade, privacy, butterfly habitat, beauty, etc. This can be beneficial to us, the health of the garden and to the general environment.

During this workshop, we will walk the farm and gather various plants to create our own delicious, multi-purpose herbal vinegar to take home and strain later. Please be prepared for an outdoor component.

A SPECIAL DISCOUNT is available for signing up for the full short course with Sarah (Saturday, Aug 16th AND Sunday, Aug 17th).  After registering for this particular day of the course, you will receive a code for a 20% discount off the registration fee for the other day.  

IMPORTANT: A "Student / Senior discount" will be available to apply on the following screen.

Sarah Orlowski is a Master Herbalist who has been honoured to have trained in First Nations herbal traditions. She has her Permaculture Design Certificate, believing that growing in accordance with Nature will be the sustainable way of the future. Sarah has taught for many institutions, including UBC Farm, Simon Fraser University, the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, the Canadian College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capilano and Douglas Colleges and Van Dusen Gardens. Currently, Sarah helps to run an organic orchard and medicinal herb farm in the southern interior of BC, where she makes her products and trains student apprentices. She has a private clinical practice, where she gives health consultations and Qi Gong healing treatments. 

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