Hedgerow Medicine : Herbal Medicine Making (Part 1 and 2)
Course Start Dates
Saturday 25 May 2013
Saturday 22 June 2013
Saturday 27 July 2013
Saturday 5 October 2013
This practical course will enable you to make herbal remedies from fresh and dried herbs.
Course: Rowan McOnegal
Course Overview
During the two days you will be able to learn about the basic principles of herbal medicine, how to use remedies for self help; how to identify, grow, harvest, dry and store herbs; how to make several different types of cosmetic and medicinal herbal preparations such as syrups, creams and ointments from plants we have identified and harvested from Rowan’s organic herb garden. We will also spend time looking around the garden identifying and talking about the herbs and their many uses.
The course takes place at Castle Orchard, a green oak eco home built using local timber, set in 2 acres of orchard and gardens.
Notes provided but notebook useful. Bring ‘cookery’ aprons if desired.
Access details
Full disabled access in house. No steps in the garden, but some of the grass paths may be muddy.
Special requirements
Outdoor wear advisable, although how much time spent outdoors depends on the weather.
This course is suitable for
Beginners: 
Intermediate:
Advanced:
Cost: £175
Duration: 2 day course
Venue: Kitchen & Garden of Rowan McOnegal.
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Booking Info
Cost includes all materials, lunches, drinks and cake.
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Rowan McOnegal
Castle Orchard
Putley
Nr Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 2RH
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Phone: 01531 670075
Mobile: 07816858664
Email: rowan@mconegal-botanical.co.uk
Testimonials
Quite simply fantastic! Highly informative and very inspiring!...a truly excellent course. It was huge fun to create preparations from just-picked herbs. Very useful and inspiring. I particularly liked the practical work as it gave me the confidence to actually make up remedies. Very useful in that one learns about valuable alternatives to conventional medicine. The whole package was wonderful - he observations and hands on experience, the tasting, the walk in the grounds. Very relaxed and enjoyable. I was very fired up and enthusiastic after the course and I definitely look at plants differently. It is as if my eyes have been opened to what is below my feet! Really interesting and practical. It really opened doors to a lot of options. The elecampane has grown well in the garden and the syrup we made was voted the UK's best cough medicine by my family.