All workshops can be customized and curated for hosted and private events.
Wild Food, Wild Medicine
Experience ‘Wild Food, Wild Medicine,’ an outdoor walking workshop where you’ll begin to identify local and common edible and medicinal plants. A quick look at a diverse array of edibles like berries, trees, herbs, shoots, and leafy greens.
Foraging 101
Explore the basics of foraging in our Foraging 101 class. Learn ethical foraging principles & practices, including where and where not to forage, and how to sustainably harvest various plants. Explore essential resources such as key books and apps for foraging. Identify the most common native and non-native plants available for foraging in your local area.
Beginners Basket Weaving with English Ivy
In this workshop you will learn about the invasive species, English Ivy, and its impact on trees and ecosystems. From there we will process the ivy and complete a small basket, learning a basic weaving technique that can be used with other materials. Each student will have a small basket to take home. This class is perfect for crafters, with no experience needed.
Beginner Plant Identification
Join an introductory outdoor plant identification and botany workshop. Perfect for beginners eager to explore native and non-native local plants. Learn to decipher the language of plant identification using common plant key guidebooks
Tree Medicine – herbal medicine – edible & medicinal
Join an outdoor walking workshop, Trees: Edible and Medicinal, and explore the remarkable role of trees in our ecosystem. As we explore a local forest, we’ll explore the edible, nutritional and medicinal significance of different parts across different seasons.
Medicinal Plant Walk
Embark on a guided medicinal foraging walk, exploring the surroundings to uncover and identify various medicinal plants, herbs, trees, and more. The focus will be on both native and non-native species, providing an informative and engaging experience for nature and herbalism enthusiasts
Wild Food Walk
During this 90-minute workshop and outdoor excursion, you’ll gain the skills to recognize common and widely available wild edible plants found along the West Coast, some of which are also found globally. You’ll discover how to craft salads using ingredients from your own backyard and nearby wooded areas. On our journey, we’ll encounter various berries, edible trees, herbs, shoots, and leafy greens – all of them edible, healthy, and delightfully flavorful.
Homemade Herbal Tinctures
In this workshop participants will learn to identify and process a few local, native and non-native, medicinal herbs. Using the processed herbs, we will create vinegar and alcohol tinctures while discussing their medicinal (and edible) uses.
Incense Making
In this workshop, you will make and take your own incense, cones and sticks using your favourite aromatic scents, flowers and plants. These incense will be made with all-natural plant materials, and you choose the herbs/flavours such as rosemary and lavender, cedar and cinnamon, lavender and more. You will learn about using herbs and aromatherapy at home for health, wellness, and relaxation.
Basics of Wire Wrapping
Learn the basics of wire wrapping with this fun, hands-on class and create three finished pieces to take home. Perfect for the beginning crafter, no experience necessary. Take home to rings and a unique pendant.
Wire Wrapping Rings
Learn the basics of wire wrapping with this fun, hands-on class where you will work on five or more finished pieces. This is perfect for the beginner crafter; no experience is necessary.
Non-Toxic Home and Bath Products
Explore simple and cost-effective DIY recipes for creating your own non-toxic cleaning products, skincare treatments, and bath essentials using natural ingredients like vinegar, baking soda, essential oils, and herbs.
Herbal First Aid Kit
A practical class for you to begin building your own natural first aid kit. In this hands-on, take-home workshop you’ll learn to prepare and utilize a variety of herbs for common ailments and emergencies.
Cooking Classes options
Fermentation and Preservation
Budget Meal Planning
Healthy Homemade Sushi
Homemade, Healthyish Desserts & Chocolate
Homemade Healthy Chocolate
Low-Carb and Keto Cooking
Mediterranean Kitchen – cooking class
Cooking with Superfoods
Healthy, Healing Spices and Herbs
Plant-based Comfort Food
Handmade Gnocchi & 2 Sauces
Alicia Meek 