Upcoming events – August 2024 to January 2025
Check out what we have planned for the next six months!
We’ll also be running a women’s 8 week pelvic health class online and in person.
Introduction August – foraging walks
During August, we’ll be holding several introduction to foraging walks in Staffordshire covering everything you need to know about getting started.
We’ll cover everything from equipment, the law, modern uses, history and folklore surrounding wild plants, and how to identify edible and useful species, to recognising poisonous plants, and how to process your finds. We’ll also cover the history of the landscapes we travel through.
10th August – Madeley (Staffordshire/Cheshire border)
Survival September – outdoor bushcraft skills classes and indoor food preservation workshops
September is the month we traditionally celebrate the harvest. So we’ll take a look at food preservation techniques, as well as running outdoor sessions on survival skills and bushcraft.
Whether you’re interested in how to reduce food waste or make food go further, wish to learn some new recipes, or fancy learning how to survive and thrive in the great outdoors, our September sessions will have something for you to enjoy!
These sessions are a great way to enhance your foraging skillset by learning how to process and preserve your harvests. For budding bushcrafters, we’ll head out to the woods and learn all about how to not just survive but thrive outdoors.
October – season of the witch – online & in person educational talks
What really is a ‘witch’? Did they exist in history or are they a modern creation? Who really lost their lives during the witch hunts, and have the hunts really ended?
In defense of witches takes a walk through history to learn more about the dark times of the witch trials, then step forward in time to discover how this period in history still manifests itself in modern culture.
We’ll look at the folklore, traditions, and old medicines of the past, before journeying into the present day to look at modern witchcraft and witch hunts, and ask ourselves how things have changed when it comes to the role of women in society. The answer may surprise you! As may how many of the old ways have endured into our modern culture – some harmless and some harmful.
Hiber-not November – staying active this winter
Winter is upon us, but that is no reason to hibernate!
Stay active this winter with indoor and outdoor sessions to suit every interest and ability. We’ll cover everything from indoor yoga to outdoor cold water therapy, winter walks to how to prepare for a winter campout, herbs to stay healthy during the winter months, and staying motivated to move more this winter.
Decadent December – mid-winter treats and wellbeing
December is traditionally the time of giving and treating ourselves and others, so we’ll be offering sessions in seasonal cooking, homemade skincare, and crafts that can be used as gifts or a treat for yourself, as well as relaxation, meditation, and breathwork sessions to keep you calm and well for the festive season.
Rejuvenate January – mid-winter wellness – start the year as you mean to go on!
The days are short and cold, the nights are long, the festive season is over, it is understandable that many of us may be feeling a little low, we may also be making resolutions to improve our health and wellbeing. So why not join us for a rejuvenating session either outdoors or indoors?
This month we’ll be covering everything from diet and nutrition to yoga, winter walks to herbal remedies and skin care.
Whether you want to lose weight, improve your diet, stay active during the winter months, or just maintain good health, there will be something for you to enjoy!
Register your interest
As always, these events will be strictly limited on numbers so, if you’re interested, either book in the shop if tickets are available or, for future events, let us know using the form below and you’ll be first to hear of all the details.