Herbal Foraging Walk Brighton with Jessie Martelhof

THEME FOR THIS WALK: Spring-time medicine, young leaves and flowers.

Join Medical Herbalist Jessie Martelhof on a gentle ramblesaround the fields, hedgerows, and woods surrounding Brighton to learn about the medicinal properties of the seasonal native wild plants and trees that grow there.

Learn how to safely identify and sustainably harvest these wild medicinal plants and learn about the different ways you might prepare them at home from drying to making oils or tinctures. Jessie will also share some of the fascinating history and folklore surrounding the use of these wild plants.

You will be stunned to learn about the rich medicinal traditions of many of the plants we consider ‘weeds’ for example, Nettles, Dandelions, Brambles, and so much more.

LOCATION: The wild edges of Hollingdean in North Brighton. We will congregate at the meeting point near the Hollingbury Skate park and then walk up into the fields and woods which surround the Hollingbury golf course.

The walks will focus on what is in season and ready to use at that particular time of year. This is usually predominately leaves in early spring, flowers later in the spring and summer, then seeds, berries and roots in the late summer and autumn. However, there are usually a bit of all of these things at all times of year!

The walks are not strenuous or particularly far in distance, they are more of a slow and relaxing ramble, with the emphasis on looking and learning (and sometimes tasting) rather than making distance. All abilities will be welcome. The walk starting location is accessible by public transport.

Jessie has an infectious enthusiasm for wild plants and loves passing on her extensive knowledge of them.

Jessie's Qualifications:

Jessie has a first-class BSc degree in Herbal Medicine from Lincoln University and runs her health practice from The Hummingbird Clinic in Fiveways, Brighton. She has been running Wild Herbal medicine walks for over 8 years as well as other workshops and courses relating to herbal medicine including how to make your own herbal medicines and specific women’s health courses.

Jessie holds an Outdoor First Aid Certificate

See Jessie’s website here www.gentle-medicine.co.uk

If you have any questions regarding the physical accessibility of the route, please get in touch.

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