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Wild Things Funding Opportunity November 2023
We're delighted to announce that we have been approved as a training provider for both the Next Generation Practical Training Fund and the Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund. Please see our November newsletter below for more information on applying...
The Magic of Mushrooms
Why We Love Mushrooms Fungi are everywhere, communicating between themselves and other beings, aiding with the recycling of dead material and providing a home and food source. We’ve been told that mushrooms have even been known to “lie” to host trees. The parasitic...
Why We Offer Online Herbal Medicine Courses
Teaching Herbal Medicine We have always wanted to make herbal / plant medicine as accessible as possible. We love sharing our knowledge and skills with others so that they can make their own medicines at home. Our members have been teaching herbal medicine courses in...
SSWBF 2023: Autumn Foraging & Kitchen Recipes
Below are a couple of the recipes which we shared with you at the Southside Wellbeing Festival 2023 in Glasgow. They are simple, tasty recipes to bring wild, foraged plants to life and to make the most of easily available, affordable ingredients that you probably...
Volunteer Learning with Grass Roots Remedies
Do you want to learn about growing, tending, foraging and harvesting plants to use as medicine? Do you want to learn in a relaxed, friendly environment with people of different backgrounds and growing knowledge and skills? We have opportunities in Edinburgh and...
Imbolc 2023: 7th Birthday Celebrations
Who could believe it??? Grass Roots Remedies Co-operative turned 7 on Saturday 28th January 2023. We celebrated with a traditional Saturday lunch - at the Toby Carvery We then processed to our new growing site at Lauriston Farm in the North of Edinburgh, set a fire...
Autumn Abundance
Our receent month has been full with celebration and harvesting in the spaces we tend and in many other beautiful spaces as well. We wanted to share some photos of these offerings and a few links to how you can get more involved with some amazing projects and events...
Growing Herbs in Glasgow: Plot 26
UPDATE SUMMER 2023: We'll be about for the New Victoria Gardens Annual Show on Saturday 19th August - maybe see you there. Please email us plot26garden@gmail.com for more information. Some of our students on the Plant Medicine School in Scotland have been developing a...
Summer School: Plant Medicine School Scotland
We had a wonderful time last week at the beautiful Beechbrae - a Woodland Resource Centre and beautiful pocket of woodlands and bog habitats. It was our very first intensive in-person session with our Year 1 Plant Medicine School Scotland students Medicine were...