by Alexandra Hurcikova | May 4, 2026 | Community Education, Community Herbalism, DIY, Foraging
10 minute read TL;DR? a briefer version of this blog is available here: Community Herbalism: What do you mean? which is a roughly 3.5 minute read. This is an extract from our community herbalism course – Grass Roots Herbal Foundations – sign up for the... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Dec 1, 2025 | Community Education, Foraging, How to, Wild Things
Our seasonal foraging wild food and medicine course – Wild Things: Year 1 – is eligible for Scottish Government Funding: Next Generation Practical Training Fund. The fund is administered by Lantra Scotland through Skills Hub Scotland. You can apply for the... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Sep 11, 2025 | Community Education, Community Growing, Community Herbalism, Foraging, How to
Community Herbalism: What do you mean? Over the years here at Grass Roots Remedies Co-operative, we have consistently referred to ourselves as community herbalists. Those of us who are also practitioners or medical herbalists, acknowledge that the vast majority of the... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | May 8, 2025 | Community Education, Community Herbalism, DIY, Foraging
2026 UPDATE: Grass Roots Herbal Foundations 2026/27 has also been agreed as eligible for this funding. Please do read on for more details as we know most applications in recent years have NOT been successful. Our latest course to support you to become a community... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Jun 5, 2024 | Blackford Herb Garden, Community Growing, Community Herbalism, Foraging, Wild Things
Whether you’ve been foraging for ages or thinking about dipping your toe in to it sometime soon, now is a great time to start. Here in Scotland, it feels like Spring has definitely passed and our foraging thoughts turn to Summer flowers and maybe even some early... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Jan 13, 2024 | Community Education, Community Growing, Community Herbalism, DIY, Foraging, Wild Things
Our Bioregion: what we love about local plants When we think about bioregional herbalism, we are encouraging everyone to embrace the plants that are abundant in the area they live in. We see this as one of many ways of Closing the Circle of production of herbal...
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