Wild Things 1: A Year of Wild Food and Medicine

Discover the medicinal and edible plants growing all around you. Learn to identify, sustainably harvest and make herbal remedies from abundant local plants.

Provider

Grass Roots Remedies , Glasgow (A mix of both online and in-person sessions)
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Description

Looking to develop your outdoor skills in sustainably using wild plants? Wild Things suits learners who have never used wild plants before and also people who have started working with wild plants and want to consolidate their knowledge for personal or professional use. You can complete the course 100% online - making it accessible for folk with caring responsibilities or unpredictable work schedules. There are also two in-person options in Glasgow (see below) Previous students have included people who think of themselves as absolute beginners - although you'll be surprised by how many medicinal and edible plants you might know already, such as Dandelion and Nettle. Students with more experience include gardeners and community gardeners, foresters and others with an interest in working in environmental, horticultural and outdoor work. Wild Things is released online from March-October 2027 and can be completed from anywhere in Scotland and further afield, with 15 Mystery Teas sent to you in the post and all other materials available through our online portal. These include a zine on 5 Plant Families, your Wild Things Handbook on 40 key plants which we focus on and handouts and links for each module. More details including FAQs here: https://grassrootsremedies.podia.com/wild-things-a-year-of-wild-food-medicine-year-1-2026 - please note, we offer Wild Things on a sliding scale £375-£700 - the online site lists the top end of the scale. Glasgow: 8 monthly in-person walks and classroom sessions, Book either Fridays or Saturdays 10am-4pm based in Glasgow Southside - accessible by public transport https://grassrootsremedies.podia.com/glasgow-in-person-wild-things-2026 - site lists the top of the sliding scale £500-£875 Please get in touch if you have any questions

About Grass Roots Remedies

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Grass Roots Remedies is a community workers co-operative based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. We work to support community herbalism across Scotland. To support this work, we offer beginner and novice courses to help you to discover the joy of edible and medicinal plants. Courses cover how to use medicinal and edlibe herbs, foraging and plant identification, sustainable growing and harvesting and making and choosing the best plants for your own home remedies.

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Location

Glasgow

Blended Learning

A mix of both online and in-person sessions.

Level

Any

Style

  • Lots of Hands On
  • Some Reading & Writing
  • Some Watching
  • Lots of Listening
  • Some Socialising

Enquire via email to Grass Roots Remedies .