Earth Medicine Collective: Herb Garden Fundraiser

Aug 1 Sat 1st Aug 2026
10:30am – Sun 4th Oct 2026, 6:17am BST (UTC +01:00)
 
Bowden House, Totnes, UK
 
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Earth Medicine Collective: Herb Garden Fundraiser

Help us raise funds for regenerating our herb garden, set in the beautiful grounds of Bowden House Community. These gardens are a wonderful resource for the wider community through the workshops and courses that are offered here.

Come and join medical herbalists, Annie Gardner and Peter Neumann for a day of herb related workshops and Tales from the Story-garden with Laura Salmon, our resident storyteller. 

There will be the opportunity to enjoy lunch and elderflower cordial, cakes and teas (herbal tea from the garden is free) from our pop-up cafe and browse our small shop.

Schedule

10am-12pm: Plant Journey to Yarrow with Peter Neumann (MNIMH)

Break for refreshments

12.15pm: Herb Walk with Peter Neumann and Annie Gardner

1.15pm: Talk about Earth Medicine Collective

1.30pm: Lunch: vegan seasonal fare: soup & bread (gluten free by request)

2.30-4.30pm: Herbal Energetics with Annie Gardner (MURHP)

Break for refreshments

5-6pm Tales from the Story-garden with Laura Salmon

 

Plant Journey to Yarrow with Peter Neumann

Traditional plant healers met with the plants they used, and let those herbs be their guide. Similarly Peter will guide you in a technique he learnt from the late Eliot Cowan to meet the being of Yarrow, spending time in the "Living Room of the Plant" - outside, with colours and paper if desired - and then returning indoors to participate in a drum journey to meet the spirit of the plant. [Peter reserves the right to change the chosen plant but most likely it will be yarrow, abundant at this time of year]. 

Peter practices from Totnes Natural Health Centre and his herb course can be found on www.plymouthherbalist.com/herbal-wisdom-course/

 

Herbal Energetics with Annie Gardner

An experiential workshop exploring the diverse energetic qualities and actions of plants, how the different tastes and energetics relate to the elements and how they interact with our individual constitutions, physiology, mind and emotions. 

This is an introductory workshop which aims to give you a felt sense of the different qualities and actions inherent in plants through specific examples. You will get to taste, touch, smell and sense these different qualities and also see how their appearance can give us clues about their actions and indications.

Annie practices from Dreaming Earth Apothecary (Bowden House, Totnes), offering herbal medicine, bodywork and workshops locally.

www.anniegardner.uk

 

Tales from the Story-garden with Laura Salmon

Tales from the Story-garden are grown out of the good Devon soul and woven with plant magic! Take a walk with me and step through the Portal of your imagination. Together we can meet the land around us with wakened senses and discover our place in the Web of Life.

For more information about Laura and what she offers, go to: www.skysalmonstories.com

 

Earth Medicine Collective supports the following:

  • Resource for harvesting and making medicine
  • A learning environment
  • Hosts volunteer afternoons
  • Beauty
  • Diversity
  • Attracts insect pollinators

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This event started about 1 month ago

Standard: Full Day Ticket £70 Sales closed

Includes all sessions and delicious seasonal lunch
Earlybird till (10th September) Full Day Ticket £60 Sales closed

Includes all sessions and delicious seasonal lunch
Standard Ticket: Plant Journey to Yarrow with Peter Neumann £25

Traditional plant healers met with the plants they used, and let those herbs be their guide. Similarly Peter will guide you in a technique he learnt from the late Eliot Cowan to meet the being of Yarrow, spending time in the "Living Room of the Plant" - outside, with colours and paper if desired - and then returning indoors to participate in a drum journey to meet the spirit of the plant. [Peter reserves the right to change the chosen plant but most likely it will be yarrow, abundant at this time of year].

Concession: Plant Journey to Yarrow with Peter Neumann £20

Traditional plant healers met with the plants they used, and let those herbs be their guide. Similarly Peter will guide you in a technique he learnt from the late Eliot Cowan to meet the being of Yarrow, spending time in the "Living Room of the Plant" - outside, with colours and paper if desired - and then returning indoors to participate in a drum journey to meet the spirit of the plant. [Peter reserves the right to change the chosen plant but most likely it will be yarrow, abundant at this time of year]. Peter practices from Totnes Natural Health Centre and his herb course can be found on www.plymouthherbalist.com/herbal-wisdom-course/
Standard Ticket: Herbal Energetics £25

An experiential workshop exploring the diverse energetic qualities and actions of plants, how the tastes and energetics relate to the elements and how they interact with our individual constitutions, physiology, mind and emotions. This is an introductory workshop which aims to give you a felt sense of the different qualities and actions inherent in plants through specific examples. You will get to taste, touch, smell and sense these different qualities and also see how their appearance can give us clues about their actions and indications. For more information about Annie and what she offers, go to: www.anniegardner.uk Open to both beginners and those with experience of herbalism.
Concession Ticket: Herbal Energetics £20

An experiential workshop exploring the diverse energetic qualities and actions of plants, how the tastes and energetics relate to the elements and how they interact with our individual constitutions, physiology, mind and emotions. This is an introductory workshop which aims to give you a felt sense of the different qualities and actions inherent in plants through specific examples. You will get to taste, touch, smell and sense these different qualities and also see how their appearance can give us clues about their actions and indications. For more information about Annie and what she offers, go to: www.anniegardner.uk Open to both beginners and those with experience of herbalism.
Herb Walk £10

An exciting experiential tour of the herb beds and native wild herbs, both Annie & Peter love giving herb walks at this glorious time of year!
Tales from the Story-garden £10

Tales from the Story-garden are grown out of the good Devon soul and woven with plant magic! Take a walk with me and step through the Portal of your imagination. Together we can meet the land around us with wakened senses and discover our place in the Web of Life.
Lunch £6

Vegan seasonal soup & bread (gluten free options by request)

Concession Day Ticket £60 Sold out

For those on low income, Includes all sessions and delicious seasonal lunch
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