Foraging & Herbal Preparations

You might have grown up believing that plants not intentionally cultivated by people are simply weeds. Yet, did you know that for centuries, humans have both nourished themselves and treated various ailments with these very plants, often categorized as weeds? To kick off the 2024 workshops at Vale Ondula, we've invited our friend Alice Montanha to share her expertise in herbalism. She'll lead us on a foraging walk through the forest, where we'll gather herbs that will serve as the foundation for balms and creams. Join us on this enlightening journey as we unravel the mysteries surrounding these so-called weeds and embrace a new realm of nature's bounty—where every corner reveals edible and medicinal treasures!

About Alice

Born and raised in Portugal, between the mountains and the rivers. She is an artist, herbalist and aspiring spagirist. She is also a mother and a wife, and that’s the love that moves her. In the last 8 years she’s been learning about the plants that surround her a using it to help her family. She is also a soapmaker and natural cosmetic artisan. She dreams to share with the world what she’s been learning because she believes that if we are many knowing the Nature’s secret, more and more will respect her as she deserves.

Workshop content

• Plant identification for medicinal/culinary purposes
• How to forage responsibly
• How to prepare balms and creams
• This event will be bilingual in Portuguese & English

What to bring

• Comfortable clothes & stable closed shoes
• Notepad & pen
• Food to share

Programme

09:30 - 10:00  Arrival

10:00 - 12:30  Foraging walk through the forest (Alice Montanha)

12:30 - 13:30  Shared potluck lunch (everyone brings a meal)

13:30 - 16:00  Herbal preparations: Balms & Creams (Alice Montanha)