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Discover, learn, explore & indulge in the wonderful world of plant medicines at Phytofarm.
Phytofarm – a medicinal plant farm is dedicated to the growing and practical use of herbal medicine. This is where healing plants, kitchen pharmacy meet and medicine making begins. Enjoy the beautiful Okuti Valley, the purpose-built herb and drying sheds that are a light and airy for spring and summer workshops and warm and cosy environment for autumn and winter workshops.
Learn herbal medicine with the seasons, correct plant identification of six plants for each season, the suitable growing conditions and medicinal action for each plant profiled, and the variety of products that can be made. Herbal Medicine is for healing, health and well being and has long been consider the medicine of the people.
Contact me to discuss discounts available if you bring a group of six people to the Phytofarm “Four Seasons” programme. Phytofarm products and workshop vouchers make wonderful gifts for special friends or occasions.
21 September – 10 December
DISCOVER Spring Fling & Culinary Delights
Discover edible weeds, flowers and herbs for high nutritional quality. Plan a medicinal garden for culinary pleasure.
Take home recipes and products of herbal cooking combo, culinary vinegars, infused oils, wild plant pesto, a culinary plant and a spring herbal beverage.
5 January – 28 February
EXPLORE Summer Abundance
Learn to identify the useful aerial parts of plants – leaves, flowers and seeds. Enjoy the colour, texture and abundance of summer in the herb garden.
Take home recipes and products of burn gel, healing cream, antiseptic ointment, salve, medicinal oils and summer herbal beverage.
9 March – 15 May
LEARN Autumn Harvest
Explore the change of mood of the autumn garden – seeds ripen, colourful berries emerge. It is time to gather and preserve the goodness of medicinal plants for winter use.
Take home recipes and products of liniment, inhalations, nutritious syrup, tonic, cold & flu oxymel and autumn herbal beverage.
20 May – 30 June
INDULGE Winter Warmth
Indulge in the stores of the drying room, the garden is quiet and dominant. Good quality dried plant material can be used to nourish and warm the body and spirit.
Take home recipes and products of aromatic foot or bath soaks, body butter, skin scrub, luscious face cream, hair oil and winter herbal beverage.
