South London Gallery SKILLS: WILD HERB WORKSHOP
Explore wild herbal remedies in this workshop with community herbalist Rasheeqa Ahmad.
Learn about the health benefits that three abundant weed-herbs of our wild spaces can offer, through tasting, knowledge-sharing and medicine-making, using freshly gathered, seasonal plants.
Rasheeqa will share responsible harvesting practices and teach you to make a spring tonic remedy.
Participants will receive tips and guidance from Rasheeqa for gathering your herbs ahead of the worskhop.
Rasheeqa Ahmad is a qualified medical herbalist based in Walthamstow, east London, who trained at the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine in Glasgow and at Middlesex University (Archway Herbal Clinic). Rasheeqa’s practice encompasses consultations and treatment, plant-gathering and medicine-making, and community activity including knowledge-sharing, practical workshops and herb walks.
