July 04, 2022

Medicine of the People – August 13 & 14, 2022

MEDICINE OF THE PEOPLE
A Herbal Celebration

August 13 & 14, 2022

9:00 AM Saturday to 4:00 PM Sunday

Gaspereau Mountain Herb Farm & Botanical Sanctuary

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2022 marks the 6th edition of MEDICINE OF THE PEOPLE – A Herbal Celebration, and we are excited to expand to a two-day event!

Come and celebrate the plants with us!

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Tickets are $85 per day or $150 for a two-day pass

Participants under 18 attend for FREE

Limited tickets are available on Event Brite

Bursaries are available for those in financial need. Applications are available by contacting greenmanbotanical@gmail.com

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ABOUT THE EVENT

Two days of herbal medicine workshops, self-care techniques, plant and mushroom walks, hands-on medicine making, permaculture/farming workshops, children's activities, yoga, music, dancing, sound healing, herbal vendors, community building, and a celebration of the plants!

Free camping for all! Potluck lunches are offered on both days, and an optional dinner is available Saturday evening at an additional cost.

The first day of the event will emphasize the tending, growing, harvesting, and transforming of our medicinal plants. You will be invited to participate in medicine-making workshops, hands-on farming classes, herb walks, and much more to guide you and give you confidence in making your own plant medicines at home.

The second day will lean deeper into the different applications of plant medicine. You will be offered presentations on specific health topics, an expert panel on the psychedelic renaissance, workshops on first aid and home care, as well as advanced classes for practitioners.

The weekend will be enriched by festivities, musical performances, yoga, and sound healing classes as well as many opportunities to learn and connect.

You are welcome to camp over and bring food to contribute to a large lunch potluck!
Join us and experience the beauty and healing power of the plants.

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LOCATION

Gaspereau Mountain Herb Farm & Botanical Sanctuary
Only 10 minutes from Wolfville, NS. (Directions)

At an altitude of 650 ft., the Gaspereau Mountain Herb Farm and Botanical Sanctuary is nestled at the top of the northernmost range of the Appalachian Mountains. Gaspereau Mountain overlooks the agriculturally fertile region of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. These ancient granite barrens and uplands have been inhabited for approximately 14,000 years by the Mi’kmaq Peoples, whose influence is regaining strength. The farm is 10 minutes directly up the mountain from the Bay of Fundy, known for the highest tides in the world, whose dramatic moisture and winds shape our daily lives as well as those of the forests and fields.

Spanning 25 acres, and surrounded by over 3000 acres of Acadian forest, our farm includes teaching gardens, food gardens, a large greenhouse, production fields, forest, and fruit and nut orchards. We have identified 40 or more medicinal plants here, and by applying permaculture and biodynamic practices, we have planted close to 50 more species of herbs and trees.

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS

There will be a number of herbal vendors on site. Please bring cash to support these wonderful folks and pick up some delicious herbal products!!

Pot luck lunches—please bring something to share—with an optional Saturday dinner as an additional purchase.

If you wish, please bring something for a giveaway blanket too!

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 13, 2022

9:00 – Registration
9:30 – Opening Circle with Mindy Gallant
10:00 to 11:15 – 1st Workshop
- Farm tour with John Cummings

- 'The Art of Integration' with Nathan Tortie

- 'Creating Your Own King Stropharia Culture' with Megan Giffen

- Children's Workshop with Vaunda

11:30 to 12:45 – 2nd Workshop

- 'Taste and Smell Your Way to Herbal Mastery' with Oren Hercz

- Herb walk with Andrée-Anne Bédard

- 'Hügelkultur Design' with Coco Gaudet

- 'Children's Bubbles and Play' with Ken Lesley

12:45 to 1:45 – Pot Luck Lunch (Please bring a plate and utensils if you can)
1:45 to 3:45 – 3rd Workshop
- 'Herbs for Fertility' with Ember Peters

- 'The Bitter Truth' with John Cummings

- 'Spagyric Tincture Making with Simple Tools' with Daniel Wiseman

- 'Children's Nature Music' with Jesse Potter

4:00 – Closing Circle with Mindy Gallant

5:30 – Dinner

6:00 – 'Sound Healing' with Chandra Lockhart

7:30 –'Open-Hearted Musical Medicine' by Jont

9:00– DJ Set By Mystic Nic

Sunday, August 13, 2022

7:30 to 8:30 – 'Yoga All-Level Vinyasa Flow' with Devon Koellerr
9:00 – Registration
9:30 – Opening Circle with Mindy Gallant
10:00 to 11:15 – 1st Workshop
- 'Alchemical Elders' with Daniel Wiseman

- 'Mushroom Walk' with Keith Williams

- Creating Your Own King Stropharia Culture' with Megan Giffen