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Herbal Medicine-Making Workshops – January & February 2026

Winter Wellness: with "Fire Cider" Making

Sunday 18th January
1pm–5pm

In the depth of winter, embrace the healing power of plants to support your health.

An immersive workshop exploring seasonal foods, herbs and spices, and easily identifiable wild foods to benefit your health and well-being and help you thrive during the colder months.

You will have the opportunity to sample herbal drinks and delve into the traditional uses of plants in home remedies to stave off winter ailments.

Get hands-on experience of preparation of "Fire Cider". Learn how to craft this traditional remedy using ingredients commonly found in the kitchen and garden. "Fire Cider", celebrated for its ability to help aid digestion and boost immunity, is an excellent addition to your winter wellness toolkit.

You will take home your own personalised jar of "Fire Cider" at the end of the workshop. (NB. "Fire Cider" is non-alcoholic).

£40.00pp
All materials provided

To Book - https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FSGG
or scan QR code

Workshop for maximum 8 participants – Don't miss out!

Suitable for beginners as well as those with some prior experience of herbal medicine; there's always something new to discover.

Venue: Julia Russell's Natural Health Practice, Unit 8-4-3, Harper's Mill, White Cross Business Park, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ


Herbal Healing Balms

Sunday 22nd February
10am–4pm

Want to learn how to make your own herbal healing balms?

Join this hands-on one day workshop offering a deep dive into the alchemy of making your own herbal balms.

Discover the healing power of plants by making a variety of herbal balms for topical application to support your health whilst being kind to your skin.

We will explore which herbal plants to select and why, what other ingredients to include and how to adapt recipes for a wide number of uses.

In this workshop you will learn to create several types of balms for different purposes, from healing salves and soothing ointments to lip balms and even deodorant.

You will go home with a range of herbal products we have made together.

Please note – many of the balms we will create contain beeswax.

£75.00pp
All materials provided

To Book - https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FSGI
or scan QR code

Workshop for maximum 8 participants – Don't miss out!

Suitable for beginners as well as those with some prior experience of herbal medicine; there's always something new to discover.

Venue: Julia Russell's Natural Health Practice, Unit 8-4-3, Harper's Mill, White Cross Business Park, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ


Watch out for details of Spring Foraging Walks and Workshops … coming soon


Thrive Magazine

Julia contributes regular articles on foraging and plant medicine to Thrive magazine, published by Food Futures.

You can read download digital copies of the magazines here –
Thrive North Lancashire Magazine - FoodFutures


Podcast: Rethinking Food – the Backyard Garden

As part of the Lancaster Health Festival (Sept 2020), the late Jennifer Lauruol, an inspirational garden designer, and I took part in a podcast with Royal Lancaster Infirmary chaplain, Ian Dewar.

This podcast explores simple ways of incorporating plants in your life to maintain and improve health on many levels. It includes Jennifer discussing edible hedges and Julia sharing information about the health-giving properties of some easily-identifiable garden weeds.

It was a pleasure to share this platform with Jennifer. Her garden design practice was firmly rooted in permaculture, and she and I swapped ideas on plants and health for many years.

A link to the podcast is here

And you can find it here with other podcasts from the festival https://www.thelancasterhealthfestival.org.uk/podcasts/


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