Foraging: Forging our Earthly Relationships

Living Earth Heart Connection

Foraging is an experience and a lifestyle …

… it changes and deepens our connection with the natural world. As we start looking at the world differently, our attention attunes to aspects of nature such as the interaction of the weather with plant growth, the seasonal changes, how they vary year to year and so much more. We develop a sense of what it was like for our ancestors to live so closely to the Earth, and with reverence.

Indigenous shamanic cultures treat the Earth and all that exists on her as sentient … As our sensitivity of connection deepens we may enter into that communion with her, the circles and cycles of life, the Plant and Animal Kingdoms and the Elemental Realms.

With a sense of wonder, awe and respect, we start to tread more lightly. Only taking what we can use, leaving something for others. Many indigenous cultures ask permission of the spirit of the land, the plant or animal, before taking anything - often offering gifts of gratitude.

And this is how we step into reciprocal relationship with All of Life.

Courses, Walks, Workshops and Bespoke Events

Wherever you are on your journey of getting curious about the Earth and the natural world there are a wide range of events to support you with developing that relationship.

Here I offer some of mine, and introduce those I work and collaborate with who are all building bridges of connection in a myriad of ways.

Bespoke Foraging Events

I tailor fungi focused foraging walks, workshops and other events to meet your interests These can include identification, food, fuel and medicinal uses with relevant personal anecdotes and local folklore. For those interested in deepening their relationship with the Earth I can also include metaphysical perspectives and use, mythological wisdom and nature connection exercises. As well as co-creating a personal signature Sacred Earth Essence.

Curious?

I can create a personalised itinerary just for you and/or your guests. Email me your query here.

Or take a look at the day long fungi focused foraging courses I run each year below.

Workshops: Foraging as a Sacred Art

There are invisible networks running underground called the mycorrhizal networks allowing collaborative communication between fungi and trees.

I also have an organically evolving network of experienced foragers and plants people, who are deeply connected to the Earth and her rhythms. All bring an added element of their own unique magic and there are some exciting collaborations underway ….

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More about Tania’s work with the Elemental Kingdoms co-creating Sacred Earth Essences.

I run workshops, currently by request, where you can co-create a personal signature Sacred Earth Essence.

Meet my collaborators:

Lauren Lochrie of
Herbal Homestead

Lauren Lochrie is a naturalist, forager, apiarist, and
all-round plantswoman with many years' experience in outdoor education, as well as in creating and enhancing spaces for people and wildlife.

Lauren's interest in Amanita Muscaria developed through working with trees such as birch and pine as they often grow together. Lauren finds these interconnected relationships fascinating and is particularly drawn to the medicinal uses of fungi which often times harness their potency from the trees themselves.

More about Lauren and her ethos under pinning her work and Herbal Homestead in this beautiful video:

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Foraging Course: Full day Introductory course, focusing on fungi.

Each Autumn Tania runs foraging courses for Backcountry Survival Ltd. near Aviemore in Scotland.

Backcountry Survival invited me to run foraging courses after I attended a 5-day survival course with them during a bumper mushroom season! I was not only eating mushrooms, but drying them to take home.

Backcountry Survival also offer Bushcraft and Survival Training courses at many levels from family friendly to Instructor training.

Personally I have found that knowing I have this inner resourcefulness has greatly increased my confidence, without being reckless, when exploring the Wilderness.

More about these Foraging Courses here

Birch Polypore: Activated Tincture

£15.00

1 x 30ml dropper bottle of Activated Tincture

Birch Polypore is a great Immune System Booster for the winter months.

Magically crafted wild Birch Polypore, ethically harvested from Northern Scottish Highland woodlands with permission from the land, trees and elemental spirits.

Activated Tincture: In addition to the reputed medicinal benefits, the tincture is infused with additional energetic properties gifted by Birch Tree and Polypore.

Double extraction method using raw, unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar.