Go Wild Wednesdays is a joint venture that has resulted from myself and Oonagh O Dwyer (Wild Kitchen) pooling together our joint expertise as well as our crazy passion for all things wild and wonderful. Between the two of us, we can commit to hosting a workshop experience for your benefit every single Wednesday throughout the Summer months from May to mid August.  If you’re up for learning a new wild plant/food/seaweed/fermentation skill or if you just feel curious and up for trying something new, why not come along and check us out! Every Wednesday at The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon from 11.30am to 1pm.  Follow our workshops on the ‘Go Wild Wednesdays’ facebook page here. Follow my facebook page, Lisa Guinan Herbalist here.

PREVIOUS GO WILD WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

HERBAL WORKSHOPS ARE AN EDUCATING, EDGY, ENTERTAINING WAY TO SPEND A MORNING OR AN AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN INVITING ME TO HOST YOUR OWN GROUP OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AS A PRIVATE GROUP, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. TEL: 087 7531023

ROOTS, BERRIES, SEEDS AND SHROOMS

When: Wednesday August 16th, 11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e. Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

Roots, berries, seeds and mushrooms are all starting to come into season now. Learn how to use these nutritious resources to create fabulous organic, all natural home remedies for everyday health.

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MAKING HERBAL TINCTURES FROM WILD PLANTS AND FLOWERS

When: Wednesday August 2nd, 11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e.  Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

Herbal Tinctures are the strongest from of plant based medicine. We will be looking at the wild herbs that are most abundant at this time of year and how we can use them for health and wellbeing. Plant ID covered and notes given.

 

 

 

 

 

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MAKING APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND COMBINING IT WITH WILD HERBS FOR HEALTH.

When: Wednesday July 19th,  11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e.  Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

Part 1: Step by step process, beginning with apples and finishing with a healthy, home grown, organic apple cider vinegar.
Part 2: How to get the most out of your vinegar and how to combine it with food and wild plants for health.

 

 

 

 

 

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Feed your Face: Herbs and flowers for natural beauty.

When: Wednesday July 5th, 11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e.  Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

If you like the idea of picking flowers from your garden and using them to make chemical free cosmetics, then this is the workshop for you. We will go through a step by step process on how to create your very own facial moisturiser from flowers in your garden and herbs in the hedgerow. Full notes given.

 

 

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Kefir and Kombucha

When: Wednesday June 21st, 11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e.  Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

 Milk Kefir and Kombucha are one of the simplest, most affordable and most effective ways of boosting your wellbeing. They are packed full of healthy probiotics which have a big impact on digestive health, moods, energy, skin, detoxification and the immune system. Take home a Milk Kefir culture and a Kombucha mother and all the knowledge you need to make a continuous brew of healthy probiotic drinks.   

 

 

 

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Wild Herbal Workshop:  Fermented Herbal drinks, tonic Wines and Wild Herbal Infusions.

When: Wednesday June 7th, 11.30am to 1pm

Where: The Cheese press, main street, Ennistymon.

Cost: 25e.  Booking advised.

 Host: Lisa Guinan, Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

Fermented Herbal drinks add an interesting bubbly dimension to life whereas tonic wines are rich and earthy, helping you keep both feet firmly on the ground. Both are highly valuable and can be used for pure pleasure as well as nutritious medicine (hmmm…guilt free wine….). Plants used will be those presently in season and widely available. Plant ID and medicinal uses included. 

 

 

 

 

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Wild Herbal Workshop and the Art of Balm making.

When: Wednesday May 24th, 11.30am to 1pm. 

Host: Lisa Guinan (Herbalist/Naturopath Tel: 087 7531023

Venue: The Cheese press, Main street, Ennistymon

Cost: 25e (includes a 30ml Wildflower Healing Balm to take home). Booking advised. 

This is one of the best months to harvest Wild flowers and herbs and to make them into something wonderful. Balms are solid ointments that have been traditionally used to treat everything from cuts and burns to chronic joint pain. Once you learn the skill of balm making, you can create your very own range of herbal healing care year after year. All skin conditions, skin trauma, fungal/bacterial infections, eczema,  nappy rash, back pain, muscle pain, joint pain and all acute and chronic injuries can benefit from Herbal balm application. Workshop includes plant identification as well as harvesting guidelines and good practice. Each participant gets a 30ml Organic Wildflower Healing Salve to take home.