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Forage & Flourish: Dual-Use Plants for Food, Medicine, & Soil

Reconnect with the plants growing all around you and learn to use them as food, medicine, and nourishment for your garden. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore how to identify and harvest local plants, transform them into simple remedies and meals, and prepare gentle plant tonic.

Forage & Flourish: Dual-Use Plants for Food, Medicine, & Soil
Forage & Flourish: Dual-Use Plants for Food, Medicine, & Soil

Time & Location

May 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Courtenay, 2270 Cliffe Ave #229, Courtenay, BC V9N 2L4, Canada

Guests

About the event

The plants growing all around you are more than weeds — they're food, medicine, and allies for your garden. Join us on Thursday, May 21 from 6–8 PM at Sulis Collective for an evening workshop where you'll learn to identify, harvest, and work with local plants that nourish the body, support the home, and strengthen the soil beneath your feet.

Cole Schoonover, Fleurish Botanical
Cole Schoonover, Fleurish Botanical

Rooted in our shared landscape, this hands-on session blends practical skills with a deeper invitation: to spend more time outdoors, build relationships with your botanical surroundings, and bring a little more self-reliance into everyday life.


What you'll learn:

  • Identify local plants for food & medicine

  • Harvest safely and sustainably

  • Spot poisonous look-alikes

  • Prepare simple herbal remedies and meals

  • Create plant tonics for garden health


What you'll experience:

  • A guided seasonal harvest presentation

  • Working with greens, fruits & roots

  • Individual plants and plant family patterns

  • Practical knowledge to use at home


What you'll take home:

  • A handmade plant tonic

  • A recipe to support garden vitality

  • Skills to start harvesting on your own


📍 Sulis Collective

📆 May 21st, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

🎟 $50, Limited Spots Available


Open to all experience levels — no prior plant knowledge required. Come curious.

Tickets

  • General Admission

    Sale ends

    May 20, 11:50 PM

    From CA$40.00 to CA$50.00

    • CA$40.00

      +CA$2.00 GST

      +CA$1.05 ticket service fee

    • CA$50.00

      +CA$2.50 GST

      +CA$1.31 ticket service fee

    Total

    CA$0.00

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    "Meghan’s insight is amazing! I was amazed at her ability to bring out the meaning and walks you through the process so well from start to finish.”

    Amanda, BC

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