0 Herbs for Healing session 4

• by Fern Towers
• 19-05-2023

For our next Herbs for Healing session, we will be continuing  some wild plant identification techniques with botanist Fiona Cauley, learning about another collection of wild herbs, and how to tell the difference between some similar looking species. We'll be running this session on Tuesday 23rd May, from 10am - 2pm , so make sure to bring your lunch!We'll also be continuing with some seed sowing, so if you would like to sow some interesting varieties of herbs to take home and grow,  please bring a small seed tray or something similar (like a plastic tray you buy mushrooms in at the shop!). We will provide the compost and seeds. Hot drinks, tools and the gazebo shelter will be provided, but as always, please dress for the unpredictable weather!We hope to see you there!Fern 

0 Herbs for Healing Session plan //Cynllun Sesiynau Perlysiau Iachau

• by Fern Towers
• 19-05-2023

0 We're hiring! / Rydym yn llogi!

• by Fern Towers
• 09-05-2023

Job title: Gardening Session LeaderSalary: £98 per week (£14 per hour), on self-employed basis, plus extra days as needed e.g., cover for other sessionsLocation: Gerddi Bro Ddyfi Gardens (GBDG)Hours: 7 hours per week. To run the Tuesday therapeutic gardening drop-in sessions, using horticulture and other related knowledge to provide support for individuals, and to assist with the maintenance of the community gardens. Click here for the full job description and details of how to apply. CV & letter by to be received by Monday 23nd May at 12pm. Interviews will be held Tuesday 30th May.     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Rydym yn llogi!Teitl y Swydd: Arweinydd Sesiynau GarddioCyflog: £98 yr wythnos (£14 yr awr) fel gweithiwr hunangyflogedig, + diwrnodau ychwanegol fel bo angen e.e. cyflenwi ar gyfer sesiynau eraill Lleoliad: Gerddi Bro DdyfiOriau:  7 awr yr wythnosRhedeg sesiynau garddio therapiwtig galw-heibio ar Ddydd Mawrth, gan ddefnyddio gwybodaeth arddwriaethol a gwybodaeth arall gysylltiedig i gynorthwyo unigolion.  Helpu i gynnal a chadw’r gerddi cymunedol.Cliciwch yma am ddisgrifiad swydd llawnY CV a’r llythyr i’w derbyn erbyn Dydd Mawrth 23ain Mai am 12pm. Cynhelir y cyfweliadau ar Ddydd Mawrth 30ain Mai.        

0 Herbs for Healing: Session 3, Saturday 13th May

• by Fern Towers
• 08-05-2023

For our next Herbs for Healing session, we will be covering seed sowing, and some wild plant identification techniques with botanist Fiona Cauley. We'll be running this session on Saturday 13th May, from 11am-3pm, so make sure to bring your lunch!We've got some lovely new herb seeds to share with you, so if you'd like to have a go at sowing some to take home and nurture, please bring a small seed tray or something similar (like a plastic tray you buy mushrooms in at the shop!). We will provide the compost. Hot drinks, tools and the gazebo shelter will be provided, but as always, please dress for the unpredictable weather!We hope to see you there!Fern

0 Herbs for Healing: Session 2

• by Fern Towers
• 17-04-2023

Bore da all,Thanks so much to all of those who came to the first session - it was lovely to meet you all and get re-acquainted with the apothecary! Our next session will be on Tuesday 25th April, this time between 10am - 2pm, and we will have a guest teacher for this session, herbalist Clare Lewis: http://www.herbalistceredigion.co.uk/Clare will guide us through what is growing in the apothecary and chat about the medicinal benefits, how to prepare remedies, and when to gather of some of the plants.We will focus on nettle leaf, gathering some for tea and doing a deep tasting of the tea using organoleptic principles, discussing what we experienced. We will talk about the constituents of nettles , how it is used, and which parts we use for different conditions. We will gather some more nettle and make a herbal vinegar for people to take home, discussing the advantages of using vinegar.We will then continue with our spring tidy up of the apothecary, weeding out the grass and other less desirable weeds!If you would like to come, please could you bring a clean jam jar to take your vinegar home in, and drop us a quick message to let us know if you're coming to help with our planning. Email fern@gerddibroddyfigardens.co.uk, or pop a message on the WhatsApp group (if you would like to be added to the WhatsApp group, please email me your number and I will add you).Refreshments, tools and the gazebo shelter will be provided, but as always, please dress for the unpredictable weather!We hope to see you there!Fern