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What are you harvesting now? How are you Preserving it? come to our IRL july 10 meeting and lets have a good engaging "round table" discussion that includes everybody!

After suffering from uncomfortable gut symptoms for several years, Ramona finally received a diagnosis of SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth) and immediately dove into learning all she could about this condition. Her thirst for knowledge and her fierce determination to uncover the underlying cause for her condition led her to become a SIBO/IBS educator and advocate and to return to school to study Herbal Medicine at Wild Rose College. Today, while working through her Master Herbalist studies, she helps those suffering from unresolved GI issues, SIBO and IBS by sharing

Topic: Cannabis as Medicine In this talk Alexis will go some of the history of cannabis and how it has been used as medicine. He will touch on the way that cannabis interacts with our body (the Endocannabinoid System), the major cannabinoids (such as THC and CBD) and terpenes found in the plant and how to best work with this medicine from an herbalists perspective. And more.... There will be time at the end for questions. Bio: Alexis Burnett is a naturalist, tracker, herbalist and nature connection mentor who lives on traditional land of the Three Fires Confederacy, home of the Anishinabek Nation also called Grey County, Ontario Canada. He lives with his 2 kids on a small farm which is also home to Earth Tracks Outdoor School that specializes in connecting people to nature and forming a deep relationship with the earth. After the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Alexis founded OrganiGrow Canada (www.organigrowcanada.com). OrganiGrow Canada focuses on providing high-quality cannabis education from a place of true experience. They specialize in teaching people how to grow cannabis using beyond organic and regenerative methods from seed to harvest and how to make high quality herbal medicine using this master plant

Conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome often have deep roots, embedded in a person’s past experiences. As these diseases progress over months, years and even decades, they exhibit a many branched collection of symptoms, making treatment increasingly complex. Join herbalist Rebecca Graves of Dancing Willow Wellness to uncover some of the root causes of these conditions, and protocols for gently bringing sufferers back to health and wellbeing

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What is Reiki? Where did it come from? How does it work? How does one learn to do it?

Founding Member of the Ottawa Herb Society and Lifelong herbalist Carol McGrath will share her story, talk about her mentors and her journey through raising children and mentoring. Get ready to hear essential steps to become the best herbalist you can be, how to pick quality resources and stories from over 4 decades that Carol has been teaching and practicing. Learn about how we can interact with the plant world on levels beyond the physical, and become not only herbalists, but healers.

Join Nikki Ouellette, Wilderness First Responder, Search and Rescue Volunteer and student Herbalist for an evening exploring the wildside of First Aid. We'll start by discussing beginner concepts in Wilderness First Aid for rural educators, wildcrafters and outdoor enthusiasts, before we begin to weave Plant Medicine into our first aid protocols and expand our understanding of how and when to use plants in different First Aid situations!

Dr Nagasi speaks From: BC Interior Freedom Fighters

Neil talks about the clock of freedom and the media; Chris honours his fallen friends and shares his experience at the Freedom Convoy.

As spring approaches and a new garden season begins, join herbalist Amber Westfall to learn about plants that will not only add beauty and colour to your ornamental gardens, but also have edible and medicinal properties. Whether you are working with a few pots on a balcony or a large yard, you will find something for every size of garden and all types of growing conditions

Special guest Diana Beresford-Kroeger shares her insights into the hidden life of trees and how we understand our relationship to forests. Diana is a Canadian botanist, biochemist and visionary. In her talk she speaks about how forests can not only heal us but save the planet