Press Release
Susun in Nova Scotia
July 17, 2009
Bakers Settlement, Nova Scotia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Weeds are our Friends
Spend a weekend this summer with renowned herbalist, author, homesteader and organic gardener, Susun Weed. She comes to Nova Scotia July 17-19, 2009, to share her wisdom, knowledge and humour in a workshop that is guaranteed to change forever how you relate to plants. Over the course of the weekend you will come to appreciate the numerous gifts bestowed upon us in the form of the same weeds we would normally consider as useless and unwelcome companions in the garden.
The weekend opens with a meditation on Friday afternoon and overview of the weekend as we launch into a paradigm shift that will allow us to experience weeds as allies not enemies. Over the next two days, we will learn to identify edible and medicinal plants, pick wild salads, make salves, tinctures and teas to heal and nourish, and learn how weeds serve to indicate soil conditions, heal gardens, and relate to other cultivated plants. With story, song and her encyclopedic knowledge of plant lore, Susun will delight us in the journey to becoming a Peaceful Gardener.
“Peaceful Gardener: A hands-on medicine and food workshop” will be held the weekend of July 17-19, 2009 at The Pollination Project in Bakers Settlement, Nova Scotia. Registration for the entire workshop is $300.00 and includes a full lunch on both Saturday and Sunday consisting of organic, mostly farm grown food and snacks served throughout the day. The fee also includes all necessary materials for salve and tincture making. The following are available for additional cost - dinner, rhythmic massage, and on-site room rentals and tent sites, both including breakfast. Note: prices in Canadian dollar
To hold a place contact Cameila at: 902-624-1979 or email: camelia@palpable.ca Several work scholarships are available.
The Pollination Project holds workshops and retreats on Arts, Ecology and Spirit on a beautiful 200 acre site, located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, ten minutes from Bridgewater, and an easy hour and a half from Halifax and equidistance to the Robert Stanfield International Airport of Halifax.
Watershed Farm, replete with wind generator, solar panels and two strawbale structures boasts a certified organic market garden, rolling pasture and meadows, and a pristine lake and rushing river. It is also home to Chantarelle Forest, an Acadian woodlot certified by Forest Stewardship Council and Nagaya, an association of Atlantic woodlot owners dedicated to uphold eco-forestry practices such as horse-logging.
Susun S. Weed is the author of four highly-acclaimed books on herbs and women’s health: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, Healing Wise, New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way. Ms. Weed lectures world-wide on women’s health and herbal medicine. From her home in New York State’s Catskill Mountains, she directs the activities of the Wise Woman Centre, acts as editor-in-chief of Ash Tree Publishing, personally oversees the work of 400 correspondence students, and trains herbal and shamanic apprentices.
Susun has lived the simple life for nearly 40 years as an herbalist, goat-keeper, homesteader and feminist. She has been called “a true radical … deeply rooted” “a modern pioneer” and “one of the founding mothers of herbal medicine in the United States.” To learn more about Susun Weed and the Wise Woman Centre, visit http://www.susunweed.com
