Tag: nature

  • Spring foraging walk with Grassroots Remedies

    Come and join Grass Roots Remedies to celebrate the Spring Equinox and the abundance of nutritious and medicinal wild weeds in our developing herb garden at the Lauriston Agroecology Farm. We will wander around the garden meeting some of our herbal allies, share a sensory herbal tea tasting together and make a nourishing spring weeds infused vinegar, discussing how and why you might want to make these preparations and how best to use them.

    What to bring: Please bring a thoroughly cleaned medium sized jam jar, waterproof shoes as the grass may well be wet, and clothes suitable for March in Scotland, as well as any snacks you might want throughout the session.

    Accessibility: The GRR garden is not yet wheelchair accessible. The terrain around the garden is mostly grassy paths. We have an accessible all genders composting toilet next to the garden and there is one step up into our wee hut where we might gather if it’s wet.

    Email us for travel expenses reimbursement for Pen Pals members, and please get a free ticket to let us know you’re coming here.

  • Zines in the Woods: A day out in Falkland for LGBTQIA+ and/or neurodiverse folk

    Let’s muck around in the woods! This nature walk and zine-making workshop is a day in the beautiful Falkland estate LGBTQIA+ and/or neurodiverse folk, organised by PenPals and Forgan Arts Centre. In the morning, we’ll go for a relaxed walk in the trees, at a slow place with plenty of time to stop and look, and in the afternoon we’ll get together with arts and crafts supplies to make our own little publications.

    Transport subsidies or lifts transport to Falkland Palace will be available.

    The event is free, but places are limited. If you book and are not able to come, we’d be really grateful if you could let us know in advance, so that we’re able to offer your place to someone else.

    The walk is approximately three miles, on well-made paths, with some gentle slopes. There will be opportunities to return to the start earlier for a shorter walk.

    This event is part of Queering the Clachan, a zine project for LGBTQIA+ folk and friends across Northeast Fife.