{"product_id":"wild-medicine-wild-food-thursday-2nd-june-2026","title":"Wild Medicine Wild Food (Thursday, 2nd July 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA three-hour walk through plant medicine and wild food with Simon Mills and Robin Harford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the plants growing along every lane and field edge in Britain were part of ordinary life. People knew what they were good for. They knew how to use them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat knowledge sat in every household, passed down quietly from one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen modern medicine arrived, and within a generation or two, most of it was gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat loss is worth taking seriously. Not because modern medicine failed — it didn't — nor because the plants stopped working. They're still there. Still doing what they always did. We just stopped paying attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's covered in this walk\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient but simple systems for classifying plant medicines — by taste, smell and immediate effects — that were used by people the world over to survive in nature, and how to apply these insights at home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich common wayside plants have been used as household remedies for centuries, and how they can help you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to identify wild edible plants safely and confidently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nutritional value, folklore and food history of the plants you'll find along the way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to forage without damaging a patch, and how to harvest at the right time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour legal rights as a forager and how to read land for contamination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handout to take notes on the day and continue learning at home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes this different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost conversations about herbal medicine sit at one of two extremes. Either it's treated as folk superstition, something quaint that science has moved past. Or it's sold as a kind of magic, mysterious and powerful and beyond ordinary understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Mills holds a different and older view. After nearly 50 years in clinical practice and deep immersion in this subject he understands that these were survival skills that we have lost, and that can be learned again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a medical science background he also can show that plants can shift the body to better performance, much better than conventional prescriptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Harford brings the food side of the same plants. He has spent 15 years teaching foraging across Britain and has documented how indigenous cultures in Africa, India, South East Asia, Europe and the USA work with wild plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Simon looks at what a plant can do medicinally, Robin shows you what it tastes like and how to cook it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe walk takes three hours. It covers a lot of ground, but slowly. The point is not to fill a notebook. It is to leave knowing something you can actually use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis IS for you if:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're curious about plant medicine but want it explained honestly, without unrealistic claims or dismissal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'd like to be less dependent on a medicine cabinet for everyday ailments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want to understand wild plants as a source of both food and health, not just identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're willing to walk at a learning pace and pay proper attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is NOT for you if:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are looking for quick fixes. Plants work with us not at us — we will learn to help the body fend off trouble, not replace modern prescriptions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a quick list of edible plants without the wider context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're after exotic or unusual ingredients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you'll get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA three-hour guided walk led by Simon Mills and Robin Harford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClinical and traditional knowledge of wild plant medicine from one of Britain's most experienced herbalists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWild food knowledge woven through the walk wherever the plants call for it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA reference handout on the ancient classification of plant medicines to take home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 people maximum — small enough to ask questions and get real answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook your place\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thursday, 2nd June 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e10.00am – 1pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exeter, Devon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 max\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice: \u003c\/strong\u003e£65.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat people say\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"Simon and Robin complemented each other well in talking about the use of each plant for medicine and food. It's really exciting knowing how much is right on our doorstep.\" — The Finnie Family\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"I found it really interesting, especially as it was in a more urban environment than I'd expect. The amount to forage was quite amazing.\" — Paul Stevens\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"I learnt a lot from the walk. Both you and Simon are very knowledgeable and approachable.\" — Beccy Hollingdale\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\"I really enjoyed the walk and learned so much in that time.\" — Paul Shepherd\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Simon Mills\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Simon Mills\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0548\/8725\/2100\/files\/about-the-author-simon-mills.png?v=1770824950\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon has practised herbal medicine in Exeter for almost 50 years. A University of Cambridge medical sciences graduate, he co-founded the world's first university complementary health centre in Exeter in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s he led a major EU project on herbal medicine and served as Special Adviser to the House of Lords. He later coordinated a Department of Health project that helped pioneer social prescribing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is Self Care Lead at the College of Medicine, a contributor to herbalreality.com, and co-founder of the Mills and Bone Academy with Kerry Bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Robin Harford\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Robin Harford\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0548\/8725\/2100\/files\/robin-harford.webp?v=1780505735\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin has taught foraging full-time since 2008. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eEdible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e, with over 65,000 copies sold, and the founder of Eatweeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis courses are listed at the top of BBC Countryfile's guide to the best foraging courses in the UK. He has documented how indigenous cultures work with wild plants across Africa, India, South East Asia, Europe and the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook your place\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thursday, 2nd June 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e10.00am – 1pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exeter, Devon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 max\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice: \u003c\/strong\u003e£65.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eatweeds Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57506738667902,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0548\/8725\/2100\/files\/2026-07-02.webp?v=1780505794","url":"https:\/\/shop.eatweeds.co.uk\/products\/wild-medicine-wild-food-thursday-2nd-june-2026","provider":"Eatweeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}