Workshops and Walks
Our events help connect city people to the local landscape. We teach how to ethically forage and how to safely use incredible edibles and medicinals.
Upcoming Public Events – 2026
Led by Lynn Shore
(Association of Foragers, NIMH Medical Herbalist, Author of The Green City Witch):
Green City Witch Walks –2026
Begin and end at Black Moon Botanica, Amsterdam’s magical apothecary — and explore streetwise spells, sacred weeds, and urban enchantments on a witch-led city walk.
14:00 – 16:00
Tuesday 31st of March
Thursday 30th of April
Sunday 31st of May
Tuesday 30th of June
Monday 31st of August
Wednesday 30th September
Saturday 31st October
€30 per person
2026
Thursday 22nd January
Herbology Walk – Park Frankendael
10:00 – 11:30
Find edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants that grow throughout the city
Ticket Link – €20 per person
Friday 23rd January
Meet the Maker – Mediamatic
1:1 times (2x 30 min chats) with Lynn
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
€10.00 / €7.50 per session
Tickets – Mediamatic
Sunday 1st February
Imbolc Gathering – Park Frankendael
18:30 – 20:00
Meeting at main entrance of the park
(closest to Middenweg 72)
Bring your own warm drink, cup, snack.
Registration Here
Friday 13th February – Park Frankendael
Guided urban foraging walk
10:00 – 11:30
Find edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants that grow throughout the city
Ticket Link – €20 per person
Friday 19th February
Meet the Maker – Mediamatic
1:1 times (2x 30 min chats) with Lynn
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
€10.00 / €7.50 per session
Tickets – Mediamatic
Saturday 28th February
The Herb Society (UK) Online Presentation
11:30 – 13:00 (NL time)
Lynn Shore: The Magic of Foraging: Reclaiming Intimacy with the Land
Kirsten Hartvig: Creating a Healing Herb Garden using No-Dig and Biodynamic Methods
Member tickets £10* – Non member tickets £15 (Sale opens on Jan 19th)
Members should use the discount code in the Herb Society Newsletter
Saturday 28th March – Park Frankendael
Herbology Walk
10:00 – 11:30
Find edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants that grow throughout the city
Ticket Link – €30 per person
Saturday 11th April – Park Frankendael
Herbology Walk
10:00 – 11:30
Find edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants that grow throughout the city
Ticket Link – €30 per person
Saturday 9th May – Park Frankendael
Herbology Walk
10:00 – 11:30
Find edible, medicinal, and poisonous plants that grow throughout the city
Ticket Link – €30 per person
Green City Witch Course
Next Start Dates
18th January
17th February
19th March
17th April
From November 2025
The Earth, The Sea, and The Sky Conference
Recording Available Here
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Private Walks (with Lynn Shore)
€140 per hour (1 to 10 people)
Gift Vouchers
Gift ticket: 1 person to attend a public group walk €30
Private walk voucher: €150 per hour
(vouchers and gift tickets are non-refundable and valid for 1 year)
Please contact Lynn to purchase a voucher
Business Group Events
We also offer bespoke walks, workshops and training for businesses, such as restaurants, bars, and colleges. Please email to discuss possibilities.
[Please note that although we often show a couple of local fungi/mushrooms on our walks, we offer herb walks, not pure mushroom walks]
The Urban Herbology Team
Lynn Shore connects people with urban nature – to help improve health, mental wellbeing, and the environment. She is a NIMH Medical Herbalist, biologist, and member of the Association of Foragers, Herboristen Gilde, and Trustee of The Herb Society. She has been teaching ethical urban foraging and self-sufficiency skills in Amsterdam since starting Urban Herbology in 2010. In April 2025 she lived completely on local wild and foraged food for the Wildbiome Project. Lynn runs an apprenticeship course and her first book (The Green City Witch) was published in 2025 by Aeon Books. She is available for professional speaking engagements, workshops, and guided walks. Media links.
Livvy de Graaf is Lynn’s teenage daughter. She has been eating foraged food and assisting Lynn with all things green since she was pumpkin-sized. Livvy occasionally co-hosts Urban Herbology foraging walks and Green Treasure Hunts.
Tamara Last is a forager, gardener, birth doula, cook, craft-maker, mother, and interdisciplinary social scientist. Most at peace outdoors, exploring trees and soil, Tamara is especially interested in recalling adults to the wild and instilling in young children a deep and gentle familiarity with the natural world.
Yuki is an aromatherapy instructor, aroma hand therapist, mental-herbal therapist and mother, who moved here in 2021. She specialises in using herbs and essential oils to support adaptation to new environments. Yuki offers workshops and courses, mostly in Japanese. 日本語はこちらをクリック
Refund policy
Public walk and workshop booking payments are fully refundable up to 24 hours before the event. If you need to cancel after that time (so less than 24 hours before the event start time) a refund can only be made if we can fill your place with someone else. For business and private event bookings cancellation refund is fair, and depends upon how much preparation is required prior to the event.
Apprentice only events
Please see the news and events page on the apprenticeship course website (visible when logged in) or email Lynn, for the details including times and what to bring.
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