Workshops and Walks – The Urban Herbology Team

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.

Lynn Shore is a consulting herbalist, biologist, and member of the Association of Foragers. She has been teaching ethical urban foraging and crafting skills in Amsterdam since 2010. Passionate about sharing useful knowledge, Lynn helps city people increase their sense of place, and feel healthier and happier.

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. 

Please join Urban Herbology Meetup group, if you want to be alerted when walks and workshops are announced

A Hildegard Morning
Saturday 13th April
Anna’s Tuin Science Park
10:30-12:30
Tamara will lead this session
Start your weekend with intention, step out to breathe in the sweet spring air and join Tamara for a nourishing morning ritual inspired by Hildegard’s monastic practices, favourite herbs and holistic approach to self-care.
More details here
Price:
€10 – € 25 (pay as you feel)
6 spaces remaining – Booking via email

City Herb Foraging for Children
Sunday 21st April
Park Frankendael Foraging Gardens
10:30-12:00
Livvy de Graaf will lead a small group session for children aged 7+
She will introduce some common Amsterdam herbs
Learn how to:
Identify, forage, and use key plants safely & ethically
Identify (and avoid) look-a-likes and common poisonous plants
Create simple foods, lotions, and potions using local herbs
More details here
Price:
1 child – €15
1 child + 1 parent – € 25
3 spaces remaing – Booking via email and secured by bank transfer
(remember to mention the date you want)
Lynn Shore will assist on this walk

Refund policy
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.

Apprentice only events
Please see the news and events page on the apprenticeship website (when logged in) or email Lynn, for the details including times and what to bring.

Please join the UH Meetup group to see published dates straight away. Sometimes, it is possible to sign up without using Meetup but prepayment and same conditions apply.

WALKS
1:1 €80 per person
1:2 €50 per person
Group walks €15 per person (6+ people)

We also offer bespoke 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]

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