Description
Come learn how to identify tasty edible weeds with me!
Come explore our permaculture garden and get a crash course in plant identification and how to encourage nutritious wild “herbs” in your garden. I prefer the word herb as most of the ‘weeds’ we identify as are in fact sacred herbs designed to heal us.
Discover a range of edible, nutrient-dense plants that grow in your garden and come away with a more relaxed outlook on your unruly garden patch.
From nasturtium to feverfew, borage to self-heal, there are so many beauties right under our noses and I look forward to offering you a new way of seeing the world through the lense of ‘weeds’.
Feedback from participants
“Thank you so much Bridget – a really special hour and such an eye opener!” – Freida
“This walk through Bridgets garden was amazing! I was truly absorbed into the space and learned so much over a short period, the food was delicious and Bridget very warm and generous with her knowledge. I would definitely recommend this to anyone at any stage in your life it is beneficial.” – Vicki
Your host…
Bridget Scully has been “working with nature” to create ecological balance in her gardens for over a decade. While studying Sustainable Horticulture and Permaculture Design, her mentor Nathan Foote installed an appreciation for ‘do nothing’ methods of creating productivity inspired by natural farmer Masanobu Fukuoka from Japan. Bridget spent a year learning the grow biointensive method of Nathan and went on to practice under Kay Baxter at the Koanga Institute where she spent 8 months developing their seed gardens, and learning seed production and processing techniques. It was at Koanga that she completed her PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate). Since then, Bridget has inspired and helped many people design and create their own ecological gardens from scratch. In 2020 after years of searching, Bridget and her family became kaitiaki of an 1/2 acre urban property in Gisborne. They are currently developing a sustainable foodscape and animal forage system using Permaculture Design and a strong alliance with Nature.
