Golden Thread Herbal Adventures 2026

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Golden Thread Herbal Adventures are gentle wanderings guided by Blair Richards-Koeslag. These walks are an invitation to slow down, to notice and to remember how to be in relationship with our natural world. 

We invite you to step into the living world of plants. Where food, medicine, and story weave themselves quietly through the land.

Together, we will meet plants both wild and tended. Learn their names, patterns, and gifts through observation, taste, and experience.

No experience needed, only curiosity and a willingness to wander.

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Join us on our 2026 Adventures: 

Looking at Buds

Saturday April 18th 2026
10:00am - 12:00pm 
$30.00 
Golden Bough Tree Farm 

 
  For half the year here in Ontario nature seems to go silent, surrendering most of her colours to the pallet of subtle greys and browns. The dreamy hibernation of the land going deep inside, going into the underground, waiting for the right conditions to emerge. Silhouettes, tall skeletons of the glory of summer, stand in the snow, spiralling towards the stories stars tell. Lets go for a wander, explore the buds, bark and forms of trees and shrubs. This is a discussion of winter medicine. Nature has a harvest for every season.   

Know your Roots

Saturday May 23rd 2026 
10:00am - 2:00pm 
$60.00
Golden Bough Tree Farm 

* Please bring your own lunch. 
 
 
  Our plant friends grow half their bodies in the soil. This part of the plant endures the harsh winter conditions protected and full of life. Spring and fall are the best times to gather medicine from this part of the plant. Let's go on an adventure into the soil and find the medicines that have survived the harsh seasons and are ready to help us people with our inevitable human condition(s).

  We will identify and discuss burdock, dandelion, yellow dock, marshmallow, and more. Using our senses to learn from the herbs we gather. We will also make a simple medicine that you can take home, and discuss the medicinal properties of these herbs.

Pick a Wild Salad

Saturday June 6th 2026 
10:00am - 12:00pm 
$30.00 
Golden Bough Tree Farm 

   Early spring offers an abundance of flavours that are unique to this northern climate and ecosystem, lets go out and explore the wonder of the world around us, taste the delicate and intense flavours of our wild greens, and make a salad that is both delicious and beautiful.  Welcome to the edible world we live in.

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