Would you like to feel safe and confident eating local, wild plants?


Do you want to gather wild edibles and medicinals without needing to become a botany expert?

 

You want to be able to correctly identify plants and know if they're edible, medicinal or should be avoided.

 

Hi, I’m garliq.

Over the last 20+ years, I've taught hundreds of people to identify edible and medicinal plants in the gardens, parks and woods around BC.

Wild edibles are now being eaten in salads and stir-fry's throughout the province!

You're not alone in feeling nervous about eating mysterious plants until you know for sure what they are.

Forage with confidence - for food or medicine.

 

4 Steps to Avoid Confusion and Overwhelm...

  1. Keep it simple.

    There are 8000+ plant species in BC. Easy to be overwhelmed!

    Start with what's around you - your yard or close to home. Go step by step as you explore the plant world.

  2. Keep it fun.

    With some simple tools, you can really have fun with learning how cool plants are and about how beneficial the plants around you can be.

  3. Trust your senses.

    There's so much that can be learned about plants just by taking a close look at the leaves and flowers, the shape and size, the texture, and the location.

    When you compare one plant to another in this way, it's easy to begin to see the uniqueness of each plant and start to distinguish one from another.

  4. Focus on 3 features.

    Learning just 3 identifying features for a plant is usually enough for you to be able to say "yes, this is such and such," or "no, that's definitely not." You can develop confidence without needing to remember everything about the plant.

 

If this resonates with you, I invite you to join me for these herb walks:

 

Exploring the GREEN World

~ Victoria Herb Walks ~

$30 each OR $100 for all 4
(+ GST)

Beaver Lake

Mon. June 10

7 - 8:30 pm

Register

Hyacinth Park

Wed. June 12

7 - 8:30 pm

Register

Swan Lake

Mon. June 17

7 - 8:30 pm

Register

Wark St. Medicinal Gardens

Wed. June 19

7 - 8:30 pm

Register

To Register:

  1. Click on each Registration button to add that walk to your cart.

  2. Then Go to Cart to pay.

Sign up for All Four to save $20.

Use discount code: 4WALKS

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Learning About Herbs
Personal Healing
“I really enjoyed these classes with Garliq. Not only did I find out about really neat places in the city that I did not yet know about, but I also learned to identify local herbs and plants which were either yummy or really useful for healing remedies.
I learned a lot about our local plant life and can now successfully identify many local trees, herbs and plants wherever I go.
This was a truly awesome experience and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for something fresh in their life.”
— Joanna, North Vancouver
 

What I’m Hoping For You By the End of the Walks

  • You can identify 10-15 plants with confidence

  • You'll learn some 'tricks of the trade' to make plant i.d. books really useful

  • You'll be including more wild edibles in your diet

  • You'll be teaching your friends about wild plants

  • Your spark for learning about the plant world will burst into flame! (metaphorically since it’s fire season!)