Cultivation centre
Four Seasons Training
ABOUT THE COURSE
- Gain on-farm practical experience
- Get to know the medicinal plants in their real-life form
- Be able to link medicinal plant qualities with seasons, plant families plus clinical practice
- Experience the plant qualities by practical observations and activities in the field
- Build on your capacity to assist the natural healing force in clinical practice
The course content and structure can be adjusted so that it can be made suitable for a wide range of participants, including: health professionals, primary/secondary school students, consumers....
New course dates for the season 2023/2024 will be announced soon.
You are welcome to register interest in attendance for notification of dates
COURSE CONTENT INCLUDES:
Medicinal plants
What is phytotherapy; from growing the plant to the production of medicinal plant products and using it for human health.
Organic farming
Organic farming explained, as well as the reason of its importance in the production of plants for medicinal purposes.
Observation and the senses
Observation and experience form an essential foundation in gaining sustainable knowledge.
Seasons & Plant qualities and processes
How are the seasons related to medicinal aspects of a plant? And how every plant carries within them different qualities and processes which show us aspects of their medicinal actions.
Qualities and processes per plant
Looking at plants seperately to discuss their qualities and processes and what this says about their medicinal actions.
Hygienic lifestyle
How is our lifestyle involved in our health and wellbeing, and what are aspects of a lifestyle aimed at developing optimal functioning for the whole of our being?
Plant families
Recognise different plant families by practical observations in the field. Learn about medicinal qualities in relation to the plant families.
Practical skills
Transforming observational knowledge into practical skills for our daily lives: with the aim of building up our life in an optimal way.