16th May 2026
Join me on Thursday 28th May for a 2 hour stand alone taster session of Junior Herbalist Club.
Junior Herbalist Club (JHC) was set up in 2014 to teach children about the healing herbs growing all around. The session has an emphasis on learning through making but covertly covering core subjects.
This class will include making herb gifts to take home. Children will be encouraged to use magnifying glasses to look at the plants, learning about plant ID and we’ll create a plant ID discovery table (heading outside will be weather dependent, if the weather is terrible the herbs will be provided).
We’ll make a herbal infusion to try (everything is optional for those sensitive to new flavours!), create leaf rubbings as well as make a Cinnamon lip scrub, plant seeds to create your own Apothecary garden and make sleep pillows to take home.
Children under 8 will need a parent/guardian to stay with them for the duration of the class, please note the class is suitable for 6 years and above (keen nature loving/foraging 5 year olds will love it too!). Herbal tea will also be provided for grown ups! Please note children will need to wear clothes/shoes that can get messy.
Book your space here:
https://buytickets.at/woodsideapothecary1
Tickets are per child and there are a maximum number of 14 children for this session.
Junior Herbalist Club was originally established in 2014 and is supported by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. It’s the only nationally recognised herbal medicine course for children. It is delivered by Medical Herbalists who have undergone specific training in order to deliver the course. Due to the popularity Level Two and Three can also be enjoyed once Level One/Two has been completed.
Cath Couzens is an award winning Medical Herbalist, based in Macclesfield and runs a private online health clinic. Cath also runs Herb School for Magical Grown Ups and monthly Junior Herbalist Clubs for children. She was recently named Best Wellbeing Specialist in Cheshire in the Muddy Stilettoes Awards.
The next intake for Junior Herbalist Club is the Level One Summer School from 3rd-7th August, 9.30am-12noon each day covering the whole of Level One in a week at Prestbury Village Hall. There will also be a Level 2 Summer School and monthly sessions starting in September.
I hope to see you there!
Cath
Medical Herbalist
hello@woodsideapothecary.com
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