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Workshops 2022

This year 2022 we are hosting some workshops in conjunction with Hips and Haws Wild Crafts.

 

Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st – TWO DAY HANDS ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION WEEKEND with Matthew Rooney and Hips and Haws Crafts see  Hips and Haws Wild Crafts for more details and bookings.

Sat May 7th and Sunday May 8th – Medicinal Mushrooms –  see  Hips and Haws Wild Crafts for more details and bookings.

May 29th and May 30th  – TBC

Some years we have hosted a selection of other workshops, talks and demonstrations which might interest you as a crafts person, a nature lover, a food enthusiast or an avid animal lover or home-steader.  Whether you want to re-skill or find a new hobby you can check out our range of traditional skills workshops which we are sure will bring pleasure to your life or maybe even save you money.

Weekend Basket Making Workshop - With Renate Bradbury & Team

A weekend work-shop for beginners with Renate Bradbury from Camphill Community, Ballymoney, who has been teaching basket making for over 25 years and assures us that we will go home with a hand-made basket made by very own selves!

This weekend workshop will run from 10am to 4pm approx and will cost €200 for the two days. Booking in advance online see below.

There will be an additional materials charge of €10 which is payable on the day.

It is quite a physical workshop but with hard work and determination it will be very rewarding and you will have an amazing basket to bring home. Renate brings along TWO extra tutors who will give you hands on assistance through-out the day if required. Along with the THREE tutors we only have a maximum of 8 spaces available. Therefore this workshop will book out fast. . Tea and Coffee and snacks provided. Please bring warm clothes and a packed picnic lunch.

We hope to run this workshop from 10am to 4pm on a Saturday and Sunday and the cost will be approx €200 for both days.

Bring your own picnic lunch.

please email us contact@greenanmaze.com to express your interest.

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Preserves and Fermentation with Clothilde Walenne

Preserves and Fermentation Workshop date to be confirmed – from 10am to 1pm – with Clothilde Walenne (Professional Forager)  – booking in advance essential – online www.greenanmaze.com

Preserving and fermenting food methods and traditions can be found in every culture of the world and dates back thousands of years. From drying herbs and making jam and cordials to lactic acid fermentation, pickles and wine, Clothilde will show you how extremely satisfying and rewarding these simple and low cost methods can be.

This workshop is open to all curious people with or without experience, it is an exploration of food preserving from basic concepts to nutritional benefits, some demonstrations and tips to make your experiments successful at home.

Clothilde Walenne has been working as a professional forager for  6 years.  She has regularly hosted workshops for the public and has great experience in preserving and fermenting for the restaurant trade.   

Bring your own picnic lunch.

please email us contact@greenanmaze.com to express your interest.

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Wild Herbal Remedies* - With Eleanor Sutherland

Wild Herbal Remedies with Eleanor Sutherland from 10am to 1pm – Cost €40.00 – booking essential

Eleanor Sutherland is a traditional herbalist and homeopath who has been growing herbs for over 40 years and teaching for more than 20 years so she will take a short walk around the hedgerows of the farm, identifying the seasonal wild plants and discussing their medicinal properties and remedial qualities.  She will then follow with an in-depth talk and demonstrations, answering all your questions and providing you with a beginners knowledge of medicinal wild plants and how you can use this knowledge for your health and wellness in life.  This is an extremely poplular work-shop so book early. Materials charge applies if you take home a remedy only.  Tea and Coffee and snacks provided.  Please bring warm clothes and a packed picnic lunch.   

We hope to run this workshop from 11am to 4pm and the cost will be approx €50. 

Bring your own picnic lunch.

please email us contact@greenanmaze.com to express your interest.

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Making Soaps, Lotions and Potions for fun* - With Anita Wheeler

A fun day of soap making demonstrations, learning how to make luxurious natural soaps by the cold process method. Using all natural vegetable ingredients such as olive oil and coconut oil, scented with essential oils and coloured with natural herbs and spices, you can enjoy the sensual delights of creating your own delicious looking soaps which appear almost edible! In the afternoon we will demonstrate how to make creams, lotions and lip balms, discuss the use of skin food and talk about how to make our own skin care products without chemicals and using natural ingredients.  

We hope to run this workshop from 11am to 4pm and the cost will be approx €50. 

Bring your own picnic lunch.

please email us contact@greenanmaze.com to express your interest.

Book Now