“Eat something wild everyday” (Alex Laird)
You can book the following 2026 dates below for an investment of £60 per day. If you want to book three workshops (spring, summer and autumn) get each for £50 (please email me!)
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Spring: Sunday 8th March, 22nd March and 12th April
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Summer: Sunday 31st May, 28th June
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Autumn: Friday 4th September, Sunday 20th September and 11th October
Ayurveda is about reconnecting with nature, be it our inner nature through an understanding of the doshas, or outer nature with the world around us. We live in a time with great potential for disconnection. Foraging is a wonderful way to reconnect with nature and eat exactly what our bodies need. I’ve spent the last decade learning about plants through the Ayurvedic lens. I love using herbs from India but I can forage for nettle, cleavers and wild garlic on my doorstep. Ayurveda sees that such local plants are most powerful for healing. As I walk the same fields and woods each season, the more I realise how foraging is transformative.
"Thanks Jo for a great day foraging and making. Really enjoyed it. Learnt more from you today than 2 one day and 1 four day course. Will definitely be returning for spring/summer. Thanks for passing on your knowledge at such a reasonable cost." (Steve, Devizes)
"This ancient path of the forager reconnects us to the vital, to wildness, to creation, to what is in effect the very pulse of life itself. One of the most direct ways to experience this is to consume this wildness. Take it into our bodies, where like a sleeper agent, it lies dormant until you have eaten enough to change the structure of your blood, thereby changing your brain and how you relate to the non-human world. For it is this simple act. The act of taking wild food and medicine into our body, that in time becomes so transformative." (Robin Harford, Eatweeds.couk
All my workshops:
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Include a comprehensive handout
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Include practical ways to use what we find eg: herbal infusions, syrups, vinegars, salts and pestos.
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Include drinks and snacks
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Take place around Batcombe, Somerset and then back to my kitchen
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Are friendly and inclusive places where all are welcome. If you have mobility/other issues which may impact being able to walk for an hour please do get in touch to discuss options.
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Welcome dogs on leads on the walk part
'Wild Ayurveda' podcast with Robin Harford, Eatweeds
I had the pleasure of meeting my foraging hero on the banks of a Devon river to explore how Ayurveda — the world’s oldest system of natural health — can be rooted in the wild plants of Britain. Listen here!
Together, we unpack the Ayurvedic concepts of the five elements, the three doshas, and the six tastes — and how these ancient principles can guide your modern life, food choices, and foraging practice. I share how local herbs like nettle, dandelion and wild garlic can be powerful food medicines, how foraging supports physical and emotional balance, and why bioindividuality is key to healing.
"This is a lively, grounded conversation blending Eastern philosophy with native plants, seasonal eating, and self-care rooted in the land."
"The Spring Foraging Workshop was a very enjoyable experience. Whilst harvesting seasonal edible and healing plants in the sunny woods and fields, we were given much information by Joanna - who is extremely knowledgeable about wild plants - and I learnt many new things. Joanna is very generous, and when we got back to the house we were given home made Dandelion cookies and herbal teas using the plants we had been foraging, as well as making pesto, tonic vinegar, and tasting delicious wild garlic butter. We were also given an epic handout with lots of information and recipes. Very good value, and made new friends. I look forward to doing it again in the autumn!"
Joanna Casey