A journey through the seasons...

Supporting you to cultivate a deeper relationship with the natural world and honour the wisdom of the Earth's cyclical nature

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'The Earth's Year : A Journey through the Seasons' is a 12 month course and you have access to the learning materials for one year from when you enroll.

We will work with the eight Wheel of the Year festivals as waypoints to mark the unfolding seasons and learn some of the folklore, wisdom and gifts of the natural world. The main intake is at Samhain but enrolment is possible for a short period before each festival.


For each of the eight festivals there is a module which includes an introduction to the festival and ways we can celebrate it, a plant monograph for a herb or tree relating to that season, a ritual or activity we can incorporate to connect with the Earth's cycles (e.g. foraging, flower pressing, sowing seeds), a list of medicinal and culinary wild plants which are in season now, and a wild plant recipe or creative project.

Also included in the course is:

- access to an online community

- a recommended reading list

- an introduction to the wheel of the year

- sustainable foraging guidelines

- 12 months access to the course materials

- a recycled art print notebook for your notes

- the option to attend discounted in-person seasonal herb walks if you are local to Bath or Frome in Somerset, UK.




Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to The Earth's Year Journey

    2. Join our Online Community

    3. Reading List for the Journey

    4. What is the Wheel of the Year?

    5. Beltane: Festival of Earth's Fertility

    6. Returning to Reciprocity with the Earth

    7. Plant Profile: Hawthorn

    8. Beltane Recipe: Daisy and Plantain Healing Balm

    9. Activity: Flower Pressing

    10. Beltane to Litha: In Season Now

    11. Sustainable Foraging Guidelines

    1. Litha: Celebrating Midsummer

    2. Wild Plant Folk Medicine

    3. Plant Profile: Elder

    4. Litha Recipe: Meadowsweet Cordial

    5. Litha to Lammas - In Season Now

    1. Lughnasadh - The First Harvest

    2. Fantastic Fungi

    3. Lughnasadh Recipe: Elderberry syrup

    4. Plant Profile: Mugwort

    5. Lughnasadh to Mabon - In Season Now

    1. Mabon: Gratitude for Earth's Abundance

    2. Preserving the gifts of Autumn

    3. Plant Profile: Hazel

    4. Activity: Planting the Future

    5. Mabon to Samhain - In Season Now

    1. Samhain: Journeying Inwards

    2. Plant Profile: Yew

    3. Recipe: Hawthorn Decoction

    4. Samhain to Yule - In Season Now

    1. Yule: Allowing and Embracing the Stillness of Winter

    2. Creating your own Sacred Seasonal Rituals

    3. Plant Profile: Spruce

    4. Yule Recipe: Spruce Resin Balm

    5. Activity: Dream Journaling

    6. Yule to Imbolc: In Season Now

About this course

  • £395.00
  • 48 lessons

This journey is for you if..

  • You would like to be supported in a community to dive deeper into connecting with nature & her wisdom

  • You desire to explore the rhythms and cycles of the seasons & the ways we can honour the seasonal changes in our own lives and bodies

  • You would like to learn more about wild plants and what is in season at different times of year

  • You want to explore the way you relate to Earth and the natural world, and to begin to open up a dialogue with nature founded on gratitude and reciprocity

  • You want to reclaim ancestral knowledge of the plants surrounding you and to remember their gifts

FAQ

  • How long will I have access to the course materials for?

    You will be able to access the course for 12 months from the date of purchase. Additionally there are downloadable elements of the course for which you will have lifetime access.

  • What is the time commitment for this course?

    The journey is self-paced and is very flexible depending on the time you are able to dedicate. We recommend allowing at least 3-4 hours for each festival which will allow time to do the activities and read through the material, however if you desired to dive deeper you could easily spend much longer on it.

  • Can I do this course if I'm based outside of the UK?

    The course was designed with the UK flora and seasons in mind, however many of the plants that we will meet are abundant across countries and continents. If you are in the Northern hemisphere and are based in a temperate region then most of the course will be relevant. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons will be out of sync.

  • Do you offer refunds?

    We want you to enjoy the journey and for it to be in alignment with what you wish to learn and explore. If within 14 days the course doesn't match your expectations we will offer a full refund. After this point the course is non-refundable.

Pricing options

Payment plans available for 12 monthly payments of £35, or pay in full and save £25

Course Facilitator

Samantha Williamson

My name is Samantha and I am a plant tending, herb gathering, nature loving creative & mama living in Portugal with my 5 year old daughter, partner and two cats. I facilitate herb walks with a strong focus on the seasons and cycles of nature and the sharing of sustainable foraging practices, and I also co-run a 'gleaning network' where we rescue and redistribute surplus farm produce to projects that help people who are experiencing food insecurity.

I have had a life long passion for plants and nature and have studied various courses and modalities relating to the natural world; from permaculture and farming to herbalism and botany. I previously worked as a Botanical Horticultural Apprentice at Kew Gardens and hold an RHS Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Health and Applied Propagation. I am currently studying for an honours degree in Environmental Science.