Category: Nature Workshops

In conjunction with the Nature Conservancy of Canada we are inviting you to join us on the August long weekend for our second BioBlitz at Shibagau Creek.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is calling for its annual countrywide BioBlitz on the August long weekend and we invite you to participate with us.

"It is the NCC's intention to unite thousands of people across Canada in a collective community effort to celebrate and document the diverse species across our beautiful country. Bioblitzes are a community-led gathering of information about species in a certain area held over a certain length of time. These community science events have led to the documentation of rare or endangered species in many countries, including Canada. Our collective observations can grow our knowledge of native species’ distributions and help conservationists target areas to eradicate invasive species. These efforts may help conservation efforts to restore the balance and health of our local ecosystems. By documenting the natural world and sharing these observations to a global database, anyone can give back to nature."

^{NCC BioBlitz Call}

As we learn more about who and what inhabits the land, we celebrate all that we encounter. 

• Pick your species be it flora, fauna or both and wander the 100 acre property noting what you see, take pictures to later upload for the Nature Conservancy using the iNaturalist app and enjoy the peace, quiet and beauty of all that’s around. 
• Bring friends looking for a fun and easy way to support nature this August long weekend. 

Please come for a few hours on Saturday and/or Sunday. We can’t wait to hear/see what we all discover. 
Please fill out the Registration Form
to let us know when you will join us and receive further details.

Victoria and Peter

P.S. See what happened last year!

_{The Shibagau Forest Farmstead is situated within the traditional territories of the Mississaugas, Anishinabewaki (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ) and Wendake-Nionwentsïo peoples who are the original owners and custodians of these lands on which we are honoured to gather. As part of the Upper Canada Land Surrenders, under the Crawford Purchase of 1784, no treaty was ever signed.}

Sunday June 25, 2023 10am-4pm

We are thrilled that our first nature workshop will be led by Sarah Tacoma, herbal crafter and founder of Bloem Botanicals.

It’s a walk in our wild forest at Shibagau Creek Forest Farmstead in Tamworth ON.

Join us for a day of foraging and fun as we dive deep into the wonderful and wild herbs growing all around us. We’ll play with plant intuition, discuss herbs as medicine, first aid and food, and dig deep into the philosophy of trusting nature and more. This will be an exploration of sacred and medical plants growing underfoot while forging new connections. 

What we’ll explore;

• Wild Herb Walks
• Ethical foraging
• Herbs as food
• Plant Intuition
• Herbal preparations including salts, vinegars and more.  

This day retreat is being held at our farm Shibagau Creek Forest Farmstead, an off grid 100 acre nature preserve. Five minutes east of Tamworth Ontario and 30 min north of Napanee, 45 mins from Kingston.

Connecting with nature and remembering what medicines our bodies have attuned to over thousands of years is empowering, to say the least. We’ll be spending the day walking the forest and discussing what we’ll discover around us. As we collect wild herbs and plants, we’ll learn what they can be used for, be it medicine, first aid or food. 

TAKE AWAYS: As we walk, forage, and collect we’ll create an herbal gift for you to take home. The gift will be pending our collective discoveries, and this could include a cedar/or pine bath salt, a vinegar, pesto or even a first aid salve.  

Accommodation at the off-grid farm house is available if you are travelling from Toronto or Ottawa.