Alquimia – Centre of Healing Arts

flora and fauna Alquimia Portugal

Free Online Courses

A Nature’s guide free online course to recognize and forage common edible herbs, medicinal plants and mushrooms.

Yes, education should be easily accessible and simplified. Our desire is to empower you with new skills and talents. Knowledge on wild edible plants and mushrooms is of primary importance not for survival, nor only for self-sufficiency. It is indeed amazing to know the environment we are in, to be fully part of it.

The importance of wild foraging

Wild foods are being used for everything from traditional medicines to homemade herbal preparations. The possibility to gather our own food in the wild is an opportunity to revisit our roots. It helps us to get a profound knowledge of the territory we inhabit, it empowers us toward self-sufficiency and tremendously increase our identification skills. How delightful it is to encounter an edible or a medicinal herb or mushroom and return home with a full basket!

Use your senses, all of them even the ones you ignore. Use your inner ability to observe and reflect.

Ready. Breathe in/ Breathe out.

Wild Foraging, Breathe Nature step one

Wild Foraging, Observe Nature step two

Wild Foraging, Give Names step three

Wild Foraging, Picking & Preparing step four

Wild Foraging, List of Edible Gourmet Plants step five

Ready to take the next step?

SELF-PACED STUDY ONLINE