Cultural & Herbal Tour at Sister Lotus Herbal Self Care Products & Services

Duration

3.5 Hours

Rates: Person - $170

About

Led by Herbalist Angie Oriana Jenkins, this experience includes visiting a variety of Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites in the Grand Pre region & involves learning about the cultures via plant medicine & food remedies. Participants will explore 4 areas including the Grand Pre National Historic Site, the Deportation Site, the Guzzle, & will finish at the Horton Ridge Malt House. Using locally foraged botanicals, an 'Evangeline Elixir' will be concocted. Angie will interweave her story of learning about her heritage later in life & how it has impacted her personal & professional life, & invites the participants to think about the same in their own lives.

Host Description

Angie Oriana Jenkins is a Herbalist with over 25 years of experience. Her interest in plants began as a hobby in her native New Brunswick where she was studying to become an English Lit. Professor. In order to relieve academic stress, she relaxed by going on nature walks & connecting with the local flora. On moving to B.C. several years later, her more formal training began with an apprenticeship programme & a correspondence course with the esteemed Rosemary Gladstar. She switched her career focus & became a full-time Herbalist. She has traveled & studied with a variety of Indigenous teachers, & branched out into Shamanic Herbalism.

In moving to N.S. several years ago, she began learning about Mi'kmaq traditional medicines & now teaches at a variety of First Nation communities. While doing some genealogical research, she was shocked & excited to discover she has Acadian heritage dating back to the 1600s in Nova Scotia & that many of her ancestors lived in the nearby region of Grand Pre! She suspects she also has a touch of Mi'kmaq lineage, as the 2 cultures were deeply entwined. She is also Irish, English, & Portuguese.

What's Included

• Plant identification
• Historical/ cultural/ medicinal/ spiritual/ cosmetic/ culinary education on local botanicals
• Tour of various Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites
• Cultural learning
• Foraging with the use of locally-made Mi'kmaq baskets
• The creation of an 'Evangeline' Elixir to take home"

What to bring

• Clothes
• footwear for all weather & terrains.
• (All natural/eco-friendly) bug spray & sunscreen