Divji vrt
Location
Kranj
Educational program name
Herbal training
Language
Slovenian
EQF level
I-VET / C-VET
C-VET
Modality
Informal
Short Summary
Introduction to the course.
The basics of botanical systematics and the structure and form of plants.
Identification of collected plants to species, work with the Small Flora of Slovenia, herbarization. Wild plant nutrition in everyday life.
The most important spring, summer and autumn edible species. General guidelines for collecting, drying, storing and using medicinal plants. Our medicinal wild plants: active ingredients and uses (home pharmacy). Preparation and tasting of different teas. Practical part - making preparations (tincture, oil, ointment, cosmetic preparations). A field collecting excursion to learn about edible, medicinal and poisonous plants for course participants and their family members at Lake Cerknica.
Wild lunch in nature.
First aid for plant poisoning.
Completion of the course and awarding of certificates of completion.
Keywords/Topics
training, herbalist,
Cost
365
Contact
Certification
n/a
Start date
Duration
30 hr
Key skill set
identification and usage of herbs, processing herbs
Category
herbalism
Entry conditions
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Learning outcomes
Candidate will learn to identify herbs, to understand the purpose of herbal parts and its harvesting season, and how to process herbs into different products.