Urban Herbology Meetup

📌 More about the course and how it works: urbanherbology.org/how-the-course-works
Contact Lynn with any questions.

When: 2–4pm | Last day of most months (Mar–Oct)
Where: Starts & ends at Black Moon Botanica – Magical Apothecary & Occult Bookshop, Spiegelgracht 30-H, Amsterdam, 1017 JS.
Price: €30 per person | Limited spaces
Tickets: can only be booked via this link

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Join Lynn Shore for the 2026 version of her spellbinding walk through Amsterdam’s hidden green corners, enchanted architecture, and find streetwise plant allies.
These walks won’t just be strolls through the canal streets looking for herbs. We will be creating a sensory spell, a natural history lesson woven with folklore, and live ritual – The art of seeing the city like a witch.

What to expect

• Discover the magical properties of common city trees and weeds (you’ll never see them the same way again)
• Hear tales of architectural superstition and natural symbolism in the city’s design
• Learn how to craft simple protective charms and green spells using locally growing herbs
• Tap into seasonal energies and leave with practical witchy wisdom
• Option to browse ritual herbs, blends, and occult goods at Black Moon Botanica after the walk

Your guide, Lynn Shore, is a practicing green witch and medical herbalist, with decades of magical and botanical experience. She loves introducing deep plant and esoteric knowledge, and is the published author of The Green City Witch.

Please RSVP on Meetup, but tickets must be purchased via this link.

Discover Edible & Medicinal Plants in Amsterdam
Have you ever wondered which wild plants around you are safe to eat, medicinal, or best left alone? Would you like to learn how to recognise nutritious, free plants growing right now — and how to use them confidently at home?
Join this gentle, informative foraging walk through Park Frankendael and discover how urban nature can support your health, diet, and connection to the land.
On this walk, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognise edible and medicinal plants growing locally this season
• Harvest wild plants safely, ethically, and sustainably
• Avoid common poisonous lookalikes
• Use wild plants for food, simple remedies, and everyday wellbeing

Along the way, you’ll enjoy a cup of freshly brewed herbal tea made from wild plants, and you’ll receive a handout to help you remember what you’ve learned and continue exploring on your own.
This walk is suitable for beginners to experienced, and the naturally curious — no prior knowledge needed.

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Practical Details
Start & End Point: Bike racks near Huize Frankendael / Restaurant Merkelbach
Terrain & Pace: Easy, relaxed walking on natural paths (woodchip, soil, grass, woodland edges, water edges, and the foraging gardens)
Weather: The walk goes ahead in all weather except storms
What to Bring: A small paper or cotton bag if you’d like to gather a few herbs or seeds. It is peak foraging season at this time, so plenty to take home and cook.
Facilities: Public toilets available in the park
Language: The walk is in English (Dutch also spoken)

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Your Guide
Your walk is led by Lynn Shore, a medical herbalist and urban foraging educator with over 15 years’ experience helping people rediscover the edible landscape around them. Lynn runs Amsterdam’s city foraging garden and works with community groups, environmental organisations, chefs, and eco-restaurants.
She combines practical plant knowledge with a public-health perspective on food, wellbeing, and urban nature. In 2025, she took part in the WildBiome project, living on wild local foods for a month to explore their effects on the body — insights that inform her teaching today.
Lynn is also the author of The Green City Witch.

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Cancellation Policy

• Full refund for cancellations made at least 24 hours before the event
• Cancellations within 24 hours can be refunded only if your place is filled

Prijs: (TICKET LINK HIER)
€60 regulier
€45 voor Stadspashouders (maximaal 3 plaatsen beschikbaar)

Taal:
De workshop wordt gegeven in het Nederlands, met Engels waar nodig.

Over de docent:
Lynn Shore is medisch kruidengeneeskundige, wildplukdocent, educator en auteur van The Green City Witch.

ENGLISH HERE

Get Your Hands Salty – Fermenting Urban Herbs & Veggies
at Noord Oogst community gardens

Join this practical, hands-on workshop and learn how to ferment vegetables and herbs using lacto-fermentation — a simple, ancient technique that supports gut health, mental wellbeing, and overall resilience.

We’ll work with local, seasonal vegetables and herbs, exploring how fermentation transforms flavour, texture, and nutritional value. You’ll learn how the process works, how to do it safely at home, and how fermented foods help reconnect us with the land we live on.

Each participant will:

• Make their own jar of fermented vegetables to take home
• Learn the fundamentals of safe, repeatable lacto-fermentation
• Taste a range of different ferments (including kombucha and grain ferments)
• Receive clear instructions so you can confidently ferment at home

This workshop is action-oriented, sensory, and grounded — no prior experience needed.

Practical details:
📅 Saturday 30 May
⏰ 11:00–13:00
📍 Stadstuinderij Noordoogst, Amsterdam Noord
👥 12–15 participants

Price (TICKET LINK)
€60 regular
€45 Stadspashouders (maximum 3 places available - Stadspas required at event)

Language:
The workshop will be held in Dutch, with English support where needed.

Cancellation policy:
Full refund up to 1 week before the workshop.
50% refund for cancellations between 1 week and 48 hours before.
No refund within 48 hours unless a replacement participant can be found.

About the teacher:
Lynn Shore is a medical herbalist, urban foraging teacher, educator, and author of The Green City Witch.