Urban Herbology Meetup

Mon, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM CET

Garden with Locals in Amsterdam

Restaurant Merkelbach, Middenweg 72, 1097 BS, Amsterdam, NL

Join Our Gardeners in Amsterdam!

Looking for a unique way to experience Amsterdam beyond the usual tourist trail?

Ticket Booking Link Here

Every Monday, 10:00 – 13:00, you’re warmly invited to step into the Stijltuin, a hidden formal garden tucked inside Park Frankendael, next to Restaurant Merkelbach.

Together with our international group of local volunteers, you’ll:

✨ Help restore this historic garden (light work only – weeding, planting, tidying).
✨ Learn about plants and gardening in a Regency style garden, with guidance from experienced community gardening leaders, Lynn and Tamara.
✨ Meet friendly Amsterdam locals and fellow travelers.
✨ Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in good company.

No experience needed – tools, gloves, and guidance provided. Just bring curiosity and a love of nature.

Why join?
This is a community project – your contribution helps us maintain and restore the garden to its former beauty, while giving you a hands-on, meaningful way to connect with Amsterdam.

Practical info

• When: Mondays, 10:00 – 13:00 (year-round)
• Where: Stijltuin, Park Frankendael (adjacent to Restaurant Merkelbach)
• Group size: Very small – only 2 tourist spots available each week.
• Language: English and Dutch spoken by an international group.
• Contribution: €25 per person (includes tea/coffee and cookies)

Tickets are handled by TicketTailor:
Ticket Booking Link Here

For Amsterdam locals:
A group of local residents volunteers in the stijltuin every week. If you live in Amsterdam and would like to get involved regularly, please contact Lynn for details.

So, why not come as a tourist, leave as part of the garden’s story. We hope to see you for gardening soon!

Wed, Oct 29 · 10:00 AM CET

October Herb Walk - Amsterdam

Huize Frankendael / restaurant Merkelbach, Middenweg 72, Amsterdam, NH, NL

Link for tickets - Feel free to RSVP on meetup, but ticket sales are through the link only.

Discover Edible & Medicinal Plants in Amsterdam
Curious about which wild plants are edible or medicinal in Amsterdam right now? Want to learn how to add free, nutritious plants to your diet, support your microbiome, and avoid the poisonous ones?
Join me for a relaxed foraging walk through Park Frankendael, where I’ll show you what’s growing this season and how to:

• Identify tasty and nourishing wild plants
• Harvest them safely and ethically
• Use them for food, medicine, and wellbeing

Along the way, you’ll also enjoy freshly brewed herbal tea from wild finds and take home a handout to help you remember what you’ve learned.

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### Practical Details

• Start & End Point: At the bike racks near Huize Frankendael / Restaurant Merkelbach
• Terrain: Gentle pace on natural paths (woodchip, soil, grass, woodland, water edges, and the foraging gardens)
• Weather: Walk goes ahead in all conditions except storms
• What to Bring: A small paper or cotton bag if you’d like to forage some herbs and seeds
• Facilities: Public toilets available in the park

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### About Me

I’m Lynn Shore, a Medical Herbalist with 15 years of experience teaching urban foraging and running Amsterdam’s city foraging garden. I’m a member of the Association of Foragers, trustee of The Herb Society, and this autumn my new book The Green City Witch will be published.
I’ve worked with everyone from community groups to Greenpeace, top bartenders, and eco-restaurants. In April 2025, I joined the WildBiome project, living only on wild local food for a month to study its effects on the body—it was eye-opening!
My background includes a Master of Public Health in Urban Food Security, and my passion is helping people connect with nature for better health, wellbeing, and a greener city.

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This walk is in English (I also speak Dutch).
More about my work: urban-herbology.org

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### Cancellation Policy

• Full refund if cancelled at least 24 hours before the event.
• If cancelled within 24 hours, a refund is possible only if your spot can be filled.

Fri, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM CET

Green City Witch Walk

Black Moon Botanica Amsterdam, Spiegelgracht 30-H, Amsterdam, NL

A new monthly walk, in the centre of Amsterdam. Looking at a hidden side of city nature.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL - WAITING LIST LINK:
https://buytickets.at/greencitywitch/1823910

When: 2–4pm | Last day of each month (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
(When you RSVP Going - Lynn will send you a payment link - when paid she will email you to confirm)

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Join Lynn Shore for a 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.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL - WAITING LIST LINK:
https://buytickets.at/greencitywitch/1823910

Mon, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM CET

Garden with Locals in Amsterdam

Restaurant Merkelbach, Middenweg 72, 1097 BS, Amsterdam, NL

Join Our Gardeners in Amsterdam!

Looking for a unique way to experience Amsterdam beyond the usual tourist trail?

Ticket Booking Link Here

Every Monday, 10:00 – 13:00, you’re warmly invited to step into the Stijltuin, a hidden formal garden tucked inside Park Frankendael, next to Restaurant Merkelbach.

Together with our international group of local volunteers, you’ll:

✨ Help restore this historic garden (light work only – weeding, planting, tidying).
✨ Learn about plants and gardening in a Regency style garden, with guidance from experienced community gardening leaders, Lynn and Tamara.
✨ Meet friendly Amsterdam locals and fellow travelers.
✨ Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in good company.

No experience needed – tools, gloves, and guidance provided. Just bring curiosity and a love of nature.

Why join?
This is a community project – your contribution helps us maintain and restore the garden to its former beauty, while giving you a hands-on, meaningful way to connect with Amsterdam.

Practical info

• When: Mondays, 10:00 – 13:00 (year-round)
• Where: Stijltuin, Park Frankendael (adjacent to Restaurant Merkelbach)
• Group size: Very small – only 2 tourist spots available each week.
• Language: English and Dutch spoken by an international group.
• Contribution: €25 per person (includes tea/coffee and cookies)

Tickets are handled by TicketTailor:
Ticket Booking Link Here

For Amsterdam locals:
A group of local residents volunteers in the stijltuin every week. If you live in Amsterdam and would like to get involved regularly, please contact Lynn for details.

So, why not come as a tourist, leave as part of the garden’s story. We hope to see you for gardening soon!