January Urban Herbology - Green Nature in Amsterdam
Details
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 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
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