Class Info
Into the Farmer Doctor's Herbal with Geo Edwards of Grain & Pestle
October 18 from 10AM - 12NOON
Bryans Road Maryland
Class Description:
In this class herbalist Geo Edwards will discuss and demonstrate some of the practical and effective ways of working with fruit, herbs, and spices. Using a barefoot doctor's rural medicine approach paired with a Black Southern gardeners' vegetables and fruit orchard, we will cover many jewels for treating common ailments and illnesses discussing novel ways to work with the food grade and culinary herbs we love to grow each year in our gardens. You will leave this class with new perspectives on how to work therapeutically with fruits and vegetables.
Teacher Bio
Geoffrey “Geo” Edwards is an educator and healing arts practitioner from Milwaukee, WI whose work integrates art therapy, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. He currently resides in Detroit MI and is owner of Grain & Pestle, an urban healing arts farm and apothecary based in Highland Park Michigan. Geo’s herb and gardening practice has multiple influences that includes Black Southern farming, Maroon herbal traditions, and Classical Chinese Medicine. Geo is a guest lecturer in colleges, universities, and community herbalism schools nationally and internationally. He currently practices acupuncture in Detroit and facilitates classes & workshops on numerous topics ranging from art, holistic mental health, qi gong, herbal medicine, and nutrition.
October 18 from 10AM - 12NOON
Bryans Road Maryland
Class Description:
In this class herbalist Geo Edwards will discuss and demonstrate some of the practical and effective ways of working with fruit, herbs, and spices. Using a barefoot doctor's rural medicine approach paired with a Black Southern gardeners' vegetables and fruit orchard, we will cover many jewels for treating common ailments and illnesses discussing novel ways to work with the food grade and culinary herbs we love to grow each year in our gardens. You will leave this class with new perspectives on how to work therapeutically with fruits and vegetables.
Teacher Bio
Geoffrey “Geo” Edwards is an educator and healing arts practitioner from Milwaukee, WI whose work integrates art therapy, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. He currently resides in Detroit MI and is owner of Grain & Pestle, an urban healing arts farm and apothecary based in Highland Park Michigan. Geo’s herb and gardening practice has multiple influences that includes Black Southern farming, Maroon herbal traditions, and Classical Chinese Medicine. Geo is a guest lecturer in colleges, universities, and community herbalism schools nationally and internationally. He currently practices acupuncture in Detroit and facilitates classes & workshops on numerous topics ranging from art, holistic mental health, qi gong, herbal medicine, and nutrition.