I am grateful to all of you who have stopped at my Table at the St Lawrence Market or other locations and have agreed to allow me to keep in touch with you!

Over the Winter months, my personal life has taken all my extra resources, so this is the first time in quite a while that I have managed to send out an e-mail.

I hope to change that practice in the next few months. I expect this to be an exciting and busy year and I intend to keep in touch with everyone, through these e-mails.

Hello everybody!!
It has taken me some time to get back to my e-mails!! I thank you for your interest and your patience.

It has been a busy summer, involving a lot of travelling about the beautiful Ontario countryside! Most of the travelling has been to harvest the Herbs as they come into season, particularly on my own land, on the Black River. This summer many others were able to join me in the harvest, camping on the land, cooking on a fire, swimming in the river, harvesting and processing the Herbs! We had a few adventures, as some of the picture on the website show!

Herbal Medicine, the Original Medicine of all Earth peoples connects us to an Ancient way of knowing and belonging. Using the Herbs for Medicine offers us a relationship with the Plant World that deepens our understanding of ourselves.

Come and learn more about this relationship with the following classes.

GARDENING CLASS
We will build a Medicinal HERB Rooftop Garden together, through a progression of five classes. We will be blend Eastern/Western Herbs in the development of a container garden on the rooftops and open decks at SPIRIT WIND Internal Arts.

"In the forest, I still know how to become one with a landscape rich with a thousand mysteries. The forest permits me to capture the secrets of the invisible, of which we are the trustees. These secrets will soon become precious compasses for humanity.” Bernadette Rebiemot, Grandmother’s Counsel the World

Workshop: Root Tinctures

Our next workshop will be held on Monday, November 23th at the Bain Apt Co-Op's Community Centre. The Community Centre is located on Logan just off Sparkhall Avenue.

Our next workshop will be held on Monday, November 16th at the Bain Apt Co-Op's Community Centre. The Community Centre is located on Logan just off Sparkhall Avenue.

Starting time is 6PM. Classes are held as a potluck. Everyone brings some food for the meal and we eat together; sharing the food while getting to know each other.

To reserve your spot please email me at blackrivergatehouse@gmail.com. Use the subject line 'November 16th class'

Cost : $40

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Linda Rose
T. 416-469-5907
E. blackrivergatehouse@gmail.com

Good day to all: We live in a time of unprecedented change and opportunity. Although these changes have long been prophesied as a turning point for humankind, any time of great change also brings personal challenges. The question is how do we cope? How do we handle these times and what does it all mean?

Please join me Sunday, November 1, from 1PM to 4PM at the Spirit Wind Internal Arts, 64 Oxford Street, 2nd Floor, in Kensington Market. The entrance is off Augusta, above the Urban Herbivore.

Our next workshop will be held on Monday, October 19th at the Bain Apt Co-Op's Community Centre. The Community Centre is located on Logon just off Sparkhall Avenue. Starting time is 6PM.

Called Tinctures, Flower Remedies and Creams this introductory class will provide an overview to making these simple medicinals. Those interested will be able to sign up for advanced classes which will focus on the preparation of other remedies.

This class is an opportunity to use Herbs from your own garden. Both Medicinal Plants or Kitchen Herbs, can both be used to make simple Medicines.

Just a reminder that this evening we are running a workshop about cleaning and drying the healing herbs after harvesting.

The classes are held as a potluck. So bring some food for the meal and we'll all eat together, sharing the food while getting to know each other.

Classes are held at the Bain Co-op Community Centre, in the Riverdale area. They start at 6PM. See you there.

Cheers
Linda Rose
Blackrivergaterhouse.com

The gardens at Bain Co-Op are in full bloom and the weather promises to behave.

We are gathering for our Herb Walk this Sunday (Jun 14) at 11 o'clock at the southwest end of Withrow Park at the corner of Logan and Bain Avenues.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers
Linda Rose
Blackrivergatehouse.com

This Sunday, Jun 15 at 11AM we are meeting at the southwest end of Withrow Park at the corner of Logan and Bain Avenues for a Herb Walk through the award winning gardens at Bain Apartment Co op.

During the walk we will find herbs, learn some basics of plant identification, and gather knowledge about Medicinal Herbs. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with paper, pencils and their focused attention.

To register please email me at blackrivergatehouse@gmail.com or call me at 416-469-5907.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Linda Rose
BlackRiverGatehouse