This workshop focuses in on a specific plant (based on what's in season), and explores any Torah sources or connections within Jewish tradition. We will then find that plant within nature, learn more about it, and make something with it. We usually make something to eat, something to drink, and a craft or practical use as well. My favourite plant to do this workshop with is nettle, as it's so versatile, but it can be adapted to other plants you're interested in as well. 

This workshop explores the practice of fermentation in a hands-on and practical way. Participants will learn the principles behind fermentation, discover the role these techniques have played in preserving food across cultures, and make their own ferments to take home. You can choose between making sauerkraut, kimchi, fire cider, or pickled vegetables. In springtime, combine it with a foraging walk to make wild fermented greens.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the tradition of challah baking, and will make their own. This workshop can be catered to focus on your specific interests:

• Keep it social and learn some fancy ways to braid

• Make it wild by foraging for spring greens and mix them in

• Explore the agricultural journey from grain to loaf and the significance of bread within Jewish tradition

Everyone will go home with their own handmade challah (unless we eat it all first). 

This workshop takes the weekly Torah portion and uses the natural world as a lens through which to explore its themes and ideas. Through observation, discussion, games, and practical activities, participants will encounter plants, animals, landscapes, and seasonal phenomena that connect with the parsha. The session encourages a deeper engagement with both Torah and nature, helping participants discover meaningful links between ancient texts and the living world around them. It can also be adapted to focus on a specific Jewish topic or festival.

This workshop follows the journey of wool from a raw fleece to a finished item. Participants will explore the traditional processes involved in transforming raw wool into something useful, from cleaning to carding to spinning. Along the way, we will discuss the importance of wool within rural communities and its place within Jewish life and tradition. This can be fit into an afternoon taster session, or a mutli-week project, which could also include looking at natural dyes or taking the project to the next step through weaving or knitting a fabric. 

This workshop invites participants to slow down and discover the abundance of edible, medicinal, and useful plants growing all around them. During a guided walk, we will learn how to identify seasonal species safely and responsibly and explore their traditional uses. Participants will have the opportunity to eat, drink and use the plants we find. This workshop changes with every season, location and outing, and we never know what will be discovered!

This workshop introduces participants to the rewarding skills of knitting or crochet. Whether complete beginners or those looking to develop existing skills, participants will learn a range of techniques while creating simple projects. Choose an introductory session for beginnings to learn the basics, or focus on a specific skill such as stranded colourwork, brioche, shawl shapes or more. For a longer series, we could pick a specific project and work through it together. I also do private or small group consultations to help solve any problems you've encountered in your projects. 

This project approaches Holocaust remembrance through immersive, thoughtful, and age-appropriate activities that encourage reflection and personal connection. Using stories, objects, creative responses, discussion, and experiential learning, participants will engage with individual experiences and acts of resilience, courage, and humanity. Past projects have focussed on textiles or cooking, but this is a highly customised programme which is created with your group in mind. This works best as a series of 3-5 sessions.

In this workshop, we'll get outside and reflect on the current season. Choose whether you'd like it rooted in the Jewish calendar, the Celtic wheel of the year, or both! We'll learn about the season, which could involve a bit of foraging, breathing, discussing and more. We'll then have a textile project, which could include macrame, embroidery, felting - whatever you like - and time to work on it alongside some local herbal tea and fresh Scottish air. 

Bring the beauty of Havdallah outdoors as we gather and sing around the campfire. Participants will explore the traditions and symbolism of the ceremony while experiencing it in a new way. This can also incorporate activities like foraging for besamim (spices), making our own Havdallah candles, or cooking a tasty melaveh malkah meal over the fire afterwards. 

This workshop explores the themes of Passover through the lens of the natural world. We'll delve into Talmudic texts about the origins of maror, discover wild plants that have historically been used as bitter herbs, and investigate the landscapes and seasonal changes associated with springtime. We'll spend time exploring our surroundings, learning to identify various wild bitter herbs, and trying them out of course!

These workshops explore Jewish festivals through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, food, and outdoor experiences. Each programme is tailored to the season and festival being celebrated, helping participants engage with traditions in an active and meaningful way. Activities vary from wild weaving to coppicing, foraging, fermenting, cooking, textile and more, rooted in traditional Jewish texts and traditions. 

Looking to add some spice to your next gathering? This workshop introduces participants to the skills and enjoyment of cooking over an open fire. This can either be a focussed workshop, or an addition to another event or gathering to add something special. It's an excellent add-on to a foraging workshop, so participants get a chance to cook something meaningful with their foraged finds. Standard meals are kosher, dairy and vegetarian, but we can cater to other allergies, sensitivities and preferences.