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The Urban Fringe Pharmacy is a herbal medicine project started in 2005 in Bristol by herbalist, Max Drake, and environmentalist, Jude English. Its main purpose is to help people understand about the practice of herbal medicine in a modern context, using locally growing wild and cultivated herbs.
In the spirit of transition awareness, it makes sense to grow medicinal plants locally, to build up community resilience in the face of near future changes in legislation and availability of resources. It makes equal sense to spread the knowledge and skills required to use native and local plants and medicinal preparations, empowering folk to take responsibility for their health and the health of the community.
Our principal activities are running workshops, training weekends, herb walks and
talks. We are also engaged in growing herbs and sustainably producing medicines.
In the Summer of 2009 we will be offering a 10-
For details of herb walks in and around Bristol, bookmark this page, as they are often organised at short notice. If you want to organise a herb walk please get in touch.
In our basic workshops we teach people how to identify, harvest, dry and store herbs, and how to make various preparations such as tinctures and syrups, creams and lotions. We also offer more specialised workshops through the seasons.
A new project that aims to produce a practical guide to identifying medicinal plants that grow in the vicinity, drawing on traditional and modern sources, and giving clear guidelines on appropriate usage. We will also provide information on cultivation of useful herbs, and local resources.

Coming up... In 2009
July 2nd
Herb Walk, Friends of Avon New Cut
7.30, Southville Centre
July 16th
Herb Walk, Transition Chepstow
6.30 Castle Dell, Chepstow
July 19th
Herbal Medicine Workshop 1
10.30am -
Ecohome at CREATE Centre
September 13th
Herbal Medicine Workshop 2
10.30am -
Ecohome at CREATE Centre
October 16th -
Introduction To Herbal Medicine Weekend
Ragman’s Lane Farm
November 8th
Herbal Medicine Workshop 3
10.30am -
Ecohome at CREATE Centre
See our latest video on how to tap birch sap
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