Sunday July 6, 2025 12pm - 3:30pm (3 Hours 30 Minutes)
Workshop / Class Health / Wellness Outdoor Community
[email protected]
902-385-8080
Led by Herbalist Angie Oriana Jenkins, this experience includes visiting a variety of Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites in the Grand Pre region & involves learning about the plant medicine & food remedies & how they relate to the local cultures. Participants will explore 4 areas including the Grand Pre National Historic Site, the Deportation Site, the Guzzle, & will finish at the Horton Ridge Malt House. Using locally foraged botanicals, an 'Evangeline Elixir' will be concocted. Angie will interweave her story of learning about her Acadian heritage later in life & how it has impacted her personal & professional life & invites the participants to think about the same in their own lives.
What's included:
- Plant identification
- Historical/cultural/medicinal/spiritual/cosmetic/culinary education on local botanicals
- Tour of various Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites~Cultural learning
- Foraging with the use of locally-made Mi'kmaq baskets
- The creation of an 'Evangeline' Elixir to take home
[email protected]
902-385-8080
Led by Herbalist Angie Oriana Jenkins, this experience includes visiting a variety of Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites in the Grand Pre region & involves learning about the plant medicine & food remedies & how they relate to the local cultures. Participants will explore 4 areas including the Grand Pre National Historic Site, the Deportation Site, the Guzzle, & will finish at the Horton Ridge Malt House. Using locally foraged botanicals, an 'Evangeline Elixir' will be concocted. Angie will interweave her story of learning about her Acadian heritage later in life & how it has impacted her personal & professional life & invites the participants to think about the same in their own lives.
What's included:
- Plant identification
- Historical/cultural/medicinal/spiritual/cosmetic/culinary education on local botanicals
- Tour of various Acadian/Mi'kmaq sites~Cultural learning
- Foraging with the use of locally-made Mi'kmaq baskets
- The creation of an 'Evangeline' Elixir to take home
Pricing & Tickets
| Other Events at Grand-Pré National Historic Site |
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| Fri Jul 11, 5pm Opening of Acadian Days Film + Food |
| Sat Jul 12, 10am Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sat Jul 12, 11:30am Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sat Jul 12, 1pm Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sat Jul 12, 2pm Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sat Jul 12, 7pm Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sun Jul 13, 11am Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sun Jul 13, 11:30am Acadian Days Journées Acadiennes |
| Sun Jul 13, 1:30pm Acadian Days Journées acadiennes |
| Sun Aug 24, 12pm Evangeline, Expulsions, Enchantment & Elixirs |