Jude Greenan & Vanessa Neville

Jude Greenan and Vanessa Neville are both qualified medical herbalists (BSc Hons Herbal Medicine) with many years of clinical and practical experience.  Their professional training in plant medicine is comprehensive:  from botany to pharmacology; research methods to materia medica.  Clinical practice requires up to date knowledge of allopathic and botanical medicines, drug-plant interactions, and diagnostic techniques.

More importantly, however, as holistic and community herbalists, their approach encompasses the wider green world:  their approach is about harmonising the relationship between human nature and Green Nature.  This means that they work with plant "medicine" in all its guises, incorporating the best of modern training with divers methods of accessing plant knowledge.

Vanessa Neville has a firm grounding in propagation and growing of medicinal herbs.  She is a professional arometherapist and is secretary of the post graduate training board of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.

Jude Greenan has a certificate in permaculture design and training in biodrynamic gardening.  She bring her in-depth Shamanic knowledge and experience to the plant teachings in a grounded and practical way.

Courses by this Tutor
  • 29 April 2012
    10.00 - 16.30
    £60 including home made lunch, biscuits & cakes

    Identify, learn about, forage for and cook edible roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits of our common plants.  In the autumn, we will focus mainly on mushrooms.

  • 22 April 2012
    9.30 - 5
    £70 including home-made lunch. Materials £10 to be paid on the day

    Wild Medicine

    This is an unusual chance to forage and make your own medicines.

    We offer a very practical workshop where you walk the land, get to know the plants, harvest your own ingredients and make effective home remedies.