In-Person Retreats + Workshops
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
26th of October at The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
Explore stories of nature and things that grow on a story walk, with Amanda Edmiston, Mara Menzies and Georgiana Keable Jerstad.
Amanda will be leading very special kitchen garden herbal story walks through the Botanic’s Kitchen Gardens, sharing the herbal wisdom hidden within ancient folklore and fairytales.
These sessions are taking place throughout the afternoon but booking is essential, there are a number of woonderful events and storytellers in the RBGE over the day so do check out the full programme and book your place.
Hallowe’en Potions Club in the Georgian Kitchen!
Join Amanda within the whispering walls of the Georgian Kitchen, at Falkirk’s Callendar house on the 1st of November 2025.
Listen to a scintillating story about how Halloween in historic Scotland, followed by the opportunity to try your hand at potion making! Whip up some remedies for darker days and to keep the spirits away (or maybe draw them in?), carve a neepy heid lantern, and take part in a spine tingling Hallowe'en trick - all at Callendar House!
Finding and Foraging:
Herbal Storytelling Retreats
with Botanica Fabula
News of our next adventure coming soon and enquiries being taken for unique Herbal storytelling adventures for small groups.
Book Botanica Fabula for a day retreat in rural Scotland, delving into a weaving of stories and herbal magic with Amanda.
We take you on an adventure into the realms of magical beings, social history and incredible plants.
We can advise groups on suitable beautiful, historic sites, where we can gather and then use as a base, from which we will take plant expeditions, make herbal preparations, and create our own folded loric books using handmade plant paper - all accompanied by stories and lore situated within the land we will explore.
You will go home with a full imagination, a medicine bag of favourite plants, and a few surprises.
photos by mentee Em Watson on recent retreat experiences with Botanica Fabula