Events

Approximately 150 wild medicinal/edible plants and trees can be found in HRM.  Some are native, others are well known weeds, some are sensitive and not suitable for harvest, while most are abundantly available for personal use as food and medicine.  Connect with our green landscape and learn how to identify and utilize the herbs right outside your door.   $15 each or all five in the series $65 (plus HST). Bring cash or send etransfer $17.25 to: 

Spring Herb Walk at Point Pleasant

Summer Herb Walk at Fort Needham Park

Visit our web page for details and registration.

https://bloominstitute.ca/courses/nature-camps-for-adults-at-blue-forest/

Nature Camp for Adults

Join me for a tour of my herbal garden and surrounding wild medicinal landscape. Learn to identify the medicinal weeds growing in your yard and how to use them. We will make an infused oil and salve, both helpful for summer skin applications such as burns, bites and rashes.

Please pre-register, $15 payment can be made at the time of the event.

Herb walk and medicine making

Approximately 150 wild medicinal/edible plants and trees can be found in HRM.  Some are native, others are well known weeds, some are sensitive and not suitable for harvest, while most are abundantly available for personal use as food and medicine.  Connect with our green landscape and learn how to identify and utilize the herbs right outside your door.   This park is at the very end of Novalea Drive, north end Halifax. $15 each or all five in the series $65 (plus HST). Bring cash or send etransfer $17.25 to: 

Summer Herb Walk at Seaview Park Lookoff

Summer Herb Walk at the Frog Pond

Join me in my herb garden in Head of Jeddore for a workshop on the Umbelliferae family. We will harvest and sample several plants, making a tea, and spice blend, with discussion of their botany and many uses, plus the interesting history of the poisons among them, with a story to illustrate how they became poisonous.  Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:30-8pm. $17.25 (includes HST) Please send an email to register: 

The Carrot Family - food, medicine, poison.

Approximately 150 wild medicinal/edible plants and trees can be found in HRM.  Some are native, others are well known weeds, some are sensitive and not suitable for harvest, while most are abundantly available for personal use as food and medicine.  Connect with our green landscape and learn how to identify and utilize the herbs right outside your door.   $15 each or all five in the series $65 (plus HST). Bring cash or send etransfer $17.25  (includes HST) to: 

Fall Herb Walk at Point Pleasant

Your kitchen spice cabinet doubles as a medicine cabinet. Common culinary herbs and spices offer a wide range of benefits for health and wellness. Learn about their medicinal uses and preparation methods for making home remedies with them. There will be lots of tastings and recipes shared. Part 1 - culinary herbs and Part 2 culinary spices. $17.25 each or both for $28.75 includes HST  Please register by sending an etransfer to: 

Medicinal Uses For Herbs & Spices

In this two part series you will learn strategies for creating a solid foundation of immune health for your children using herbs and nutrition, and tips for dealing with cold and flu. There will be time for questions and chatting with other parents.

Feb. 22 Herbal Remedies with Savayda Jarone, registered herbal practitioner

March 1 Nutrition with Jacqueline Rubin, BEd,  BA in Nutrition

Naturally Healthy First Foods for Baby: The Best Nutrition for the First Year and Beyond

To reserve your space, please send payment via etransfer to: 

Jacqueline Rubin is a nationally recognized nutritionist, author and educator. She is also an aromatherapist, herbalist, reflexologist and healthy cooking expert and communicator who inspires people to eat and live well.

She is the author of the bestselling book, "Naturally Healthy First Foods for Baby", (Sourcebooks, 2008) and her first book, "Healthy Cheeks", self-published in 2006. She has conducted interviews on international and national TV and radio stations, including the popular CTV “Live at 5” show in Halifax. 

With over 30 years of experience in nutrition and education, she is known for her ability to get even the pickiest of children, and their families, on the path to better wellbeing and resilient living. When it comes to babies and children, Jacqueline believes that how and what they eat today will impact their digestive and immune systems for life.

Jacqueline incorporates other healing modalities including Ayurveda and Chinese medicine into her practice. She is passionate about natural and wholesome living and is called on for her custom blends of aromatherapy and herbal remedies. 

Through her company Healthy Cheeks, Jacqueline offers seminars and private consultations specializing in pre-natal, infant and  children's nutrition. She also supports women as they transition through the lifecycle from young adulthood to perimenopause,  menopause and seniors.      

She graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Nutrition and Family Studies and received her Bachelor of Education from York University, both in Toronto, Ontario. When not teaching and consulting, Jacqueline enjoys nature walks, swimming, yoga, Bootcamp and travel. She lives in Halifax with her husband, Lawrence, and has two adult children.

Cold and Flu Care for Babies and Children

Bloom is delighted to present Rev. David Maginley M.Div CSPC, who will lead us through a journey of discovery about terminal illness and death.  David is an interfaith spiritual care provider at the QE2 cancer center, and author of Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey. He has also survived cancer four times, which led to a profound near death experience and explorations in consciousness and the connection of body, mind and spirit. With degrees in philosophy and as an ordained minister, David has a deep sense of purpose in supporting others in their spiritual journey. He knows cancer from both sides of the hospital bed, and knows this life from both sides of the veil.

This interactive workshop will provide a framework for supporting someone (or yourself0 who has been given a terminal prognosis, along with guidance for coping yourselves as health care providers, friends and family. We will also explore the dying process, the dynamics of ego-deconstruction through suffering, and the shifts in consciousness as one moves into the transformative fields at the end of life. Nearing-death awareness, near-death experiences, and contemporary research in the field of consciousness studies will be reviewed.

This workshop is open to the general public and care providers, and will appeal to anyone wanting to gain strength and guidance for supporting someone with terminal illness.

Limited in-person capacity 50 people, register early, payment is required to hold your space, first come first seated.  $86.25 (includes HST)

Please register here and send payment by etransfer to: 

Coping with Terminal Illness and Death

Sold out, please go to additional May 18th event. Join herbalist Savayda Jarone at her home and herbal oasis in Head of Jeddore on the eastern shore. We will forage for wild edibles from the field and shoreline, learning 10 plants that are both edible and medicinal. We will enjoy a wild salad and herbal tea made from the plants we harvest. Bring a plate, tea cup and fork. 

Cost: $20 + HST = $23, half of the proceeds will be donated to the Old School Food Pantry in Musquodoboit Hbr. Please reserve your spot by sending an etransfer to: 

Wild Salad - food foraging workshop

Join herbalist Savayda Jarone at her home and herbal oasis in Head of Jeddore on the eastern shore. We will forage for wild edibles from the field and shoreline, learning 10 plants that are both edible and medicinal. We will enjoy a wild salad and herbal tea made from the plants we harvest. Bring a plate, tea cup and fork. 

Space is limited, please send payment to secure your spot.

Herbalist Savayda Jarone from The Bloom Institute and Blue Forest Shores Nature Retreat look forward to welcoming you for our long-weekend nature getaways.

Activities include: herbal harvests and medicine making, island expedition with seaweed foraging, all natural seaweed facial, herbal first aid, yoga, dreaming with herbs, evening bonfires, happy hours with herbal mocktails, and more.  Enjoy nature based learning, relaxation and good times with fellow campers!

Pitch your tent, enjoy outdoor activities and connect with nature on our 100 acre, oceanside property, with access to private wild islands, and the surrounding beauty of the eastern shore.

Your registration notifies me of your interest and I will send you more camp details via email.

Each herb walk in the series will feature 12 or more different wild medicinal and edible plants, by the end of the series you will encounter over 60 useful plants in the urban setting.

$15 ($17.25 w/HST) each or all five in the series $65 ($74.75 w/ HST). Please send etransfer to: 

 Space is limited, registration is confirmed upon payment.

Urban Herb Walk Series

Join Savayda for a tour of her herb garden and learn how to make medicinal extracts with alcohol - tinctures and infused wines. 

This is a practical workshop, herbs will be provided from the garden to make your own herbal extract to take home.

Bring a cutting board, knife, 250 ml glass jar with lid, and vodka, brandy or white wine.

$25 + HST ($28.75), please pay in advance to reserve your spot, space is limited and will fill up, you can send an etransfer to: 

Herbal Wine and Tincture Making

Celebrate the arrival of summer with herbs!

Join Savayda and guest teachers for an afternoon of uplifting herbal learning in the garden.

We'll begin with a solstice ceremony, followed by interactive workshops on natural plant & mineral dyes, herbal dental care and the many uses for stinging nettle.

Arrive by 12:15 to get situated for a prompt start at 12:30, bring a tea cup, notebook & pen, folding chair or blanket to sit on. Herbal tea and snacks will be provided.

$63.25 (includes HST), please confirm your registration by sending payment, via etransfer to: 

Summer Solstice Celebration

In this practical, hands on workshop you will learn how to make herb infused oils and vinegars, for both culinary and medicinal use. We will explore the various ways to incorporate them into the kitchen and medicine cabinet.

We will walk through the herb garden and surrounding wild landscape to meet herbs that are well suited to oil and vinegar preparations, and you will harvest herbs to make your own preparation.

Bring: 2 small glass jars with lid, cutting board, knife, olive oil, apple cidre vinegar (1 cup of each). Herbs will be provided for making your infusions during the workshop.

To register, please send payment via etransfer: 

Herb Infused Oils & Vinegars

Join herbalist Savayda Jarone for a herb walk along the Musquodoboit Harbour Trailway to discover the wild medicinal and edible plants that grow there. We will discuss common uses and preparation methods, and guidelines for harvesting plants safely and sustainably in the wild.

Savayda is a local herbalist and specializing in plant identification, who has been leading herb walks in Nova Scotia for 20 years.

This event is by donation, as a fundraiser for the Musquodoboit Trailways Association, donations can be made at the event, space is limited to 20:

Herb Walk - Musquodoboit Trailway

Activities include: herbal harvests and medicine making, island expedition with seaweed foraging, all natural seaweed facial, wood-fired sauna, herbal first aid, yoga, dreaming with herbs, evening bonfires, happy hours with herbal mocktails, and more.  Enjoy nature based learning, relaxation and good times with fellow campers!

Join herbalist Savayda Jarone in her home garden for a workshop on Summer Skin Care and learn how to make herbal lotions, salves, compresses and bug repellant. 

We’ll discuss how to use home remedies for the skin for first aid, after sun care and bug bites. 

Recipes will be provided, along with a herbal salve to take home.

Space is limited, please send payment via etransfer to confirm your spot, $25 + HST = $28.75 to 

Summer Skin Care with Herbs

Gather around the fire for an evening of storytelling to reflect upon the seasonal shift from summer to fall. Plant lore and herbal tales will be featured.

All stories welcome - please let Savayda know in advance, via email, if you would like to tell a story: 

This event is by donation, with half of the proceeds going to our local paper, the Eastern Shore Cooperator, the teller of stories of the region.

Fall Equinox Storytelling Circle

Join herbalist Savayda Jarone for a herb walk along the Musquodoboit Harbour Trailway to discover the wild medicinal and edible plants that grow there. We will discuss common uses and preparation methods, and guidelines for harvesting plants safely and sustainably in the wild. There will be a tree bark harvesting demonstration.

​Savayda is a local herbalist, specializing in plant identification, and has been leading herb walks in Nova Scotia for 20 years.

​This event is by donation, as a fundraiser for the Musquodoboit Trailways Association, donations can be made at the event, space is limited to 15.