Dandelions are one of the earliest spring flowers and most recognizable. As many may not know, these yellow flowers were originally brought over by European settlers for their medicinal qualities.

Dee Holden, a herbal nutritionist and family herbalist, together with Woody Maguire, a willing volunteer with fabulous cooking skills and a love for plants, will introduce participants to the lesser known side of dandelions.

They will do this at workshops held the evenings of Monday, April 25 at McKim Middle School in Kimberley, and Friday, April 29 at the Community Connections Society kitchen in Cranbrook. Workshops run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The use of dandelions in traditional medicines dates back more than a thousand years. They have since lost their reputation for medicinal use in North America, but have not lost their useful properties. As a food source the different parts of a dandelion can be more nutritious than many vegetables in the garden and in the workshop participants will make a variety of products from with this plant such as fritters, root tincture, petal cake, root coffee and more.

Dee has a deep love for plants and last year visited Damanhur in Italy, an intentional community involved in researching plant consciousness. Her week was dedicated to working with dandelions along with other plant lovers from Europe. Damanhur is famous for creating a biofeedback device that transforms the conductivity between the roots and leaves of plants into music. Dee will bring one of these devices for attendees to experience along with recipes and insight.

Presented by Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook and the Cranbrook Food Action Committee this workshop has been made possible with the help of outside sources, largely the Real Estate Foundation of BC. For more information call 1-250-422-3579 or email [email protected].

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