Healing Foods On Farm Immersion
Learn about medicines in foods and how to prepare them for optimal access.
A 5-week hands-on immersion into healing foods & plant medicines, Healing Foods Preparation, and Beneficial Beverages
What This Is
The Healing Foods Immersion is a structured, hands-on learning opportunity rooted in Food as Medicine and food preparation for optimal health benefits.
Restoration of intergenerational knowledge of healing foods combined with traditional healing systems will allow for a greater understanding of the healing process to support yourself and loved ones to achieve higher levels of wellness and prevent disease complications.
Weave the preparation of healing foods and beverages into day-to-day practical application to slow or reverse disease progression.
Learn through didactic evening sessions, sunrise harvest hands-on learning experiences and on-farm kitchen, collective, creative food preparation opportunities.
Become more attuned to your own body’s healing experience by having more congruent eating and drinking experiences that honor the unconditional love and care that your own body and all your organs have for you.
How to select, store, and prepare healing foods and beverages
The program is guided by Dr. Jifunza Wright, M.D., M.P.H., a licensed family physician and co-founder of Black Oaks Center with over 40 years of experience in Food as Medicine. Her work bridges modern clinical practice with plant-based healing systems.
What You’ll Learn
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The medicines in the foods grown on farm and foraged
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Plant medicine classification systems and functional uses & medicine making
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Plant energetics (warming, cooling, drying, moistening effects)
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Taste profiles and how they influence organ systems
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Incorporating plant medicines into your daily lives
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How to get the most medicine from the foods & herbs
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How to prepare simple, intentional healing meals
Program Structure
Duration: (3) 5-week options (Summer Session (July-August), MidSummer (August to September) & Fall (September-October)
Frequency: A weekly overnight experience with an evening orientation and didactics with a light meal, an overnight stay with a sunrise hands-on harvesting experience, and a morning wrap-up.
What You’ll Experience
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Hands-on harvesting, planting, and food preparation
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Direct work with fresh medicinal and nutritional foods
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Learning plant science through lived ecological systems
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Sensory-based learning through taste, observation, and experience
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Structured teaching integrated with real farm-based practice
Who This Is For
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People who want to up their self-care to ward off genetic predispositions or complications of disease.
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Those who want to learn more about the medicines in food and embrace a healing foods lifestyle.
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Herbal Medicines use, harvesting & preparation
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People living with chronic illness who want to improve their health are encouraged to join us.
Dr. Jifunza Wright -Carter extends an invitation to Chefs, culinary students, caterers, and all those who are passionate about preparing foods that heal to join us!
Cost
$500 per person per session
CSA Subscription Members $250/family