La Reine des Prés

Mélanie, who comes from the Ballon d'Alsace, grew up surrounded by fields in bloom, and her grandparents passed on to her their way of life and their interest in plants and the forest.

She has been making herbal teas, elixirs, balms, roll-ups, incense, spell-jare, plant amulets, macerates and salts for several years now.
The plants she uses are gathered from the wild and from her small garden.

Passionate about the medicinal, magical and culinary uses of plants, as well as their representations in art and their stories and legends, this green witch will help you discover the secrets of your local plants.

"This ancient knowledge is extremely rich and I'd like to share it and pass on the traditional uses of plants.
My aim is to share the secrets of plants so that everyone can take control of their own health and energy, but also to awaken my peers to the richness of our environment and the need to preserve it.
This will be done through nature walks to discover plants, but also through workshops to reappropriate knowledge about wild plants".


THE WALKS

>> Botanical walk
This is a walk of around 4.5 km during which Mélanie will introduce you to the plants she comes across, sharing her knowledge of botanical recognition as well as their uses and any legends associated with them.

Price: €20 / pers.



WORKSHOPS

Various workshops are available:

>> Wild cooking workshop: with or without picking - 2H workshop
Cook the plants you've picked!
Price: 45€ / pers. Package with walk: 50€ / pers.

>> Beauty and hygiene products workshop
2 hours making plant-based products.
Price: 45€ / person.

>> Herbarium workshop
Workshop more suitable for children - 2 hours of making.
Price: €45 per person.

>> Thematic workshop per plant
2H: "theory lesson" and making of one or two products.
Price: €45 per person.

>>Magical uses workshop
2H: "theory lesson" and making of one or two products.
Price: €45/person.

>>Special EVJF workshop, the magic of love
2 hours: making products and rituals.
Price: €45 per person.

Plans for the future :
>> Purchase of a farm to expand the project into a polycultural GAEC on a site that will be open to the public to promote the transmission of knowledge and community work.

Diplomas :
Certification as manager of natural areas.
BPREA in the French PPAM sector (Perfumed, aromatic and medicinal plants)