About Herb Fest Portugal
What is it
A bilingual annual festival (PT ENG) that brings together voices from different paths of knowledge, dedicated to sharing and training around medicinal plants. A gathering where the commitment of those who practice, research, and transmit Herbalism is celebrated, both through popular traditions and scientific approaches. It is a space to deepen knowledge about the flora of our country, discover sustainable projects inspired by it, and explore natural medicine products that are taking shape through many hands.
Who is it for?
It is intended for all ages, from the youngest to the elderly, and features a diverse program that caters both to Herbalism enthusiasts and to participants with more advanced knowledge and professional practice. For all those who wish to gain useful and essential knowledge to take care of themselves and their communities, enabling them to more effectively develop strategies and pathways toward true health sovereignty, learning to care for themselves and others.
The Purpose?
To bring together people and projects with the aim of preserving, developing, and transmitting Herbalism in Portugal, recognizing it as a therapeutic resource of unique value for heritage preservation and as a driving factor for connection to the land. To connect the general public with professionals: teachers, scientists, herbalists, naturopaths, therapists, botanists, ecologists, farmers, producers, gardeners, artists, and cooks…
Program
Lectures and herbal medicine workshops for adults and children, led by specialists from various botanical fields, always committed to respecting Nature and maintaining an ethical approach to resources.
What we offer?
Participate in botanical walks for the identification and collection of medicinal and edible species;
Deepen and analyze concepts from various traditional medicines (Western Herbalism, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine);
Learn to prepare recipes and remedies using wild and medicinal plants, both as a nutritional supplement promoting diversity and food sovereignty, and for therapeutic purposes;
Deepen the scientific method with researchers in the field of herbal medicine;
Activities for families;
Techniques in herbarium creation, basketry, agroforestry and regenerative agriculture, botanical drawing, and other arts where plants are always the main focus;
Try yoga and meditation classes;
Natural Medicine Market, Natural Products, Books, and Handicrafts;
Socialize with various people developing projects in different areas related to medicinal plants, whether in their cultivation and commercialization or in the creation of remedies, cosmetic products, essential oils, tinctures, etc.
Quem somos
Alice Cadina and Ana Elisa
Fernanda Botelho
Maria Mota
Rita Roquette
Satya Cepêda
Sofia Máximo
Herb Fest Partners
Montado do Freixo do Meio
Montado do Freixo do Meio has been our partner since the inception of Herb Fest Portugal. We are honored to host the festival in the Private Protected Area they safeguard, because we believe that the values of health sovereignty and sustainable resource management are at the heart of our event and should reflect the surrounding environment. Together, we aim to inspire the discovery of alternatives to landscape management and to value the people and products of the land, which reach us in an ethical and transparent way.
T’inspirar
T’Inspirar – Cooperativa Integral is a Portuguese multi-sectoral non-profit cooperative, located in the city of Tomar, in the district of Santarém. As members of the cooperative, we have chosen to operate accounting services based on the principles of integral cooperativism, which aim to promote sustainable lifestyles grounded in responsible consumption and production, circular and solidarity-based economy, and sharing and cooperation among people.
