Canadian Herb Conference

🌿 Announcing the 2026 Canadian Herb Conference Theme: Release – Adapt – Imagine

Join us as we explore how to surrender outdated paradigms, build resilience across every scale - from mitochondrial health to ethical supply chain standards - and co-create a sustainable future for plant medicine and the herbal community.

• Teacher Applications: Open Now!
• Tickets Sales Begin: Friday, September 4th

Learn more at herbconference.com

Missing magnifying lens What an incredible event we had !! Huge thanks to all the wonderful people that made it posibble. As we come down and clean up I realizethat my lovely glass handled magnigfying lens did not make it back to me after my roses class on Sunday morning. It is very distinctive with a twisted glass handle, about 6" long in total. If you find it in your luggage please return it - no questions asked - it is very sentimental, given me by someone no longer in my life, and I use it daily at my desk for reading fine print ! Please sned it back or drop it off at the farm. Big thanks. Chanchal

A heartfelt thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Vancouver Island Herb Gathering! We couldn’t do it without your support.

Show our incredible sponsors some love by giving them a follow, and supporting the brands who support us.

Canopy Sponsors:
Prairie Doctor Brand, Forage & Faire

Tree Sponsor:
Herbal Energetics

Sapling Sponsor:
Pacific Rim College Online

Seed Sponsors:
Storey Publishing, Botanica, Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt, Eat More Sprouts, Cha's Organics, The Old Farm Market, Seeds Food Market, Quality Foods

Pollinator Sponsors:
Emery Herbals, Wild Rose College of Herbal Medicine, Innisfree Farm & Botanic Garden, Harmonic Arts

From lichen to roses, trees to hydrosols - Sunday is packed with more incredible workshops than we could fit! Check out the full schedule at herbconference.com 🌿

This is just a taste of what's happening Saturday - there's so much more we couldn't fit! See everything going on at herbconference.com 🌿

Friday's lineup is packed and we are HERE for it! 🌿

From 2:30 to 4:00 pm, choose your own adventure - settle into the Clinical Stream with Debra St. Claire for Focus on 50, catch Flo Lavallie's Personal Experience of an Elder workshop, explore Story as Scent with Anita in the Demonstration tent, or join Glen Nagel on an herb walk for Herbal Astringents: The Secret Behind Every Great Cup of Tea. Something for everyone.

Then at 4:15 pm, we all come together for something truly special - Lessons from the Elders with Rosemary, David, and Nancy. You will not want to miss this one.

Dinner runs from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, because good food and good company are always on the schedule.

Then the evening comes alive with the *ALL NEW* Herbal Parade from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, followed by the always-beloved Talent Show to close out the night from 9:00 to 10:30 pm.

Friday is going to be a day to remember!

🌿 WE ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT OF WEEKEND PASSES! 🌿

Wow. We are blown away by the response! While the full weekend passes have found their homes, you can still join us for the magic. We have individual tickets available for one amazing fundraising gala and 3 incredible Monday Intensives that dive deep into the wisdom of the earth.

Whether you’re looking for an evening of nature stories or a hands-on walk through the wild, there is still a spot waiting for you.

Available Events
Lessons from the Plants: An Evening of Storytelling with the Herbal Elders
When: Thursday, June 25th
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Plant Walk: The Energetics of Herbs
When: Monday, June 29th
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Edible and Medicinal Uses of Common Garden and Wild Plants
When: Monday, June 29th
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Poison Plants: Materia Medica and Magic
When: Monday, June 29th
Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Visit our website at herbconference.com for all the details!

Our hearts are full after our very first in-person Intensive on Good Manufacturing Practices 🌿

To all the participants who joined us - thank you for showing up with such curiousity, care, and commitment to growing your knowledge. It’s truly something special when we come together to learn, share, and strengthen our herbal community.

A huge thank you to our incredible partner, BCIT, for helping bring this vision to life. Your support made this gathering possible, and we’re so grateful.

And to our wonderful teachers - Ann, Connie, Hazrah, Michael, Paula, Robyn, Roy, and Yarrow - thank you for sharing your wisdom, experience, and passion so generously. You created a space where learning felt alive, grounded, and inspiring.

This is what it’s all about: learning together, growing together, and supporting one another in this work we care so deeply about 💚