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Roots & Bloom
A Summer Herb Camp for Girls
Ages 12–15 | June 30 – July 30, 2026 | Tuesdays & Thursdays | Perryvale, Alberta
Five weeks on the land. Ten sessions. Growing, harvesting, making, and the kind of outdoor education that stays with a girl for the rest of her life.
At a Glance
Five weeks. Ten sessions.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am to 3 pm.
June 30 – July 30, 2026.
Ages 12 to 15.
Small group of 8 to 10 girls.
Intentional, unhurried, and personal.
500 per participant.
All materials, daily lunch, and take-home goods included.
Sliding scale available.
Perryvale, Alberta
On the Two Roots farm.
Land-based, rooted, and real.
Early Bird Registration: 450.00 (before June 1st) Sliding scale fees available. Email natalie@tworoots.ca
Five Weeks on the Land
Week 1 Meeting the Land
Tuesday: Plant walks, land relationship teachings, traditional plant knowledge, nature observation journals.
Thursday: Pressed flower botanical art – each girl creates her own field guide page.
Week 2 Growing & Tending
Tuesday: Garden work, seed saving, understanding soil and roots, caring for what grows.
Thursday: Natural weaving or birch bark craft – honouring what the land gives.
Week 3 Harvesting & Preserving
Tuesday: Berry and flower harvesting, making jam, drying herbs, tea blending, food safety.
Thursday: Flower felting – using what was harvested to create something lasting.
Week 4 Medicine & Beauty
Tuesday: Herbal medicine making, understanding plant properties, wildcrafted preparations.
Thursday: Lip balm and body cream – take-home apothecary goods.
Week 5 Celebration
Tuesday: Final land walk, gratitude ceremony, sharing what was learned.
Thursday: Soap making + the Anime Tea Party – sushi, matcha, Japanese botanical art, and celebration.
Your guides on the land
Natalie Pepin – Herbalist and Homeopath
Natalie Pepin is a Métis herbalist and homeopath practicing from the land in Perryvale, Alberta. Two Roots is built on the belief that medicine begins in relationship – with plants, with the land, and with each other. Teaching young women to know the land is, for Natalie, some of the most important work there is.
Read Natalie’s full story →
Sarah Jo Wright – Certified Yoga Instructor
Known to everyone here as Auntie Sarah Jo, Sarah Jo Wright has been part of Two Roots programs for five years. A certified
Yoga instructor (with special training for children’s yoga), she leads daily movement sessions and brings deep hands-on knowledge of canning, harvesting, and plant medicines. Auntie Sarah Jo is also trained as a special needs education assistant. She is warm, skilled, and a beloved presence on this land.
The Daily Rhythm
Every session follows a gentle, predictable shape.
Girls know what is coming, which creates safety and presence.
Tuesday
On the Land
| 10:00 am | Arrival + grounding circle One thing you noticed. One thing you are grateful for. |
| 10:20 am | Outdoor yoga & gentle movement Led by Auntie Sarah Jo. |
| 10:45 am | Land session Growing, harvesting, plant walks, traditional plant teachings. |
| 12:30 pm | Solar oven cooking Food safety woven in naturally. |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch together outdoors |
| 1:45 pm | Skill or craft Tied to the week's harvest. |
| 2:30 pm | Nature observation journal Quiet time. Writing and drawing. |
| 3:00 pm | Pickup |
Thursday
Craft & Art
| 10:00 am | Arrival + grounding circle One thing you noticed. One thing you are grateful for. |
| 10:20 am | Outdoor yoga & gentle movement Led by Auntie Sarah Jo. |
| 10:45 am | Main craft of the week Felting, soap, lip balm, weaving, or botanical art. |
| 12:30 pm | Solar oven snack or prep |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch + free nature time |
| 1:45 pm | Art project or themed activity Botanical illustration, Japanese art, or seasonal project. |
| 2:30 pm | Share + closing circle What did you make? What did you notice? |
| 3:00 pm | Pickup |
What she takes home
Every girl leaves with goods she made herself — and skills that are hers to keep.
Nature observation journal
Kept all five weeks. Hers to keep forever.
Botanical art portfolio
Pressed flower art from Week 1.
Handmade lip balm + cream
Her own apothecary goods from Week 4.
Bar of soap
Handmade and botanically infused from Week 5.
Flower-felted piece
Created in Week 3.
Jars of jam + tea blend
Made from the land in Week 3.
Solar oven recipe cards
One from each session.
Natural birch basket
Handcraft from Week 2.
Camp starter kit
Journal, bag, botanical stamp set.
There is a kind of learning that happens when your hands are in the soil and the wind is moving through the plants around you.
It is not information. It is not instruction. It is relationship – the oldest form of education there is. That is what happens here, on this land, every Tuesday and Thursday all summer long.
The land teaches what no classroom can.
Space is limited to ten girls.
Roots & Bloom fills quickly. If your daughter is 12 to 15 and you want her to spend part of her summer with her hands in the earth and her eyes on something growing – reach out now.
Tawaw.