We are delighted to announce that Herbal Apothecary have signed up as double silver sponsors of our first Power of Plants Festival, alongside their sister brand BeeVital.

Originally established in the 1980s, Herbal Apothecary has been providing high quality herbal products to practitioners, the trade and the public for over 30 years. It is the herbal medicines brand from Nature’s Laboratory Ltd, a Yorkshire based organisation with herbal medicine at its core.

Herbal Apothecary produce one of the largest ranges of practitioner herbal products in the UK. Many of the products developed with practitioners are now available to trade customers and the wider public. Their ethos is driven by their 3 guiding principles of Research, Sustainability and Access.

BeeVital are world-leaders in the development of propolis-based health supplements, supported by the latest scientific research. The team at BeeVital, led by CEO James Fearnley, are heavily involved in several international groups researching and promoting propolis, as well as manufacturing their own medicinal propolis products.

We are very excited to have Herbal Apothecary and their BeeVital colleagues involved in this event, off the back of their title sponsorship of last year’s Herbal Medicine Conference. As a Friend of the Institute, their commitment to herbal medicine and herbal practitioners is hugely valued.  You’ll be able to meet the team at their stall at the festival, and hear more from them during the daily ‘Meet the Sponsor’ sessions in the Forest Tent, which they are sponsoring, as well as our Demonstration Tent.

This summer we are returning to our in-person events, with a celebration of all things herbal, including expert talks, workshops and demonstrations, food, music and friends.

Our first summer festival will bring together herbal practitioners, community groups, artists, growers, producers, and anyone with a herbal interest to celebrate these amazing plants and the power they have to improve our lives!

Join us across the first weekend in July, just outside Henley on Thames – you can even camp on site too!­

Highlights include:

• Martin Powell on medicinal mushrooms
• Expert sessions on fertility, pregnancy and midwifery
• Panel discussions with renowned herbalists
• Discussions on community herbalism and the social and cultural links to herbalism
• Magical herbalism & tea tasting workshop
• Junior Herbalist Club
• Exploring herbal responses to mental health
• Stalls, food, drink and dancing!

Tickets are on sale now priced from just £60 for the weekend.