June 27th - Victoria Bennett 'The Apothecary by the Sea'

We are delighted to be joined by Victoria Bennett, author of award wining memoir 'All My Wild Mothers' to discuss her wonderful new book 'The Apothecary by the Sea: A Year in an Orkney Garden'

Victoria will be joined by Wild Fungarium's Lizzie to discuss her new book, followed by a Q&A and book signing. 

Her stunning book combines nature writing, folklore, memoir, botanical wisdom and practical gardening insight. And includes Victoria's apothecary gardening advice, as well as recipes to make your own balms, tonics and brews. Also included, are beautiful black and white illustrations by Orkney artist, and Victorias Husband, Adam Clarke.

With the years of early motherhood and elderly caregiving over, Victoria faces a time of change. She and her husband decide to take a leap, moving hundred miles north of everything they know to the Scottish islands of Orkney, where the winters are long and the summers filled with light. In an unfamiliar landscape, Victoria instinctively returns to the work of growing, setting out to transform her scrappy backyard into an apothecary garden by the sea, inspired by Orkney’s folklore and ancient landscapes. Shaped by tides and storms, wild plants and seaweeds, she creates a biodiverse backyard sanctuary filled with microhabitats, wildflowers and edible herbs. Here she crafts teas, tinctures and balms shaped by the surrounding soil and seas. As the year closes, Victoria finds belonging not only in the garden she has nurtured, but in the landscape that has quietly embraced her and become home.

About the Author: Victoria Bennett is a disabled, award-winning writer, poet, and literary activist whose work centres on nature, identity, and creative resilience. Her debut memoir, All My Wild Mothers, won the Nautilus Award for Memoir, was shortlisted for multiple UK prizes, and was named an Aladin ‘Best Book of the 21st Century’. She is the founder of Wild Women Press and the international Wild Women Writers’ Salons, dedicating nearly three decades to initiatives that nurture creative community and amplify women’s voices locally and across the world. Victoria lives in Orkney with her husband, artist Adam Clarke, and their son, where she tends her apothecary garden by the sea.

• Venue : Wild Fungarium
• Date: Saterday 27th June
• Doors Open: 6.45pm
• Start Time: 7.00pm

Voucher Options:

Admission + No Book: This voucher includes admission to the event only. This voucher is redeemable against a copy of the featured book. (This is on a first come first serve basis while stock lasts and is only valid up to, and on the day of the event. One book per voucher)

Admission + Book: This voucher includes admission to the event and a copy of the featured book. 

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