Community Medicine Birmingham
Community Medicine Birmingham is a grassroots initiative led by Birmingham-based medical herbalists Arlene Burnett and Emma Louise Cowley.
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The group promotes health and well-being through herbal medicine, community gardening, educational workshops, herbal clinics, and the arts.
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By growing medicinal plants, sharing traditional knowledge, and facilitating creative expression, we reconnect people with land, culture, and one another—cultivating resilience, empowerment, and community-led health.
Community Herbal Medicine Garden
Northleigh Road Allotments B8
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The Northleigh Road Community Allotment is our community herbal medicine allotment located in Hodge Hill, Birmingham.
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We have taken on a disused, overgrown allotment and are currently developing the site into a fully functioning herbal apothecary using regenerative and environmentally friendly methods.
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The project aims to support sustainable growing practices, celebrate herbal traditions, and offer hands-on opportunities for the community, herbal medicine students, and practitioners, while strengthening the role of herbal medicine in the region.
Whats On
We are currently running two sessions a week during winter -
Thursdays 10am - 12 noon
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
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During these sessions we plan and create growing spaces, learn about plants and their medicinal uses and just as importantly chat and have a drink together.
People are welcome to attend as they please, there is no pressure to come each week, just attend when it suits you.
There is also no obligation to garden, you are more than welcome to come along and observe, have a drink and a chat, whatever works for you .
Get Involved
Are you looking to meet new people, want to learn more about herbal medicine and gardening?
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Are you looking to improve your health and well-being?
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The community herbal medicine allotment could be the place for you!
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We are always looking for more people to get involved with the allotment, from volunteering, popping down for a drink and a chat, to collaborating . If you'd like to get involved message me directly by email info@arleneburnett.co.uk
Follow Our Progress
Follow the project progress, get updates on our activities and events taking place.
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Join The Whats App Notification group for allotment updates such as whats on at the allotment each session by emailing me your mobile number and I will add you
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Generously supported by
The Northleigh Road Community Herbal Allotment project has generously been supported by:
The Herbal Medicine Trust who have enabled us to buy essential gardening tools for the gardening sessions, and a shed to shelter from downpours whilst housing reading materials for visitors and participants.
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We have also received funding from West Midlands Combined Authority enabling us to create a pond and bog area to attract wildlife, to improve soil health on the plot encouraging healthy plants and reduce potential flooding, and to create a herbal spiral raised bed allowing us to plant more herbs in less space.
