Discovering Our Nature — Repair Balm Workshop
What if the next thing you make in the kitchen isn’t meant to be eaten? In this workshop, herbs from the Farmyard of Quintinha and simple ingredients are transformed into a natural balm for caring for your skin.
Discovering Our Nature
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll step into the Farmyard of Monserrate kitchen to make, from scratch, a nourishing and moisturising balm to care for and repair the skin.
Using simple ingredients and herbs that grow at the Quintinha, we’ll discover some of the traditional knowledge of home herbal remedies and prepare a recipe inspired by the arrival of the Autumn Equinox.
An opportunity to learn, experiment, and strengthen the connection between caring for our bodies and the place we call home.
At the end of the workshop, each participant will take home a regenerative balm made during the session, to continue caring for their skin in the months between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice.
About the Guest
Susana Garcia — Herbal Medicine
Susana Garcia is a herbalist with a deep passion for plants and ancestral knowledge. With a background in Agricultural Engineering, Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture, Cosmetics, and Natural Health, among other fields, she has been dedicated to Clinical Herbalism and promoting natural approaches to health and well-being for over a decade.
In this workshop, she brings her knowledge of plants and natural cosmetics to the Quintinha, inviting us to discover new ways of caring for ourselves through what nature has to offer.
More informations
- Location: Farmyard of Monserrate
- Date: September 26, 2026
- Time: 11AM
- Duration: 2 hours
- Target audience: Young people and adults (ages 12 and over)
- Meeting point: Entrance to Farmyard of Monserrate
- Accessibility: Wheelchair access is limited in certain areas of Farmyard of Monserrate
- Language: Portuguese
- Additional information: Please bring a notebook and something to write with. At the end of the workshop, each participant will take home a regenerative balm prepared during the session. Come with curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
In partnership with Parques de Sintra, the environmental non-governmental organisation Movimento Bloom holds monthly OPEN DAYS at the Farmyard of Monserrate and the Monserrate Nature Interpretation Centre.
In addition to the complementary activities, admission to these facilities on Open Days is free,subject to prior registration via the Parques de Sintra official website. Visitors taking part in the complementary activities are automatically registered for the Open Day.