Nature, Herbal & Culinary activities
Nature, Herbal & Culinary activities
Earth is where we stand on. Empowering the relationship with true natural oneself and wild natural rhythms seems to be more needed than ever. ArkNatura’s aim is to explore ways to remember nature’s cycles, cultural roots, and body’s balance.
To that scope, I offer activities/experiences like: urban and rural nature-based workshops for adults and children, food & cultural heritage activities like food tastings and plants walks, shared meals, cooking classes, farm visits, gastrobotany activities and much more.
Herbalism is at the heart of ArkNatura’s story. Herbs are living organisms that provide their wisdom towards healing of human and animals as well as landscape itself.
Using herbs to support one’s body harmony is an art that incorporates credibility, knowledge, intuition, method, scientific care, systemic thinking and empathy in its practice. Giving herbal advice based on these notions is my way of supporting a person’s internal environmental conditions (body imbalances).
Creative activities
Hi, I am Hara! I love bringing people together and share experiences around food, nature and culture!
Having studied Agriculture Science (BSc) & Environmental Management (MSc), I have been engaged for over a decade in the fields of food quality, organic product inspection and certification, agroecology and community-supported agriculture networks.
My passion is herbalism. From folk uses to deep nature awareness, herbalism acts to me as a tool to empirically observe the interaction between inner and outer nature.
Holding a Diploma in Professional Herbalism, I integrate both Eastern and Western herbal traditions into my practice.
Other continuous education specializations include:
Intuitive Herbalism – Practical assessment in Traditional Chinese Medicine – Vagal toning – Healing Kitchen Medicine, Women’s Fertility, and Sensory Processing Sensitivity (HSP)-informed training.
I bring these perspectives together through experiential, participatory experiences that invite people to reconnect with nature, themselves, the healing potential of plants, and the community potential of food.
I also offer one-to-one consultations, supporting individuals in finding holistic ways to restore and maintain balance through herbal approaches.
I am also an accredited Heritage Interpretation Guide, and member of the European Association for Heritage Interpretation for the past 5 years.
I believe that reconnecting with nature helps restore balance in our lives and brings us closer to our authentic selves. To me, food, herbs, and our natural and culinary heritage all share the same roots—they reflect the traditions, wisdom and identity of the places and culture they came from.
ArkNatura grew from this desire to create authentic experiences in an ecosystem around herbs, to inspire people to connect with nature, heritage, and one another.
In my personal time, i love dancing greek folk dances, bonding with friends, hiking, and smelling the pine trees while camping.
