Workshop with Pat

Weeds & Home Healing

Upcoming workshops at various sites - check our latest Newsletter or email us

You will learn so much and have fun!

Phone THE Centre 6541 1884 to put your name on the list, or send an email to info@patcollins.com.au

You will learn to recognise local USEFUL WEEDS
Make an ointment, cream, syrup, lozenges, tea and capsules

THE Centre

Tammy, Amanda, Pat, Juli, Deb

Keeping the Upper Hunter Healthy for over 14 years

Total Health & Education Centre has been caring for the Upper Hunter community since 1997.

Our practitioners are focused on promoting healing in a supportive, comfortable and happy environment. The following therapies are currently offered at THE Centre.

Therapies available

Full health appraisal
Herbalism
Iridology
Hypnotherapy
Reflexology
Massage

Acupuncture

Total Energy Management
Bowen Therapy
Podiatry

Visit the Practitioner page for more about our practitioners and therapies offered and opening hours.

Other services at THE Centre

Herbal and health products
Medicinal, cosmetic and health food products are available at THE Centre along with a full range of Pat Collins own herbal health products made from garden and bushland ingredients with no hidden additives.
Visit our online shop to purchase Pat Collins Herbal Health products online.

Workshops
Workshops are held at THE Centre and at other locations throughout the year. Visit the Workshop page to find out more.

Lending library
THE Centre maintains a lending library of interesting and diverse publications for anyone interested in reading and learning more.

The garden
We have converted our front and back yard into herb gardens that now contain over 100 useful herbs and other plants. These have been labelled so you can identify and enjoy the plants as you stroll around the garden.

Feature Product

Useful Weeds at our Doorstep Originally published in 1998, it's now in the third reprint

This is the fourth book that Pat has written

It now has a wire spiral binding, making it easier to handle or to lay flat when open

It covers 40 weeds including Chickweed, Clivers, Dandelion, Dock, Fennel, Nettles, Petty spurge, St John's Wort, and Variegated Thistle.

There is a Colour photo and a line drawing of each one to aid positive identification

Info for each one on

Common Names

Identification

Distribution

Uses

Medicinal

Farm and Garden

When to harvest

Close relative

Recipes

A great reference book, to identify weeds in your own backyard or gift for anyone interested in "weeds"