Wild Herb Foraging

There is a world of flavour, colour, and natural medicine growing in the meadows and forests around Arosa that most visitors walk straight past. A foraging experience with Corina Jäger, certified herb pedagogue and bio-farmer from the Schanfigg valley, changes the way you see every trail, meadow, and forest edge for good.

The experience begins outdoors. Corina leads the group on a gentle walk through meadows and woodland, stopping to identify wild plants, explain their properties, and pick what the season offers. Depending on the month, that might be yarrow, lady's mantle, meadowsweet, spruce tips, or dozens of other species. She explains which are edible, which have healing properties, which make natural dyes, and which are best left alone. Everything is picked by hand, sustainably, and in small quantities.

Back at the Wildkräuterkraft workshop, a beautifully converted vintage caravan set in a wild garden, the group moves into the hands-on phase. Three workshop formats are available. The salve-making workshop teaches participants to blend foraged ingredients into natural balms and ointments they take home. The plant-dye painting session uses pigments extracted from flowers and leaves to create original artwork. The wild herb aperitif brings the group together around tasting boards of herb-infused drinks and snacks, learning about each ingredient as they go.

For groups, this activity offers something rare: a pace that slows people down rather than ramping them up. There is no timer, no scoreboard, no adrenaline. Instead, there is the smell of freshly picked herbs, the satisfaction of making something with your hands, and the kind of conversation that happens naturally when people are relaxed and doing something unfamiliar together.

This works particularly well as a contrast to more physically demanding activities in a multi-day programme, or as a standalone experience for groups who prefer creativity and nature over adventure.