From Monks to Medicine with Hospitalfield

In August 2021 Feast's programme for Beer & Berries festival focused on the many uses of plants in the treatment of illness. The history of modern medicine has its roots in herbalism, as our skills with organic chemistry developed, individuals were able to modify and adapt plants, extracting different compounds for the treatment of disease. The days programme explored plants as both herbal medicine and a vital compound in contemporary pharmaceuticals. An expansive and rich history, the talks merely touched the surface.

Shaping the programme entailed undertaking numerous research routes. For the festival Feast compiled a selection of resources for each talk, sharing links to the experts we had been in contact with and the research projects we encountered throughout the programme’s development. The resources can be found here, informing our development of  the Botanical Library project.