Brilliant Birch - uses, fungal friends, tapping & more!
Birch (Betula spp.) are pioneer trees (they were first to colonise after glacier retreat) and today still, make way for larger trees to...
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- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Not so nasty nettle - an honourable compendium for an overlooked plant!
Now is the time to get out there and harvest stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). A paper bag will do, get the gloves on... although if you...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Winter Gardening
If we can reflect in ourselves, nature’s own rhythms by taking the time to slow down, withdraw and imagine new abundance, January can...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
October - very last chance for 'green manures' - it's all about the soil!
What are green manures? Also known as ‘cover crops’, green manures are plants that are sown after harvests so that the soil does not...
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Wild Berry Cough Mixture (Oxymel)
If you are lucky enough to come across an abundance, harvest fresh berries away from roadsides and areas treated with chemicals....
- Jul 27, 2020
- 6 min
What is true food poverty?
I found myself asking this question to a friend as we figured out what funding we could apply for in support of our joint projects. I...
- Jun 19, 2020
- 1 min
Zingy Elderflower Cordial Recipe
Pick the creamy-white flowerheads on a dry, sunny day - get your nose in! - chose the ones that smell sweet and leave enough for wildlife...
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Heart Health 'Leather' Recipe
Use fresh haws or frozen ones from the previous season - defrost before use.
- May 24, 2020
- 1 min
Anti-inflammatory Energy Bites!
Simple - No bake - Pick me up - Healthy- Recipe.
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
Comfrey Healing Balm Recipe
Using common comfrey (Symphytum officinale)/ for external application only. This is a very easy recipe with few ingredients, but you...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Turkey Tail Tea Recipe!
Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) is one of the most studied medicinal mushrooms with some well documented, potent action, particularly...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Simple Soap & Shampoo Bar Recipe!
This is a 'cold-process' using lye (caustic soda), which is required to turn the oils into soap. It will evaporate over the curing...
- Oct 10, 2019
- 4 min
Finland Trip, Wild Wonders Training Programme
At the beginning of 2019, having been working hard to manifest my Herbal Homestead vision (whilst still working full time), I saw an...