by the Seed SistAs Earth Clarity Cordial Recipe Makes about two litres of delicious cordial Ingredients: 23 Elderflower heads 2 handfuls of fresh healthy Plantain leaves Finely grated zest of 3 organic lemons and 1 Read more…
Creating a Community Herb Garden
by Katie Shellard As part of my training as an apprentice with Sensory Solutions I have to create a community herb garden. In any size, shape or form that I choose. If only all “homework” Read more…
The Seed SistAs Go Back To School
by Fiona Heckels We Seed SistAs have a vision. A dream to create positive social change through connecting people with the medicine and healing potential of the plants growing around them. We have devoted our Read more…
Meditation Drops and the Heavens
By Karen Lawton When the heavens move and shift, we often feel a loss of control over events. Mercury in retrograde always sends me into a flap about travel. Full moons blow my sleeping patterns Read more…
Medical Astrology: Age Old Not New Age
By Marcos Patchett Medical astrology is old. Perhaps, in some form, as old as medicine itself. Historically and prehistorically divination was used alongside medicine as an integral part of holistic approaches to treatment. Illness was Read more…
Making Smudge Sticks from our Native Smoke… Artemisia Vulgaris
Mugwort is said to have derived its name from being used to flavour drinks. It was, in common with other herbs such as Ground Ivy, used for flavouring beer before the introduction of hops. For Read more…
Valerian root: An Insomniac’s Best Friend
by Katie Shellard There’s no mistaking the sweet pungent scent of Valeriana officinalis, otherwise known as Valerian. I recently flew from Vancouver to London and each time my foot knocked my bag under the seat, Read more…
Milk Thistle: A Mighty Detox Support
This robust, seriously spiky, beautiful thistle was once famed for supporting breastfeeding mothers because of the milky white veins that run through her leaves. While being a very good galactogogue (milk promoter), which gave rise Read more…
Kickstart 2018 with a Cleanse
The festive season has drawn to a close and the excesses of the past few weeks may have left you feeling sluggish and lacking energy to get back into the groove of life. Even with Read more…
Seven Herbs for Postpartum Support
Herbs for Post-Natal Support Pregnancy and birth can be filled with utter extremes of joy, glistening love, mind-bending pain and sometimes sadly loss and grief. The transformation of the womb alone is a wonder to Read more…