Foraging for Fresh Spring Greens This time of the year brings with it fresh, verdant, lush foods to forage, a time to stuff our meals with greens. Vibrant new herb growth and leafy veg offer Read more…
Sweet Chestnuts
We were up in the woods yesterday in glorious sunshine foraging for autumnal goodies! What joy this abundant and fruitful time of the year always brings – having children with us was brilliant too as Read more…
Birch Polypore
Seed Sista Karen waxes lyrical about her love affair with the eyes of the underworld…the mycelium medicinal wonderment autumnal wanderers, the mushrooms… It is Mushroom season, the woods are full of exciting delights….. My mother Read more…
THE MAGIC OF HEATHER
Heather – Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp Astrology: Venus Family: Ericaceae Sensory Experiences: Astringent, sweet, nutty, mineral Heather, with her purple rinse, is a resilient old bird full of gifts of humour and a deep Read more…
Herbal Treatment of Acne
Acne Acne is an embarrassing condition that most typically develops in teenage years but recently. It has become increasingly common for people to develop acne whilst in the pre-teen age group too, between the ages Read more…
Wild Rose
Rosa Canina aka Wild Dog Rose This most wonderful of plants is called the dog rose due to the old belief that the rose roots could be dug up and applied if bitten by a Read more…
