As the winter months are upon us, so the energy of most of our plant life has travelled down into the roots to gather its resources ready for the burst of new life in Spring. Read more…
Hearty Hawthorn
Hawthorn berries hang out side by side with rosehips in our native hedgerows in the Autumn months, our most abundant season. It is time to harvest, preserve and store the berries in their various guises Read more…
3 Ways to Beat Urinary Tract Infections UTIs
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can affect different parts of your urinary tract, including your bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) or kidneys (kidney infection). If you visit the GP with the symptoms of an UTI you will 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 Mouth Care
The Digestive tract begins at our lips and travels all the way through our entire bodies and end at the anus. All the way through this tubular pathway the sides are lined with mucous membranes Read more…
Growing Sudley – Community Garden
Us Seed SistAs are passionate about plants & peoples health, community gardens are intrinsic to our message and plan of CULTIVATING CHANGE, here the lovely Lucy, who is also passionate about herbalism and how the 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…
Harvesting Herbs for medicine – Teas & Decoctions
Harvesting Herbs for medicine – creating Dried Simple Herbal Teas Check list – Choose a plant you are 100% sure of and can positivity ID – Look for healthy, vibrant plants growing away from sprayed Read more…
The Hawthorn Tree
Hawthorn Blossom The old English for Hawthorn was Haggathorn meaning hedge or encompassing fence thorn. Hawthorn has been utilised as a boundary marker by many farmers and country folk alike all over the globe, since Read more…
Hawthorn Blossom, Orange & Cinnamon Cordial
The wonderful veritable courage-giving heartwarming hawthorn blossoms are out… We love to make kitchen remedies, everyday foods as medicines that we can enjoy with our families and friend, get beneficial goodness, compounds and energetic boosts Read more…
