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Early Spring at the Allotment
This morning was sunny and bright and I was looking forward to spending some time down at my allotment. I had carved the time out of my crowded diary four weeks ago and I was delighted to see that … Continue reading
Homemade Thick Non Dairy Yoghurt
Yesterday I made my first trial batch of delicious creamy thick coconut yoghurt. Ever since going dairy free nearly 10 years ago I have missed proper thick creamy yoghurt – the type that you can use in Naan breads or … Continue reading
2014 – A Good Year for Making Herbal Medicines
On the eve of the New Year I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my herbal medicine making exploits during 2014. Actually I process herbs practically every day of the year so it will have … Continue reading
Lily of the Valley – Apollo’s Gift to Aesclepius
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is blooming at this time of year. The Latin name means ‘Of the valleys’ and ‘during May’ so for those people who find Latin names awkward I hope to persuade you how logical and … Continue reading
Mistletoe – A Magical Herb
Mistletoe (Viscum album) is a beautiful parasitic herb found frequently on old apple trees and occasionally on oak trees. It is in great demand as part of the greenery brought inside to celebrate Yule and kissing under the mistletoe is … Continue reading
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Turmeric – ‘The Miracle of Life’
Turmeric or haldi has long been known for its healing properties and is called ‘The Miracle of Life’ in India. In the West it was named ‘turmeric’ after the Latin ‘terra merita’ which means ‘meritorious earth’. For those that are used … Continue reading
Making Infused Herbal OIls
Each summer I love to make infused herbal oils. Infused oils are a really good way of preserving the healing properties of herbs which will be used later in the year to make ointments or other external treatments. The properties … Continue reading
Harvesting Calendula – The Sunshine Herbal Medicine
It’s the time of the year when my Calendula crop is flowering and requires regular picking and dead heading. I pick little and often so that at the end of the season I have enough dried Calendula flowers and infused … Continue reading
Gathering Meadowsweet – A Natural Anti-inflammatory
At this time of year the damp areas of lanes and water meadows are covered with frothy clouds of Meadowsweet. Meadowsweet or Filipendula ulmaria is a very important herb for my clinic. Like other damp dwelling plants it contains salicylates, … Continue reading
Harvesting Alchemilla mollis – A Great Healer and Toner
Yesterday I was able to harvest my first crop from the new bed of Alchemilla mollis at my herb field. Alchemilla mollis is better known as Ladies’ Mantle and is now widely known as a herb ‘for women’. This was … Continue reading
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