by Becky | Sep 16, 2022 | Natural Living, Seasonal Living
September is a beautiful month-the bridge between summer and autumn. There’s a sense of release as the children go back to school and a hush falls during the day. The high energy of summer is waning and nature begins to set seed and retreat back to its...
by Becky | Aug 23, 2019 | Herbs, Natural Living, Seasonal Living
Herbal Spotlight on Meadowsweet & Honeysuckle Forging tips, identification, wild food recipes and herbal remedies What could be more summery than the sight and smell of honeysuckle winding it’s way through the hedgerows and frothy meadowsweet lining the river...
by Becky | Jun 26, 2019 | Gardening, Natural Living, Nourishing Kitchen, Seasonal Living
A Guide to Nature, Gardening, Food and Foraging in Summer. Summer is here, and with it the peak of the light evenings we were craving all winter. The long days languorously stretch out before us, inviting warm evenings filled with BBQs, time spent lying on grassy...
by Becky | May 27, 2019 | Herbs, Natural Living
Herbal Spotlight on Nettles My first memories of nettle go hand in hand with dock! As a wild, countryside child I was constantly getting stung by nettle and then using makeshift dock poultices to quell the ouch! I always knew these painful plants were edible and I...
by Becky | Apr 26, 2019 | Herbs, Natural Living, Nourishing Kitchen
I’m not a coffee drinker, not out of lack of will of trying, but rather my adrenals cannot cope with that intense hit of caffeine. So, I’m always on the look out for more gentle alternatives. Enter the superfood latte. I came across the idea a while ago...
by Becky | Apr 19, 2019 | Gardening, Herbs, Natural Living, Seasonal Living, slow living
In my latest episode of Nature and Nourish I bring you on a live foraging walk around the farm! There’s plenty of wild edibles around at this time of year- Cleaver, wild garlic, three cornered leek, dandelion, nettles and more! Sign up for the Nourish...