Herbal Academy Botanical Skincare Course Review
Let me start off by saying this course really surprised me. Although I teach natural skincare classes and make my own DIY skincare regularly I was still really excited to see this new offering from The Herbal Academy, The Botanical Skincare Course. Having taken...
Guide to Edible Flowers
Guide to Edible Flowers There’s something about flowers and food that really inspires the tastebuds and the imagination. Undeniable beautiful placed onto cakes, they make everything look like a true celebration. However there is a lot more to edible flowers than just...
Ultimate Guide to Elderflowers and Elderberries
In this Herbal Spotlight I wanted to highlight the beautiful elder with it’s edible flowers which are now ready to harvest and also it’s popular berries ripe in autumn. In this post I will be Sharing why I love this plant, my favourite recipes, ways to identify as...
Summer Guide-Nature, Gardening, Food and Foraging in Summer!
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...
Daisy Bruise Balm Recipe
Daisy Bruise Balm Daisy's are a rather overlooked little flower, see as something that pops up on lawns in summer and only good for daisy chains. Well prepare to be amazed...Daisies are actually little herbal powerhouses! Daisy is a natural stypic and...
Herbal Spotlight on Nettles
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...
DIY Detox Body Scrub Recipe-Natural Skincare Recipe
DIY Detoxifying Body Scrub Recipe This natural DIY scrub is the business when it comes to shifting stubborn dry skin and cellulite. Celtic Salt is a brilliant detoxifier for sluggish skin and full of minerals, while the additional ingredients of nettle is nourishing...
Nettle Latte Recipe
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 via...
Third Trimester Update-Natural Pregnancy with Hashimotos Hypothyroidism
Hi Lovelies! In today's video I'm sharing with you my third trimester update. This is my second pregnancy with hashimotos hypothyroidism and so far so good! In this video Im almost 37 weeks and sharing all the symptoms, cravings and supplements and medications I have...
Spring Nettle & Lavender Clay Mask Recipe-Natural Skincare
Spring Nettle & Lavender Clay Mask Recipe Spring skin can be congested and a bit dull after a long winter of low light and excess. Come Spring it’s time to really give skin a good boost and detox and so I formulated this lovely simple Spring clay mask packed with...
Hi I’m Becky! I’m a family herbalist, gardener and mama living on our sustainable farm in Northern Ireland. I came across the concept of slow living and living in tune with nature when I was diagnosed with hashimotos and realised I needed to reconnect back to nature and learn how to nourish myself from within. Since then I have studied herbalism and natural skincare and garden with a focus on edibles. You can catch me monthly on BBC Radio 2 & I’m currently writing my first book to be published in 2022.
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