Folk Herbalism with Becky Cole

My Book, The Garden Apothecary

The Garden Apothecary is my first book, published with Hardie Grant. When I initially brewed up the idea for this book I had a vision of enabling people to create their own abundant home apothecaries, filling kitchen shelves with jars of powerful herbs using plants grown in their gardens, wild spaces or window boxes. From aromatic teas to potent tinctures I’ve covered a wide array of herbalist techniques alongside my favourite cornerstone recipes that will create the backbone of your herbal apothecary and can be adapted with the ebb and flow of the seasons.

Garden Apothecary Becky Cole

Welcome!
I’m Becky.

I am a folk herbalist, gardener, artist and farmer based here on my sustainable farm on the wild coast of Northern Ireland. 

I have been a contributor to the gardening section of the Vanessa Feltz show on BBC radio 2 for over 4 years, featured in publications such as The Sunday Time & Country Living magazine and recently had my first book published.

Nature connection, rewilding and folk herbalism is a large part of my daily practice. I teach workshops, in person & online, about foraging, seasonal herbalism, botanical beauty & healing the land by increasing biodiversity through regenerative & permacultural practices.

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Upcoming & Current Workshops

I teach in person workshops at Broughgammon Farm, our regenerative and sustainable farm located on the beautiful and wild north coast of Ireland. I also teach monthly online workshops throughout the year in my Rooted Membership.

Permaculture & Growing your own Food

Re-wilding and Hedgerow Medicine Walks

how to make perfect elderberry syrup, elderberry elixir oxymel tea

Seasonal Folk Herbalism Workshops

Join  the Rooted Membership 

Come and get a slice of the slow life in Rooted, my seasonal living membership. In this nurturing space I will guide you to weave a grounded and connected year together. 

The Journal

A collection of musings on slow living, seasonality and gardening

A Cake for Imbolc – Seasonal Baking

A Cake for Imbolc – Seasonal Baking

A reacurring theme of late winter is milk. This is likely due to the sheep in the fields being almost full term, ready to birth their babies come March and April. Without birth there is no milk and spring is a time of rebirth and new life. With this in mind I find...

Online Elderberry Workshop

Online Elderberry Workshop

My elderberry workshop is here! I’ve recorded an hour long masterclass showing you exactly how to make an array of powerful elder based herbal recipes for the home apothecary. Included in this is the perfect honey sweetened elderberry syrup. Using either fresh,...

Autumn Hedgerow Cake Recipe

Autumn Hedgerow Cake Recipe

With the start of autumn finally here I am more than happy to pull out my mixing bowl and start baking in earnest!  My favourite recipe for September is apple cake. This is something I bake every year, to make the most of the glorious apple harvest and make...