Nicola has put this recipe together as she wanted to make her own herbal hand sanitiser. It uses a blend of essential oils with anti-viral and anti-microbial properties. Always take care when using essential oils and check the safe usage of each one before applying. If you’re using essential oils for the first time, […]
Whilst there’s a strong case that the foraging season continues all year round, now is my absolute favourite time to be out and about collecting all of those wonderful spring greens. There’s plenty of stuff around in mid-March but it’s also the tantalising hint of what is to come! So here’s a short video with […]
We ran one of our 1 Day Foraging Courses at the weekend and found lots of haws in the hedgerow. I’ve written previously about hawthorn in this post and I’ve also included its berries, haws, in this post on edible berries. In this video I talk about eating the flowers in the spring and making […]
The old bushcraft adage of ‘the more you know, the less you need to carry’ is especially true when it comes to foraging. And it’s not just about what you can eat but also what you can find to make a tasty hot drink. I’m a big tea drinker and so I’m especially fond of […]
We’ve written about comfrey in the past but this time we’re focusing on how to make comfrey oil. We’ve picked enough leaves for a couple of jars so far, but as comfrey is an early plant to come through we’ll be able to get many more prepared this spring. Pick the comfrey leaves on a […]
I’ve written about hawthorn previously and mentioned hawthorn tincture, so I thought I’d write a short post explaining how to make your own. A tincture is an alcohol based herbal remedy; we tend to use unbranded 40% vodka to make our tinctures. Hawthorn has been shown to have a beneficial effect in the treatment of […]
