Creating herbal balms, creams, and tonics for my own health and wellbeing has been an important part of my resilience these past few weeks. If these tokens of self-care and […]
Spring
The sun is finally warming up the earth. The hedgerows and understory are waking up too, grazing animals including deer are enjoying the new lush grasses as they spring up […]
Ink
I am excited to be offering writing and drawing ink made from the black walnut tree at Tortworth Arboretum and alder cones from Little Parks Farm. Juglans Nigra is a […]
Native Trees – Birch
The birch tree. The first tree on our course is, appropriately, a pioneer species. Birch trees have an incredible ability to reclaim spaces and return them to woodland. They grow […]
The Wolf Moon and Fire
This Friday we see the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of 2020. Winter full moons are usually much brighter than in the summer, lighting up the barren land and […]