This article was written for the first of Reforesting Scotland’s biannual journal of 2018. Reforesting Scotland is a membership organisation encouraging free and open debate on a wide range of… Read More
The Super Powers of Stinging Nettle Seed
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The Wildbiome™️ Project Results
The Wildbiome™️ Project involved members of the Association of Foragers participating in a citizen science research study. They ate only wild food for either 3 months or 1 month. They… Read More
Grasping the Nettle
You can get a cheery mood and energy boost from nettle leaf and particularly from raw dried nettle seed (technically fruits and seeds), rubbed through a sieve to remove the… Read More
Ortilette – French Nettle Beer
Ortilette – Nettle Beer à la française This is a light refreshing fermented drink with a very low alcohol content, that nevertheless packs some fizz! Made in a similar way to… Read More
Fresh is not always best!
The medicinal plants we use in our pharmacopaeia all contain distinct biochemical components that can be analysed and measured. Herbalism has a proper scientific biochemical basis. The difficulty is that… Read More
Herbal Power Juices – The Recipies
A “herb shot” for me is 20 ml in a 200ml glass of juice. Or around 30 ml in a 300 ml glass. All approximate as Paleolithic people did not… Read More
Pasteurising Elderberry, Nettle, Cleavers and other juices
How do you make sure you have a year round supply of your favourite herbal power shots and wild juices? Pasteurising is the best way to ensure you can keep… Read More