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Herbal Spring Cleansing

March 1, 2018 Kim & Vicky

Spring... a practical time to 'detox'. A look at what this means and three native herbs to support this...

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In Herbs, Make Tags Spring cleansing, Taraxacum officinale, Urtica dioica, Galium aparine, Dandelion, Nettle, Detox, Cleavers
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Three wild, edible mushrooms out in autumn

October 3, 2017 Kim & Vicky

Learn about the ID of three medicinal mushrooms in Autumn....

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Tags Mushrooms, Wild mushrooms, forage, foraging, september, october, edible, chicken of the woods, cep, porcini, giant puffball
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Know your nettles

September 1, 2017 Kim & Vicky

When to harvest nettle parts and how to tell the females, males and other species apart...

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In Herbs, Foraging Tags Nettle, Urtica dioica
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The heart healer: Hawthorn identification

August 17, 2017 Kim & Vicky

The abundant shrub hawthorn is a family friendly heart herb that has edible & medicinal fruits & flowers. Here is a geek's guide to identifying the different species.

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In Herbs, Foraging Tags Hawthorn, Crataegus
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A sweet treat: Herbal honey

July 12, 2017 Kim & Vicky

Extracting and preserving herbs using lovely honey....

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In Make, Herbs Tags Honey, succus
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