by Alexandra Hurcikova | Jun 5, 2024 | Blackford Herb Garden, Community Growing, Community Herbalism, Foraging, Wild Things
Whether you’ve been foraging for ages or thinking about dipping your toe in to it sometime soon, now is a great time to start. Here in Scotland, it feels like Spring has definitely passed and our foraging thoughts turn to Summer flowers and maybe even some early... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Why We Love Mushrooms Fungi are everywhere, communicating between themselves and other beings, aiding with the recycling of dead material and providing a home and food source. We’ve been told that mushrooms have even been known to “lie” to host trees. The parasitic... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Jun 30, 2023 | Blackford Herb Garden, Community Education, Community Growing, Community Herbalism
Do you want to learn about growing, tending, foraging and harvesting plants to use as medicine? Do you want to learn in a relaxed, friendly environment with people of different backgrounds and growing knowledge and skills? We have opportunities in Edinburgh and... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Sep 29, 2014 | DIY, Foraging, How to
Despite it being the end of summer, I have always loved berry season. I’ve recently discovered a new way to make rosehip syrup which keeps all the nutrients in which I’ve been trying out. Actually, this recipe for Raw Rosehip Syrup is very old. The idea is... 
by Alexandra Hurcikova | Mar 22, 2014 | Foraging, Herb Profile
Spring is an incredibly important time for plants, animals and humans alike. Historically, before our current climate of trade globalisation where we import fresh greens out of season from around the world, winter in Northern climates was a time of limited nutrition....
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