FOOD & MEDICINE

How to grow your own turmeric & ginger for food and medicine

Turmeric and ginger, two amazingly versatile and valuable spices, used for thousands of years in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.....read more

Simple Home-made,  anti -bacterial and pain-killing wash for wounds

Using two of the easiest to source organic essential oils, I share what happened after Andy said; 'watch that blade it's just been sharpened'...read more

Rose Hip Syrup - Good health from the forest garden.

I make rose hip syrup every year and as you can see I have a large amount of the raw material. The rosa rugosa roses in my garden are the easiest to use. I have to be quick though because these, large and luscious fruits...read more

Rose Hip Syrup Part Two - Drink Recipes

In my previous article on making rose hip syrup I mentioned that I freeze it in ice cubes for making cocktails and other beverages. Here are a couple of recipes I find very refreshing, chock full of phytonutrients and redolent of Summer sunshine in the Winter months....read more

 

Organic Apple Cider Vinegar - Two Easy Methods

Method One uses organic farm cider and Method Two uses organically grown apples. The only prerequisite for both methods is that the air where you live should be as unpolluted as possible as the....read more