by Anne Stobart | Feb 3, 2018 | Devon, events, forest garden, herbal medicine, herbalists, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, newsletter, permaculture, wilderness
Hi Everyone, Happy Belated New Year to all from Holt Wood Herbs, and here is our round-up of news about Holt Wood and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust. Do pass on information, and let people know that they can sign up for our occasional newsletters on our...
by Anne Stobart | Jan 6, 2018 | agroforestry, cultivation, education, events, farm, foods, harvest, herbal medicine, herbalists, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, permaculture
A fantastic opportunity to meet with dozens of farmers and growers and talk about promoting herbal cultivation. The Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) 2018 was held in Oxford Town Hall, an amazing building full of gilded rooms and decorative ceilings. There were a...
by Anne Stobart | Nov 25, 2017 | foods, forest garden, harvest
Our apple trees are still establishing, just a few of our own – but we have also been given apples that just needed to be used, a mix of sharp eating and cooking ones. So here are some suggestions for excess apples based on what we did this autumn. Dried Apple...
by Anne Stobart | Oct 3, 2017 | events, herbal medicine, herbalists, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, products, skincare, trees
Hi Everyone, here is our Autumn round-up of news about Holt Wood and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust. Do pass on information, and let people know that they can sign up for our occasional newsletters on our website. Best wishes to all, Anne and Kay Treefest in Devon...
by Anne Stobart | Jul 24, 2017 | events, forest garden, products, skincare
We are proud to have linked up with the Handmade Herbal Collective – a group of herbalists dedicated to developing natural herbal skincare products, establishing small businesses based on considerable experience making practical items ranging from massage...
by Anne Stobart | Jun 16, 2017 | events, herbal medicine, permaculture, products, propagation
This last month has been all about making, from plants to new connections and body care products. I could try to list all of these things, but it is scary to realise how much we are trying to do, so just some highlights here. Making Distilled Witch Hazel I have been...
by Anne Stobart | May 11, 2017 | events, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, permaculture, products, trees, website
Here is our latest round-up of news about Holt Wood and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust. Toby Buckland Garden Festival What a load of lovely plant-lovers!! We took the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust banner and set up our stall at Powderham Castle in Devon with a...
by Anne Stobart | Apr 21, 2017 | art, events, history, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, products
Making body care products There is a bit of heaven in making body care products for Holt Wood Herbs. Lots are needed for our table at the forthcoming Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle in Devon on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April 2017. Our house smells...
by Anne Stobart | Mar 5, 2017 | art, education, events, harvest, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, permaculture, website, wilderness
Come and see us at the RHS Wilderness Weekend Sat 18 to Sun 19 March 2017, 10-4 pm, entrance free to RHS members The Medicinal Forest Garden Trust will have a stall at this event at RHS Rosemoor Gardens, near Great Torrington, North Devon, EX38 8PH. This event at the...
by Anne Stobart | Jan 19, 2017 | agroforestry, cultivation, education, foods, harvest, herbal medicine, permaculture
Hear the podcast about Holt Wood You can listen to a podcast about herbal medicine and forest gardening, featuring Holt Wood. In the podcast, Anne talks about the general approach of Western herbal medicine and growing medicinal trees and shrubs in a permaculture...
by Anne Stobart | Jan 9, 2017 | cultivation, ethnobotany, harvest, herbal medicine, products, trees
I have fallen love with a tree – it is Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) – the branches and needles have such a spicy sweet resinous scent somewhere between grapefruit and Christmas pudding. And it is our great fortune to have several self-sown young...
by Anne Stobart | Nov 22, 2016 | education, events, herbal medicine, plants
Below is a brief round up of some things happening in herbal education in South West England: Wed 26 April 2017 Exeter, Devon. Short course ‘Introduction to Self Care with Food and Herbs’ course in Exeter next spring. The five session Living Medicine...
by Anne Stobart | Nov 1, 2016 | art, education, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, products, website
Wood developments This spring/summer we have widened an existing ride to increase supplies of fruits and nuts. We are going to call it ‘Fruit Street’, and look forward to the produce from existing and added fruit and nut trees, including apples, cherries,...
by Anne Stobart | Sep 12, 2016 | herbal medicine
Harvest Fair at Branscombe This weekend, the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust has a stall at the Branscombe Harvest Fair, 12-4 on Saturday 17th September 2016. We will have our plant quiz, details of herbal medicine education and practitioners, Holt Wood Herbs products...
by Anne Stobart | Aug 14, 2016 | art, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, trees
We will be at Exeter Green Fair on Saturday 3rd September 2016, from 10-4,on the Green right next to Exeter Cathedral! This is a great opportunity to promote herbal medicine and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust which aims to encourage sustainable cultivation and...
by Anne Stobart | Aug 4, 2016 | harvest, herbal medicine
Recently, talking with visitors to Holt Wood about harvesting herbs, I found myself once again extolling the wonders of pillowcases. You might think this odd. Actually, there is no limit to the usefulness of pillowcases and I think they are an essential piece of...
