by Anne Stobart | Jan 22, 2020 | agroforestry, cultivation, Devon, education, events, forest garden, harvest, herbal medicine, permaculture, trees
New Medicinal Forest Garden Weekend course New for 2020 is our two-day Medicinal Forest Garden Weekend course which combines elements from all of our day courses. The weekend provides an indepth overview of sustainable cultivation and use of medicinal...
by Anne Stobart | Jan 5, 2020 | agroforestry, cultivation, Devon, education, forest garden, harvest, herbal medicine, management, medicinal, permaculture, plants, propagation, trees
At last I can begin to relax as my book all about medicinal trees and shrubs is finally on its way. Permanent Publications will be issuing The Medicinal Forest Garden Handbook in April this year. Looking back, I have been collecting information about trees...
by Anne Stobart | Sep 22, 2019 | agroforestry, Devon, events, forest garden, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, newsletter, permaculture
Welcome to Holt Wood Herbs News, our occasional newsletter round-up from Anne and Kay, about Holt Wood and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust. Woodfest at RHS Rosemoor Garden 12 and 13 October 2019 Anne will be talking all about medicinal trees and shrubs at...
by Anne Stobart | Mar 1, 2019 | cultivation, forest garden, herbal medicine, permaculture, plants
We have been sorting out seeds, many of them bundled into paper bags in the autumn and stuffed in the shed, lost and forgotten… almost. Since they were allowed to ripen on the plants, the neglect has not been too damaging, and it has been a matter of sifting and...
by Anne Stobart | Jan 15, 2019 | education, events, herbal medicine, Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, permaculture, trees
Welcome to Holt Wood Herbs News, our occasional newsletter round-up on Holt Wood and the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust Medicinal Herbs in Historical Practice – Thursday 6th June 2019 Medicinal Herbs in Historical Practice course – and our copper still...
by Anne Stobart | Sep 4, 2018 | education, forest garden, harvest, herbal medicine, history, management, medicinal, permaculture, products, trees
Holt Wood Courses 2019 We are delighted with our new leaflet about medicinal forest garden courses at Holt Wood in 2019, giving dates and brief outlines, available at Holt Wood Courses 2019. Further details are available on all three courses below, and dates are also...
by Anne Stobart | Mar 24, 2018 | cultivation, Devon, education, events, forest garden, herbal medicine, management, permaculture, plants, trees
Planning for our May day course in ‘Designing a medicinal forest garden’ is in full swing. It is an opportunity for growers and gardeners to look at the wide range of possible medicinal plants, from ground cover to overstorey, and plan a new project or add...
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 | 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 | 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 17, 2012 | art, harvest, permaculture
Holt Wood Working Day on Exploring and Harvesting Bark Holt Wood is a project where we are finding ways to cultivate and harvest medicinal and other trees and shrubs. The site has been developed with permaculture design principles, and was planted up in 2005 following...
by Anne Stobart | Nov 13, 2011 | permaculture
This month we are so pleased to hear that Holt Wood has been accepted as part of the Permaculture LAND Network of Learning Centres. This is a network of projects which can show volunteers and visitors how permaculture works.Permaculture is really all about integrated...
