by Anne Stobart | Jul 26, 2018 | forest garden, harvest, herbal medicine, magic, medicinal
Why a ‘Stobi’ for stripping medicinal bark? We have never found just the right tool for stripping medicinal bark from slender branches. Young tree branches are full of medicinal secondary metabolites, designed to protect the young and fresh growth. These...
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 | May 19, 2012 | harvest, plants
Bugle, Ajuga reptansWe have had lots of bluebells, making a sea of blue. Another spectacular plant is Bugle (Ajuga reptans), a member of the mint family (and quite easily confused with Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris, another purplish mint family member). Bugle seems to...
