Herbs With Barbara

The seasons might be changing but it's still a great time to explore the great outdoors and to connect with natureIn this edition of Herbs with Barbara we talk about getting out in the great outdoors and foraging for free food and medicine.Nature offers an abundance of free food and medicine, but as always - if you are using herbs for medicinal purposes, make sure you know what you are […]

Welcome to LammasThe 1st August marks the start of Lammas - loaf mass - the harvest season and the halfway point between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.Lammas is associated with the harvesting of - amongst other things, wheat - so on today's Herbs with Barbara, we sampled some rather delicious rustic bread with lashings of lovely butter.  More on that in a bit, but first let's talk about Heather.This beautifully […]

Summer is promised soon but right now we are all literally under the weatherAnd the unpredictable weather is challenging for our plants, trees and herbs too.Though there is a lot in season right now and a bounty of food and medicine growing in the wild.As always, just a reminder that because something is natural - it doesn't mean to say it is safe, so always take the advice of someone […]

Spring is in the air and there's signs of new life everywhere In this edition of Herbs With Barbara it's all about reconnecting with nature! We all know that a walk in the spring sunshine can work wonders for our mental health - but at this time of the year, there's also an abundance of food (and medicine) growing freely in nature. Flowers can also provide the basis of a […]