Here's your Christmas present
Here's your Christmas present
A little gift for you today
Seeing as this post lands on Christmas I wanted to give you a little something. So I’m gifting you my 150 page, colour illustrated, Wildcrafting and Medicine Making ebook.
Wishing you a Peaceful Christmas Beautiful one!
If you have done one of my in-person Wildcrafting courses you may already have this, as it is the manual from some of the live 2 day courses. If you already have it, download it put it on a stick and gift it to someone else.
The eighteen plants in part one of this book grow around the world near human settlements. Each one is explored in detail including how to identify it, its culinary use and nutritional value; how to use it as a medicine; its traditional use and up-to-date scientific literature. With over 300 references it is one of the most comprehensively researched books available on wild plants.
Part two of the book gives you detailed instructions on how to use wild and cultivated plants to make your own medicines. There is also a comprehensive resource list of where to source herbs and raw materials mentioned in the book, as well as herbal books and websites.
Enjoy!
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The Wildcraft series - Cobblers Pegs
Drying herbs and using them as a powder
This week on the wildcraft series we will be talking about using Cobblers Pegs as a dried herb. Dried herbs last much longer than fresh ones and are a good way to have access to your herbs year round, even when it’s gone out of season. They are also a good way to use herbs medicinally when taste is an issue or you want to sell or post them.
This week in the video I will be showing you how to make a Cobblers Pegs green protein powder using Cobblers Pegs, Nettles and Dulse flakes. This powder is so full of protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants it will take your health to new levels!
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Whats next?
What herb would you like to cover next on the wildcraft series? Remember, you can pay month to month and only subscribe for the plants that you are interested in.
I can’t wait to share so much more with you next year. I’m showing up on this platform to serve YOU, so please let me know exactly what you want and how you want it. I’m totally wanting your feedback and suggestions on what to share and where to focus my energy.
Happy Summer Solstice
The summer solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice falls in June and in the Southern Hemisphere, it was on December 22, 2023.
The summer solstice is celebrated by many cultures around the world with sunrise gatherings, midsummer festivals and summer solstice celebrations to give thanks for all we have done that year, the fruits of our labours, the ripe harvest of our crops or our intentions and to celebrate the fullness of summer, the Sun and the elements of light and fire and warmth.
If you’re wanting something to do in those dreamy days between Christmas and new year, it can be really nice to connect deeply with the elemental energy of midsummer. Cat Green at Everyday Empowered has created a beautiful Summer Solstice Reflection Guide for newsletter subscriber to help you drop even more deeply into connection with the energy of deep summer. Reflecting on questions like
the ancient wisdom of yin within yang and what that might look like in your life
summer’s all about ‘doing’ but what does that actually mean to us, especially if we uncouple it from work productivity
also exploring integrity and whether our daily ‘doing’ reflects our deepest values
and a summer check-in on your year – checking in with spring goals, how it’s flowing and getting clear on the next 6 months.
To get the free guide just head over to Everyday Empowered, scroll to the bottom of the home page and sign up for the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at anytime but it can be worth staying in the loop for Herbfest update, Cat and my online courses and monthly Herbfolk talks and lots of great herbal goings on.
Wishing you a Peaceful Christmas
Does anyone else feel the pressure to be ‘Merry’ at Christmas? It can sometimes be a little too much. I think that for many people Christmas is a time of many mixed emotions. So instead of wishing you a Merry Christmas I wish you a Peaceful Christmas. One where no matter what you are feeling, you can be at peace with those feelings.
Be present with your Christmas in whatever way it shows up for you this year, with all its triggers and expectations, financial and family burdens and obligations. Have patience and grace and compassion for those with us, or for those who should be with us but aren’t. Keep an open heart for the moments of love, joy and togetherness and for that little spark of Christmas magic that sometimes catches us off guard and makes us smile.
May peace find you.
I would like to acknowledge the Kabbi Kabbi/Gubbi Gubbi peoples on who’s lands I live and work. I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and pray this truth be acknowledged and respected by all who live, work and govern these lands.