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Why Ditching Plastic is Critically Important fo...
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that I have been very worried about plastics and had started the process of trying to eliminate them from our workshop wherever possible. There is...
Why Ditching Plastic is Critically Important fo...
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that I have been very worried about plastics and had started the process of trying to eliminate them from our workshop wherever possible. There is...

The Question of Kelp
The Question of Kelp Amongst other seaweeds, we use Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) in our work, I have waxed lyrical about it for years. It is a beautiful seaweed for...
The Question of Kelp
The Question of Kelp Amongst other seaweeds, we use Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) in our work, I have waxed lyrical about it for years. It is a beautiful seaweed for...

Notes From a Small Hebridean Island - Rowan
Notes From a Small Hebridean Island Rowan Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), living for up to 200 years, is one of the most important trees we work with. Unlike many others its...
Notes From a Small Hebridean Island - Rowan
Notes From a Small Hebridean Island Rowan Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), living for up to 200 years, is one of the most important trees we work with. Unlike many others its...

From Birth Doula to Apothecary
From Birth Doula to Apothecary I write so often about menopause, I rarely mention the many years when I was younger and completely immersed in having and raising...
From Birth Doula to Apothecary
From Birth Doula to Apothecary I write so often about menopause, I rarely mention the many years when I was younger and completely immersed in having and raising...

Notes from a Small Hebridean Island - Eyebright
There are about 215 species of Eyebright in the Orobanchaceae family. The one that grows in the Outer Hebrides is a species all of its own. I especially love the...
Notes from a Small Hebridean Island - Eyebright
There are about 215 species of Eyebright in the Orobanchaceae family. The one that grows in the Outer Hebrides is a species all of its own. I especially love the...

What's Hiding in Your Products - Us v Them
We plant in layers, with the tall Roses underplanted with the Calendula and Chamomile. We grow figs to encourage the wrens and robins into the greenhouse to eat the slugs...
What's Hiding in Your Products - Us v Them
We plant in layers, with the tall Roses underplanted with the Calendula and Chamomile. We grow figs to encourage the wrens and robins into the greenhouse to eat the slugs...