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by Renuka Russell
8M ago
https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/explore-chesterfield/revolution-house/whats-on.aspx?event=27223 Come along and meet  me at Revolution House in Chesterfield on Sunday 13th August between 11am and 4pm. I will be talking about Medicines on your Doorstep and showing you some common plants, how they can be prepared and what they are used for medicinally. I’ll also be bringing along some lovely herbal teas for you to sample and a great stall to have a look at as well as a chance to speak to me personally. what could be better?           ..read more
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Very Berry Late Summer Foraging
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by Renuka Russell
9M ago
The bilberries are abundant currently and will be joined by lingonberries and purple heathers spreading across the moorlands before we know it. The hedgerows and woods will soon be overflowing with fabulous edible and medicinal berries and apples too. Our next foraging course at Woven Earth will take place on Sunday 10th September 2023 starting at 10am. The venue is High Leas Farm at Riber near Matlock in Derbyshire.  The farm has a great diversity of wild plants and trees, together with established hedgerows and grassland.  It employs “Holistic Restoration to weave Regenerative ..read more
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Summer foraging course near Matlock, Derbyshire
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by Renuka Russell
11M ago
Summer Foraging  Our next foraging course at Woven Earth will take place on Saturday 1st July 2023 starting at 10am. The venue is High Leas Farm at Riber near Matlock in Derbyshire.  The farm has a great diversity of wild plants and trees, together with established hedgerows and grassland.  It employs “Holistic Restoration to weave Regenerative Production, Wilding and Nature Connection together for the benefit of people and ecosystems.” For more details visit http://www.heartwoodsfc.com/  As a medical herbalist I’ll be showing you which plants can be used therapeuti ..read more
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Foraging at Matlock 6th May 2023
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by Renuka Russell
11M ago
Such a great foraging session on Saturday 6th May at Woven Earth in Riber near Matlock, Derbyshire. A good turn out considering and I reckon King Charles would have approved with his love of nature and sustainability credentials. I did extend an invite to him but he was otherwise engaged . Anyway I digress. We wandered through the fields finding loads of edible and medicinal plants and trees and made our own herbal tea along the way. Afterwards we relaxed in the barn with a little revision on what we’d seen and a meditation on the tea we’d made. Lastly but not least there was the preprepared ..read more
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Exercise in menopause
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by Admin
1y ago
We all know it’s good to keep active but what types of exercise are best during the menopausal years? Yoga ticks many boxes as not only can it maintain and increase flexibility it also helps induce relaxation and reduces stress levels. You can’t beat being outdoors to lift your mood too, so I’d definitely recommend walking and in particular Nordic walking which I had the opportunity of trying out recently and discovered is a great all over workout and fun to boot. Maintaining bone density is key because the protective effect that oestrogen has on bone health decreases as the levels of this hor ..read more
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New Release – Down to Earth
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by Renuka Russell
1y ago
When was the last time you lay in a field and gazed up at the clouds? Have you ever walked through the dew laden grass barefoot in the early morning? When did you last sit high on a hill and watch the sun slowly disappear below the horizon? Or lay in the soft, scented pine needles deep in a forest and listen to the whispering of the trees? I had wanted to write this book for years and the pandemic gave me the opportunity to finally get down to it. Wherever you find yourself right now, this book offers you an invitation to reconnect with the many gifts that nature has to offer us. Down To Ea ..read more
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Nettles (Urtica dioica)
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by Renuka Russell
1y ago
Nettles are a powerhouse of nutrients and contain good amounts of vitamin C, iron, boron, magnesium and calcium. Traditionally used as a blood tonic they can be helpful for anaemia and can also support kidney function, being a mild diuretic (makes you wee) this may even help prevent kidney stone formation. Nettles are antiallergenic and can be beneficial in combatting hay fever, mild asthma and eczema. In addition nettles can help remove uric acid crystals in the body which cause the pain and inflammation in gout. They often grow right next to cleavers and the combination couldn’t be a better ..read more
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Meet The Herbalist
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by Renuka Russell
1y ago
I’m really excited to be invited back again this year by Chesterfield Borough Council to demonstrate and talk about my work as a herbalist. It’s a chance to talk with me about the types of conditions I treat and I’ll be bringing along some of the herbs I use which you can identify and sample.  Everyone is invited so do come along and meet me on SUNDAY 13th AUGUST from 11am to 4pm https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/explore-chesterfield/revolution-house.aspx       ..read more
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Wild Garlic
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by Admin
1y ago
It’s hard to imagine that Spring is really here, what with the blizzards and freezing winds we have been experiencing recently. Nevertheless, the buds are beginning to unfurl on the trees and the leaves of wild garlic are poking their way up through the mud and snow. Wild garlic, (Allium ursinum), has to be one of our most exciting and useful wild-growing spring greens. It loves to grow in shady, damp areas and along the riverside is a perfect setting for it. It is also an Ancient Woodland Indicator and carpets much of the damp woodland floors around here in early Spring. The lance like, brigh ..read more
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Silver Birch
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by Admin
1y ago
I took a walk down into an old quarry near Hathersage today and was struck by the number of silver birch trees growing here, whilst there was almost a total absence of other types of tree. It got me thinking about how this tree is able to grow so quickly in areas which other trees find barely habitable. Silver birches normally only live to sixty years of age, barely past puberty for most trees. They grow quickly, frantically almost, trying to take hold in the sparse soil, some even manage to grow successfully out of rocky outcrops. They are a classic case of living life in the fast lane and bu ..read more
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