Following on our Virtual Herb Walk last month, here are a few more wonderful plants that you can find growing all around London at the moment.
We invite you to keep an eye out for them when out for a walk or other forms of exercise. See how many you can find, go and learn from them - observe, touch, smell, and if you’re confident you know what they are, taste them!
Read MoreA trip to the Marshes and a recipe for nettle soup by Amy.
For my daily walk today, I headed to Hackney Marshes in search of two things: plants and peace. As always, the Marshes didn’t let me down. Carefully dodging two meters between people over the canal bridge and along concrete paths, I found myself under the gentle sea-breeze rustle of the huge Black Poplar trees that line the River Lea.
Read MoreIt’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another delicious herbal recipe from Fran! I love incorporating adaptogenic herbs into my diet. The clue is in the name, adaptogenic herbs are thought to assist you during stressful situations and allow you to adapt to stressors you may be faced with and they are the perfect compliment to our *usually* fast-paced lifestyles. Rhodiola is considered to be supportive to depression, anxiety and fatigue and chocolate's mood boosting properties need no introduction!
Read MoreMicrogreens are young vegetable greens, sitting somewhere between seed sprouts and baby greens. They are rich in flavour, while still having all the tenderness of a very young plant. I love adding them to my salads, sandwiches, and snacks in general, but there’s something I like even more than eating them: Growing my own!
So, are you ready to start growing your own as well?
Read MoreThis is a healthy herbal twist on an Easter classic. The apple and carrot along with the flax egg make this high in fibre so they are easy to digest as well as containing vitamins A and C. These hot cross buns are gluten and refined sugar free and contain cinnamon which is naturally sweet so helps ward off sugar cravings.
Read MoreHi everyone, Fran here from the team! At Hackney Herbal, we love working with Rose and you'll find it in some of our herbal tea blends. Rose water is a staple in my kitchen cupboard as it tastes delicious, has many healing and health properties and can also be used topically. It lends an interesting edge to sweet treats as well as smoothies and hot drinks.
Read MoreWhether you grow your herbs or enjoy those growing on their own out in the wild, April is a busy and exciting month. Native plants are thriving, days are getting longer, the soil is warming up… the growing season has begun!
And if you’re new to it - this is a great time to get started, so your understanding of how plants work can grow alongside them in the coming months.
Read MoreConnecting with nature has been shown to help both our minds and bodies by helping to lower the heart rate, reduce stress, support immunity and increase feelings of wellbeing. Because we can’t run our new programme of nature connection activities this spring we are instead sharing some resources with you to do it yourself!
Read MoreSpring is the perfect time to get gardening. The days are getting longer, the earth is warming up and sunshine is pulling us swiftly out of winter.
Alongside our video tutorials we have prepared a handy resource of where you can source your materials. Many you can find at your local garden centre or plant nursery but here is a list of online suppliers that we would recommend.
Read MoreIn this video you will learn how to sow seeds at home. Here we are sowing lettuce seeds but you can use the same method with other vegetable, herb and flower seeds.
If you don’t have a plat pot or a module tray you can make your own using a plastic pot (yoghurt pot, take away container etc.).
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