Today we celebrated all mental health. Walking and talking and looking especially at the emotional healing properties of plants, wild plants and cultivated herbs in the herb garden between Angell Town and Loughborough Estates.
It seemed right to have a little worksheet with everyone completing all the properties of the plants. So people had something to take away with them, a reminder of the day, some information, some supportive words. Here is a taster of the workshop and click here for all of them.
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Cleansing Nettle
We spent ages in Wyck Gardens as usual, there are so many plants there. It’s wild and wonderful.
Setting off in Wyck Gardens
And we even found blackberries, plump and juicy, like the early summer ones. I couldn’t believe it. Just 3 or 4. But a nice find.
We even found blackberries that were still good for eating!
There’s a large pear tree near Edgehill house, I’ve collected windfall for here for a pie. the pears were very hard and needed a lot of stewing. But they’re large.
Trying to get pears down, near Edgehill House
Completing the herb sheet at the herb garden
We looked especially at Rosemary, Lavender, Mint, Thyme, Sage and Lemon balm.
Looking for the mint!
And then we stoked up the storm kettle and had a welcome cup of tea. It was a little bit chilly.
Boiling water for tea with the storm kettle
We finished with butter bean and nettle pie, with turmeric.
Eating butter bean and nettle pies
It was great to have such lovely people around, and I hope to do more midweek walks in the future.
Now go here for the plants
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October 17, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Butter bean and nettle pie sounds great. Is it your own recipe, Ceri? I’d like to have it.
October 19, 2009 at 12:45 pm
A herb for Mental Health – Oregano
An infusion is good for anxiety and mild depression. Calming without being at all sedating. More like clearing and settling. I discovered this ‘experimentally’, and then speaking with someone learnt that this is a recognised herbal remedy in Germany. The infusion tastes bitter and aromatic. Sip slow,y.