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Houseleek cooling cubes for sting relief

Cooling house leek gel is combined with the anti-inflammatory and anti-itch properties of chickweed. Take 50g of houseleek along with a handful of chickweed and blitz them using a hand-held blender, food processor, or good old-fashioned pestle and mortar. Spoon the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze. The cubes can then stay in the…

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Houseleeks: our temperate alternative to aloe vera

Houseleeks: our temperate alternative to aloe vera in skincare A perennial feature of the garden I grew up in was the spiky little plants that ran in shallow beds along the edge of the terrace. While I’d happily pluck flowerheads from elsewhere and shred petals into jam jars to make perfumes and potions, the sharp…

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Confident skincare for your outer edge

TEMPERATE SKINCARE: Do your values show in your selfies? Permaculture teaches us to think in systems: to observe the natural flows that occur and to ensure any interventions we make enhance the symbiosis. Recognising the constant regeneration and renewal of our own skin as an intricate, well-functioning natural system offers us a good perspective on…

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July Newsletter

It’s ‘peak foraging’ time for skincare ingredients. Our hedgerows are offering up new gifts every day. Here’s my top ten list of things to look out for right now in our fields and hedgerows. And, if you have garden, perhaps you have some of my top ten garden herbs to gather in July. Marshmallow This is the cheering marshmallow…

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