Tales of a Kitchen Herbwife

January is a time of reflection, as signified in this month’s header picture. Sunlight is low and when seen casts a golden glow across the l...

 In an uncertain world, I am holding on to a spark of light, the publication of my first novel.  As you can imagine, there are herbs and hol...

Several years ago, we were sitting in the summerhouse at the Sanctuary eating our lunch and one of my apprentices started talking about gr...

We are living in very strange times; very scary times. How do we manage something we can’t control? I have put together a few ideas you ma...

The year is flying by. The heavy frosts from last week have taken my runner beans and the ashwagandha I have grown in the raised garden be...

Less than three weeks to go until the "2018 Celebrating Herbs Festival" You can find the link to the programme for the weekend he...

Plants are subtle. Sometimes they shout at you. Sometimes they brush against you until you take notice. Sometimes they sit and laugh at...