September 2024

Folklore Hops has a long history of folklore and traditional medicine in the northern hemisphere, with wild and cultivated varieties available throughout Europe and the British Isles. The name Humulus stems from the Germanic word Humel, translated as fruit bearing, and lupulus the latin for little wolf. Hops was and still is mainly cultivated for

I have been so excited waiting for the autumn berries to arrive for this very moment! Fruit leathers! They are so easy to make, better than the shop bought fruit roll ups, and Packed full of vitamins, minerals and herbal constituents to support your immune system to save off winter bugs. Did I say they

This recipe has got my family through many a winter, and it’s great to get children involved in the process of foraging, picking and making a delicious medicine that they and adults love. Elderberry rob is a traditional recipe that goes back centuries here in the UK, for supporting the immune system, coughs and colds

If you ever needed a signal to start supporting your immune system then the turn of the season to Autumn is just that. Nature provides hedgerow berries at this time in the northern hemisphere in abundance, providing us with food and medicine that is packed full of vitamin C, and anthocyanins that help to reduce