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Autumn Immune Tips
Twelve Autumn tips to build a strong immune system
Minerals & Vitamins
Check out the best plants for different minerals and vitamins.
Nuts
Nuts are packed full of beneficial fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients.
Buckwheat - good for the soil, wildlife & you!
Buckwheat is not a cereal grain as it is not part of the grass family it belongs instead to the Polygonaceae family & is a relative of rhubarb & sorrel.
Plant based proteins
Meeting your protein needs on a plant based diet is doable and easy - check it out with our downloadable guide.
Learning to Love Weeds
" not only plants in the wrong place, but plants which have slipped into the wrong culture"
Richard Mabey
Hands on my Bread
Bread is on the rise. In one sense this is always true, but it hardly applies to industrial loaves, sales of which – in the UK at least – have been in steady decline since
World War 2.
Allergies
There are many kinds of allergy, from food allergies like peanuts, soya or shellfish to perennial allergies like dust, mold or feathers. However, as we head through spring into the summer, it’s the seasonal allergies from tree, grass and weed pollen also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis that are upon us.
Comfrey
Comfrey has been cultivated as a healing herb since at
least 400BC.
It is one of the best herbs for reducing swellings and if applied to the area around broken bones will soothe and reduce the inflammation and help mend the bones
hence the nicknames
‘boneset’ & ‘knitbone’
Vitamin D
The best source of vitamin D is the sun. Subcutaneous glands in the skin use sunlight to form pre-vitamin D which is converted to Vitamin D by the liver and kidneys.
Sprouts & sprout greens
Grow your own nutritious sprout and sprout greens
Stevia
Whilst there are over 200 species of stevia, Stevia rebaudiana is the most important variety, it is a herbal plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. The Guarani Indians of Paraguay have used stevia for centuries for both its sweet taste and medicinal properties
RECIPE COLLECTION
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Chocolate for Easter
Rhubarb
Pancakes
Cakes
Mushroom Ketchup
Picnic Food
Horseradish Oxymel
Cauliflower
Spring Recipes
Recipes to support people with
Type 2 diabetes
Winter recipe collection
VIDEOS
NATURE'S PHARMACY
Three plants from nature’s pharmacy that can help heal support & nurture
https://www.greencuisinetrust.org/cacao/
https://www.greencuisinetrust.org/shiitake/
https://www.greencuisinetrust.org/cbd
HEMP - THE PLANET FRIENDLY PLANT
Download hemp recipes
https://www.greencuisinetrust.org/hemp-recipes/
Discover Hempen
http://www.hempen.co.uk/about-us/
Support policy change
THE CULINARY ART OF FERMENTATION
Transforming food
SUPPORT YOUR GUT HEALTH
Every day foods that support beneficial bacteria
HEALING FOOD SERIES
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Foods for strong immunity
Foods to support
bone health
Foods to support
mental health and wellbeing
Foods to support
the gut microbiome
Apple cider vinegar health benefits
Grow your own vegetables
Grow your own herbs
Healthy fats & oils
PRESERVING & RECYCLING FOOD
A card series of practical ideas & recipes
Fermenting
Drying
Herbal Tinctures
Food 'Waste'
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FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
Today, we are witnessing a growing and urgent debate over the future of food and farming.
There is real momentum behind the desire to transform the food system, to recognise its environmental and social costs and transform it into a system that is just, healthy and resilient.
This booklet provides an overview of the core principles of food sovereignty and how this approach offers a viable option to address the challenges of environmental breakdown, social injustice and climate change.
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(References accessed May 2020)
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Antibiotics are one of medicine’s real success stories. Since their appearance nearly 100 years ago their ability to quickly kill or stop the growth of harmful bacteria has undoubtedly saved many people from chronic disease and even death.
In recent decades, however, antibiotic use has become a problem.
It’s estimated that up to half of all the antibiotics prescribed are unnecessary or are not prescribed appropriately.
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(References accessed February 2020)
GMOs
BOOKS
LIVING FOOD
A feast for soil & soul
by Daphne Lambert
A book about the central role food plays in our lives. The book shows how vibrant living food creates health and vitality and how the food we choose to eat is of the utmost importance if we are to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of this planet.
digital edition available here
FERMENTING
Recipes & Preparations
by Daphne Lambert
Discover the ancient wisdom of fermented foods that will delight your tastebuds and help to support a healthy gut microbiome. The book covers basic recipes, salads, soups, main dishes, condiments, breads and lots more!
currently out of stock
MENTAL WELLNESS
Neals Yard Remedies
An expertly curated collection of natural and therapeutic approaches to boost everyday mental wellness and extra support when you need it the most with a nutrition chapter by Daphne Lambert.
Available from all good
bookshops or online here
LYME DISEASE
Lost in Lyme
by Julia Behrens with Daphne Lambert
Using a wealth of well researched and in-depth information, recipes, and methods of monitoring progress, this book will help improve well-being for sufferers of Lyme disease. Through the lenses of herbal medicine and nutritional guidance, this book will provide a comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease and it's co-infections.
Available from all good
bookshops or online here
BOOKS WE RECOMMEND
Farmacology - Daphne Miller ISBN: 9780062103154
Call of the Reed Warbler - Charles Massey ISBN-13: 978-1603588133
Sitopia - Carolyn Steele ISBN-13: 978-0701188719
The Garden Jungle -Dave Goulson ISBN-13: 978-1784709914
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer ISBN-13: 978-0141991955
Entangled Life - Merlin Sheldrake ISBN-13: 978-1847925190