DIY Lip Balm Recipe & Workshop

By Suzie Hacker in Arts & crafts, Natural skin care, Recipes Feb 04, 2021 0 comment

To make this DIY Lip balm you can follow this recipe or buy a kit in a box from KnackBox its now back in stock! Equipment • 10 Aluminium tins – I used these 10ml tins x 10 • Glass or metal bowl or jug to melt ingredients in ‘bain marie‘ style over a pan of hot […]

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Nettle Seeds – The Superfood on Your Doorstep

By Ellie in Garden, Nature, Recipes, Uncategorized Jul 24, 2020 0 comment

Hi everyone, The world is turning to all kinds of practical superfoods, we’ve all heard of chia seeds, matcha powder, chlorella… And I wonder, have you ever heard of nettle seeds? Identification  Male flowers                                            […]

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Chlorella

By Ellie in Natural skin care, Nature, Recipes, Uncategorized Jul 17, 2020 0 comment

Hi everyone, I would like to tell you a little bit more about chlorella. It is a blue-green algae, similar to spirulina, that has been growing in popularity. In this blog post, I’ll explain what exactly it is, what its benefits are and how you might use it. What Is It? As said above, chlorella is […]

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Make Your Own Body Scrub

By Ellie in Beauty, Essential oils, Natural skin care, Nature, Recipes Jul 10, 2020 0 comment

Hi everyone, If your skin is feeling a bit tired and saggy, why not try making your own scrub? Using ingredients you can find in your home, it’s a very easy and effective recipe! Take a look at Suzie’s video where she explains the benefits and makes a scrub herself. Salt Salt is used for […]

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It’s All About The Flowers – The Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

By Ellie in Nature, Recipes Jun 19, 2020 0 comment

Hello everyone, Today, I am going to talk about the edible flower called the common broom. Spring comes quick and before you know it, it’s summer and all flowers have bloomed and withered. So, I am writing this blog post to inspire you and hopefully next year, you will be out there picking it yourself! […]

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It’s All About The Flowers – Elderflower (Sambucus Nigra)

By Ellie in Garden, Nature, Recipes Jun 12, 2020 0 comment

Hello everyone, As part of the edible flowers series, I thought I’d introduce you to the Elder shrub. At the moment, it is flowering and the blooms are called Elderflower. There are many things you can use these for, for example, I have made Elderflower champagne, Elderflower fritters and Elderflower cordial. It’s such a wonderful […]

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Vit C immune boosting tea!

By Suzie Hacker in Recipes Mar 27, 2020 0 comment

🍋🍊Taking extra Vitamin C may be helpful in helping you fight of viruses and to recover faster. Learn how to make your own Vitamin C rich tea to help to keep you healthy… This video show you how to make a tea packed immune boosting, antiviral, anti inflammatory ingredients of  lemon, orange, lime, root ginger, […]

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Pineapple Weed – The Exotic Plant That Grows Everywhere

By Ellie in Garden, Nature, Recipes Jul 05, 2019 0 comment

Hello everyone! Today, I’m coming to you with a wonderful plant/weed that I can guarantee you can find almost anywhere. It’s called pineapple weed – why? Because it faintly smells of pineapple! It belongs to the same family as chamomile with the difference that this plant doesn’t grow white petals. Where does it grow? It […]

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Common Hogweed – The Overlooked Diamond in the Rough

By Ellie in Garden, Nature, Recipes May 24, 2019 0 comment

Hello everyone! I wonder, have any of you heard of Common Hogweed? I only first heard about it last year when I went on a foraging course near Tring. It is a highly regarded, edible weed that grows almost everywhere. I’m sure you recognise it from the pictures! So, what parts are edible, how do […]

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Make Your Own Super-Easy Cough Syrup – 2 Ingredients!

By Ellie in Recipes May 17, 2019 0 comment

I was recently reading an article on natural cough syrups. When I saw how easily this one particular syrup can be made a wave of motivation washed over me. I am someone that can’t concentrate for too long and complicated recipes are just. So. Tedious! So, here it is. Cough syrup made from only 2 […]

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