Nettle, nettle, nettle, So many healing properties; dry hot heat, energising, balancing, restoring. Good for the kidneys, the blood, the liver, hormones, digestion, convalescence, and musculoskeletal issues. Packed full of vitamins and minerals, glorious green chlorophyll, and phytochemicals. And yet the sting puts you off, keeps you back, makes you defensive, makes you want to …
I wrote a while back about the sacred geometry that informs the layout of the garden here at Lopemede. How the design was a download of sorts about how to harness the forces of nature that underpin the process of creation, development of form, and the fractal quality of the universe that connects all living …
Bees are earnest, hardworking, and democratic. The Bee personality is a delight to be around, especially when there’s a team project on the horizon. Bees love to work steadily and thoughtfully until the final task is complete. They are sensitive creatures, aware of many subtleties at once…For the most part they have bustling, joyous personalities…until …
I have been marvelling at the life-giving properties of water. We are having a long spell of dry hot(ish) weather, and it is remarkable how dependent we are on water for growth and survival. We have a rudimentary irrigation system of drip pipes set up in the garden, which requires a large 1000 litre tank …
It’s been quite the build up to today. My husband and I have been working hard to prep the garden for the hourdes of visitors that descended on the farm for the 5 hours that the gates were open to the public. The weather gods smiled on us, and we had lovely warm weather all …