It’s June, it’s sunny, it’s time for some syrupy goodness! Last week I made my first batch of elderflower cordial; I jumped the gun a bit and went a bit too early so I could only get enough flowers to make a half batch, but now the elderflowers are in…
Tag: foraging
Forage: Wild Garlic Pesto
The Wild Garlic is out! Foraging is so immensely satisfying, it’s impossible to forage for ingredients and not come away feeling at one with nature. The combination of interacting with nature in a very tangible way, living in tandem with the seasons and getting stuff for free is a real…
DIY Laundry Soap from Conkers
Believe it or not, the chestnuts that you step over on your daily lockdown walks are the perfect ingredient to wash your laundry in a sustainable way! If you spend as much time as I do skulking around Pinterest sustainability boards, you might have heard of Soap Nuts. Soap nuts…