By the time you are reading this, it will have been a few weeks since we experienced a storm that led to some flooding in Glengarriff village. On that day, I was standing looking out at the river behind the house, which was rapidly rising. I remember thinking to myself, […]

Hawthorn berry, or ‘Crataegus fructus’, is abundant this year in the hedgerows and is just ready for picking. Hawthorn has a long history of supporting heart health, so its fruit is a great addition to the herbal home pharmacy. However, it is very important to be careful when harvesting because […]

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