March 12, 2020

Social Prescribing: Nature prescriptions on your doorstep

March 12, 2020/ Nat Mady

Today on the 12th March is National Social Prescribing Day. We are sharing some info on what social prescribing is, how we are involved and how you can find out more.

What is social prescribing?

Social prescribing has been around in various forms since the 1980’s with more schemes being implemented over the last ten years. Interest in social prescribing has grown to provide interventions to people who go to see their GP with largely social issues as opposed to clinical needs.

February 14, 2020

Roses: Not just for Valentine's Day

February 14, 2020/ Guest User

Rose is the symbol often associated with love and romance , yet the flower has so much more to offer than just its signature scent and pretty petals.

Today is Valentine’s Day and as roses are having a little moment in the limelight, we thought we’d cover just a few of the reasons this flower is so beneficial for health and wellbeing.

January 23, 2020

Join our team! We are recruiting for a Community Herbal Trainee

January 23, 2020/ Nat Mady

Community Herbal Traineeship 2020

We are looking for one trainee to join our team at Hackney Herbal. The role involves working alongside our team and existing volunteers on a new supported community gardening session at our garden in Hackney Wick. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain experience of working in the community gardening and/or social and therapeutic horticulture sector.

November 14, 2019

Boosting health with herbs: make your own autumn remedies

November 14, 2019/ Hackney Herbal CIC/ Nat Mady

Autumn is the time of year when many plants are transcending into the next phase of their life cycle. Most herbs are now at the end of their making seeds phase and are instead channeling energy back into their roots to create a store for the winter. Read on for some of our favourite herbal remedies to make at this time of year to warm the body and build our immunity as winter approaches.

November 02, 2019

Winter Remedies: Rosehip and Marshmallow Syrup

November 02, 2019/ Nat Mady

As the weather starts to get colder we shift our focus to making winter remedies to help keep our bodies strong and healthy. One of the easiest things to make at this time of year is a herbal syrup. It’s also a useful preparation for preserving the goodness of Autumn’s herbal bounty.

October 10, 2019

World Mental Health Day: A journey around the community gardens of Hackney

October 10, 2019/ Nat Mady

A few weeks ago we celebrated Urban Food Fortnight by creating a range of herbal tea blends using herbs pooled by the generous contributions from a number of community gardens within Hackney. Here we shine a light on these spaces and just how important they are for bringing people together to grow, share and learn together in the city.

May 21, 2019

Herbs in May

May 21, 2019/ Camila Barboza

HARVEST

So much going on at the moment! Plenty of Hawthorn blossom still around, and Elderflower now also in full bloom.

In the garden, leafy herbs like Mint, Sage, Oregano, and Lemon Balm are plentiful.

Chives have started flowering. The beautiful purple flowers make a gorgeous pink vinegar (simply infuse them in vinegar for a couple of weeks), and are also great added to salads, soups and other dishes. Thyme is also is blossom and the flowering stems are particularly nice in teas.

March 24, 2019

Herbs in March

March 24, 2019/ Camila Barboza

March marks the beginning of a new growing season. It’s a very exciting and joyful time in a garden, with seeds germinating, new plantlets coming up all around, early buds turning into blossoms, bees starting to come out, and all that glorious early spring sunshine!

March 08, 2019

#IWD2019 // 5 of our favourite international women

March 08, 2019/ Guest User

In light of International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of some international women who have inspired and influenced our work at Hackney Herbal, including the star of our movie screening tomorrow at MOTH Club, Juliette. There’s still time to grab a ticket here.