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Have you joined the "Fish Fight" yet? Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall launched a campaign earlier this year to draw attention to - and hopefully to end - the insanity of current EU fishing practices, which result in thousands of tonnes of perfectly good fish being thrown back into the sea every day. Everyone interested in sustainable living, whether or not you eat fish, should support this initiative! Sign the petition now! See below...

 

Floramedica "Living Medicine" courses for Spring 2012: Natural home remedies for spring - tonics and detoxes? - Get behind the hype, bust a few celebrity-fuelled myths, and find out what plants and foods can really help banish  winter sluggishness, help you shed festive flab and put a spring in your step. 7 sessions: 5 in class 7-9 pm and two half-day (3-hour) field trips. Starts Wed 22 Feb at James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale St, Marchmont, Edinburgh. Classes take a practical approach, focusing on how to use local seasonal plants and simple kitchen-cupboard items to make safe, effective home remedies and medicinal foods. For full details and info on other courses and workshops, click HERE

 

Making up the Renaissance

An exciting collaborative research project with art historians at the University of Edinburgh exploring skin health and cosmetics in Renaissance Italy with a view to gaining a better understanding of what people at the time saw when they looked at a portrait. Click HERE to go to the project website

 

 Floramedica and Ethnomedica at the Edinburgh Science Festival 2011

Medicinal plants and healing traditions in Scotland and Colombia were given a special focus at this year's Science Festival at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. The fabulous "Healing Herbs" events on 16 and 17 April included craft activities, games and free drop-in sessions relating to traditional medicine and medicinal plants in the two countries. Activities on Scottish medicinal plants showcased the versatility and healing properties of oats ("Not just porridge"). These included poultice-making demonstrations from Ethnomedicacoordinator Anne Barker, and how to use oatmeal and other common plants to make soothing, skin-calming bath/shower soaks. Find out more HERE

 

Dispensing service for herbalists

Are you a registered herbalist but don't want (or can't afford) to have your own dispensary (yet)? I can make up your prescriptions to order for very reasonable rates. Go to dispensary page, see stock lists below or contact me for details.

 

Dried herbs, tinctures and sundries 

Top quality herbs and other essential ingredients and accessories for making your own home remedies are available from the Floramedica dispensary. Click here to go to dispensary page or download list of dried herbs, tinctures and other items (word document).

 

Floramedica at The New Leaf, Edinburgh

A small selection of Floramedica creams (Damask Rose, Orange Flower and Mummy's Magic Cream) are available for Christmas 2011 at the fabulous wee organic shop The New Leaf (23 Argyle Place, Marchmont, Edinburgh EH9 1JJ). Thank you Linda and Derek! Check it out: www.newleafedinburgh.com

  

Recipes using medicinal plants and foods

Looking for ideas for using wild and medicinal plants? Fancy having a go at making a tincture or an ointment at home? Have a look at our recipes and seasonal suggestions - and share some of your own, or check out our links to other useful websites.