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Note of caution - Raw elderberries are considered to be poisonous and should always be cooked before consumption. Elderberries have been consumed by our ancestors dating back as far as 400BC. Hippocrates who famously stated 'Let food be thy medicine'...
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The trouble is that we tend to get in the way of nature. Humans often assume that the best way to proceed is to dominate and control natural processes. But how can one part of an immense set of inter-related...
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Zanthoxylum piperitum Supplied from Plants for a Future site: An unusual edible that can be grown in UK back gardens (though it is very prickly) - contact us if you are interested in obtaining seeds, or young trees to grow yourself. The leaves...
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Exciting announcement! Biome Box will contain produce harvested from The Ferns - Plants for a Future, 28 acre Forest Garden in Cornwall for the August box, read on to find out more about this site and the incredible work of Ken...
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Part 1 - Weeds Everything in nature happens for a reason - there are no random processes that do not serve some function or purpose. Be humble when dealing with something you consider to be a problem, (like weeds), nature...
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