A chapter of the grimoire

The Herbs

Plant profiles, kitchen remedies and the slow pleasure of knowing the green things by name.

Plant profiles written with care: how each herb has been used, how to prepare it, and, always, when not to use it.

A bundle of golden flowering herbs hung upside down to dry against a pale wall

A dense drift of small white daisy-like flowers with domed yellow centres

Chamomile: the small sun of the herb garden

A gentle profile of German chamomile — how it has been used, how to make a proper cup, and who should take care with it.

14 September 2026

A dense cluster of dark green, deeply toothed stinging nettle leaves

Nettle: the sting that nourishes

Stinging nettle is the herb most of us learned to avoid. Here is how to meet it properly — gathering, drying, brewing, and the cautions worth knowing.

31 August 2026

The Herbs

Chamomile: the small sun of the herb garden

Nettle: the sting that nourishes

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