September 24th, 2009
The Daily Mail has once again highlighted the plight of the British Farmer. This time it is about our Cheddar, which has enjoyed pride of place on the British cheeseboard for nearly 900 years.
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September 13th, 2009
The Witch Hazel is a large shrub, native to eastern North America and usually found growing in woods. The common name arose from the plant’s association with witchcraft and the use of its forked branches as a divining rod in the search for water and gold.
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August 22nd, 2009
The Daily Mail this morning reports that British plums are rotting as supermarkets are buying cheaper foreign fruit.
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August 2nd, 2009
It smells delicious, has the right pH and is anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, fungicidal but, above all, it is a real tonic.
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July 8th, 2009
My herb gardens are all awash with the lavenders that are such a central part of English summer. The generic name is thought to derive from the Latin lavare “to wash”
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July 2nd, 2009
2009 continues to be one of our hottest recent summers. Although, I have always advocated the use of our Orange Flower Spray as part of the essential Yin Yang Cleansing routine, this week I have truly appreciated the lushness of the product’s extra special qualities
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June 30th, 2009
Dottie Hook has been the “guiding light” of the charity New Approaches to Cancer for many years.
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June 27th, 2009
Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Lee Miller came close second in January this year in the first organised race to the South Pole
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June 19th, 2009
Fruits, nuts, legumes, vegetables, herbs and grains provide the finest science for skin care. Coconut is full of saturated fatty and amino acids, fruits provide a cocktail of vitamins, herbs hold trace minerals, grains and beans contain various amino acids.
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June 16th, 2009
Jane thoroughly enjoyed her exhilarating 12 day cycle ride right from the very South of the England to the very north of Scotland.
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