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October 14th, 2014
Spring is a lively time of the year on the farm, with the garden and the orchards “waking up” after winter. Our herb garden is looking particularly lush and vibrant as perennial herbs make their return, inspiring a workshop celebrating the many uses of herbs.
Together with our own gardeners, Gundula and Constance, the buoyant and extremely knowledgeable Bridget Kitley, from Bridget Kitley Herb Nursery, explored some of the countless medicinal and culinary uses of herbs.
The trio demonstrated recipes and shared secrets and anecdotes, proving that these pungent plants are about so much more than bouquet garnis and pesto.
Guests enjoyed a guided walk with Bridget, picking, tasting and harvesting baskets full of herbs to be turned into herbal teas, tussie mussies, herb salt, soap and calming bath salts. Some even left the farm with a skip in their step after a cup of Constance’s bittersweet immune-boosting tea, a recipe passed down from her late grandmother…
Herb Salt
(Recipe Bridget Kitley – adapted from Jamie Oliver’s recipe)
We have two more workshops coming up in October, another herb workshop on Thursday 16 October as well as a bee workshop on 22 October. Find more info on all our talks and workshops here.
Love reading your blogs they are so inspiring, just wished we lived nearer to your place so we could join you more often.
looks wonderful, thank you for sharing