April 23, 2020

Rhodiola Chocolate Truffles

April 23, 2020/ Nat Mady

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another delicious herbal recipe from Fran! I love incorporating adaptogenic herbs into my diet. The clue is in the name, adaptogenic herbs are thought to assist you during stressful situations and allow you to adapt to stressors you may be faced with and they are the perfect compliment to our *usually* fast-paced lifestyles. Rhodiola is considered to be supportive to depression, anxiety and fatigue and chocolate's mood boosting properties need no introduction!

April 15, 2020

Tutorial // Grow your own Microgreens

April 15, 2020/ Camila Barboza

Microgreens are young vegetable greens, sitting somewhere between seed sprouts and baby greens. They are rich in flavour, while still having all the tenderness of a very young plant. I love adding them to my salads, sandwiches, and snacks in general, but there’s something I like even more than eating them: Growing my own!

So, are you ready to start growing your own as well?

April 10, 2020

Recipe // Herby Hot Cross Buns

April 10, 2020/ Nat Mady

This is a healthy herbal twist on an Easter classic. The apple and carrot along with the flax egg make this high in fibre so they are easy to digest as well as containing vitamins A and C. These hot cross buns are gluten and refined sugar free and contain cinnamon which is naturally sweet so helps ward off sugar cravings.

April 02, 2020

Recipe // Rosy Hot Chocolate

April 02, 2020/ Nat Mady

Hi everyone, Fran here from the team! At Hackney Herbal, we love working with Rose and you'll find it in some of our herbal tea blends. Rose water is a staple in my kitchen cupboard as it tastes delicious, has many healing and health properties and can also be used topically. It lends an interesting edge to sweet treats as well as smoothies and hot drinks.

April 01, 2020

Herbs Throughout the Year // April

April 01, 2020/ Camila Barboza

Whether you grow your herbs or enjoy those growing on their own out in the wild, April is a busy and exciting month. Native plants are thriving, days are getting longer, the soil is warming up… the growing season has begun!

And if you’re new to it - this is a great time to get started, so your understanding of how plants work can grow alongside them in the coming months.

March 27, 2020

Nature Connection // Let Spring Be Your Guide

March 27, 2020/ Nat Mady

Connecting with nature has been shown to help both our minds and bodies by helping to lower the heart rate, reduce stress, support immunity and increase feelings of wellbeing. Because we can’t run our new programme of nature connection activities this spring we are instead sharing some resources with you to do it yourself!

March 25, 2020

Get growing this spring!

March 25, 2020/ Nat Mady

Spring is the perfect time to get gardening. The days are getting longer, the earth is warming up and sunshine is pulling us swiftly out of winter.

Alongside our video tutorials we have prepared a handy resource of where you can source your materials. Many you can find at your local garden centre or plant nursery but here is a list of online suppliers that we would recommend.

March 25, 2020

Tutorial 1 // How to sow seeds

March 25, 2020/ Nat Mady

In this video you will learn how to sow seeds at home. Here we are sowing lettuce seeds but you can use the same method with other vegetable, herb and flower seeds.

If you don’t have a plat pot or a module tray you can make your own using a plastic pot (yoghurt pot, take away container etc.).

March 25, 2020

Virtual Herb Walk // Late March

March 25, 2020/ Camila Barboza

In these unprecedented times during the Coronavirus pandemic, it is very important that we all follow government advice on safe distancing, and when necessary, self-isolation, but fresh air and exercise are important and time spent in nature can be hugely beneficial for our overall health and wellbeing.

Although we can’t all physically get together to go explore herbs, we would like to invite you to come on a virtual herb walk with us.

March 12, 2020

Social Prescribing: Nature prescriptions on your doorstep

March 12, 2020/ Nat Mady

Today on the 12th March is National Social Prescribing Day. We are sharing some info on what social prescribing is, how we are involved and how you can find out more.

What is social prescribing?

Social prescribing has been around in various forms since the 1980’s with more schemes being implemented over the last ten years. Interest in social prescribing has grown to provide interventions to people who go to see their GP with largely social issues as opposed to clinical needs.