Welcome to 2026 and to what promises to be an exciting, positive year.

 

Whilst this is a time for stillness and reflection, while Mother Earth also rests, I also like to see it as a time to begin planning for the year ahead.

 

For me, it is a time to develop new growing areas in the garden for my herbs. I am also planning to build a sacred circle and fire pit to use for my meditation group and Celtic celebrations.

 

Even though the earth seems still, plants that have conserved their energy are ready for harvesting. I am about the dig up some dandelion roots to make a tincture. Dandelion is an important liver and kidney herb, full of bitters that we need to aid digestion of our foods. The bitters stimulate the body to produce gastric juices in the stomach, which we need to break down our foods and then stimulate the release of bile from the liver. This breaks down fats into absorbable energy.

 

All this and more will be talked about when I run my spring herbs walks from April onwards. See my workshops and talks page for my first events of the year.

 

Happy planning

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