Richie and the Camomile Tea
A story from Buddy & Richie’s Field Guide to Plants It was a peaceful afternoon in the garden. The sun was warm, the bees were buzzing, and their human was sitting with a book and a cup of camomile tea. Richie wandered over, curious as ever. He
Common fumitory
Delicate and elusive, Common Fumitory has long been valued for its liver and gallbladder support. Traditionally used to assist detoxification and ease skin eruptions, it carries a subtle bitter edge and boundary-dissolving energy.
Ribwort Plantain
A steadfast ally of paths and pastures, Ribwort Plantain is a plant of resilience — growing where it’s most often trampled. Its narrow, ribbed leaves soothe irritation, drawing out inflammation from wounds, bites, and sore throats alike.
Salad Burnet
Fresh-faced and fine-leaved, Salad Burnet carries the crisp vitality of open meadows. With its cucumber-like flavour and elegant, toothed leaves, it signals its cooling and astringent nature — a gentle tonic for blood, digestion, and inflammation.
The Plant Advocate Podcast EP. 1
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Comfrey and the Cost of Usefulness
Yesterday, something unexpected stirred in me at the allotment. We were standing near a great patch of comfrey—tall, generous, deep-veined and softly humming with life—when a fellow gardener began telling me about the previous plot-holder, a man