Hello! We’re looking for contributors to our blog to help us explore radical herbalism in Scotland today. As a network we are aiming to take a radical approach to health and justice, this means looking at the root causes of ill health and working for a society without oppression – where people and the natural …
Author: Scottish Radical Herbal Network
On Imbolc, Brexit, and creating the future
Legend has it that if Imbolc is a beautiful day, then spring is a long way off. Cailleach – the divine hag of Gaelic tradition – gathers her firewood for the rest of winter on Imbolc. If she wishes to draw it out, she will ensure the weather is fine so she can get a …
These Cuts Won’t Heal: Community Healthcare Scrapped in North Edinburgh
In December a public NHS/Edinburgh Council body called the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB) met to allocate funding for Health &Social Care projects within Edinburgh over the next three years.Their budget for this was a mere £14.1 million pounds, down from £35million for the previous three year period. A combination of a change in policy …
Scottish Radical Herbal Network’s Wee Funding Pot
We have some money (currently £3750) that we would like to distribute to other groups in Scotland. We have applied for money to redistribute from the Seedbed Trust and decided that we didn’t want to sit on money that we didn’t have definite plans for so have decided to share it out. We particularly want …
Radical Herbal Scotland Gathering 2018
Sometimes life is a bit of a maze. The walls are high and you can rarely see anything except the path ahead and behind you. You have a map, but it doesn’t really tell you which way to go. There are junctions: decisions to make. It is important to reach the destination on the map, …
Radical Herbalism Gathering Manchester 1st September
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2018 Programme Now Available
You can download it as a PDF here too
Project Report: The Wester Hailes Community Herbal Clinic – Integrated Herbal Healthcare in An Area of Poverty
Since July 2015, Grass Roots Remedies Herbal Medicine Co-operative have been working on and consolidating an integrated herbal healthcare model in Wester Hailes, South West Edinburgh. We want to share the model now as an inspiring example of forward thinking, collaborative responses to health inequality by the NHS and local agencies; to encourage discussion about …
Gathering Is Now Sold Out!
The 2nd Scottish Radical Herbalism Gathering is now officially sold out! Thanks to everyone whose bought tickets so far, we are looking forward to being with you in a field near Loch Tay in less than four weeks now! If you are coming, have a read of our updated Safer Spaces Policy, and our Gathering …
Tickets on Sale Now For Scottish Radical Herbalism Gathering 2018!!
Exciting times are upon us… We’ve had an amazing amount of inspiring workshop proposals ranging from hard hitting issues of justice & solidarity to beautiful & creative approaches to community, plants & health. We’re working on a programme at the moment which we’ll share very soon.. Imbolc has passed and our spring plants are poking …