The Sage’s Cabin - Herbs & Liberation (Rox Madeira)

The hidden art of medical alchemy, in this episode I speak with Andrew Mason who has been studying, researching and practicing this ancient art.

You can connect with Andrew here: HERE

You can buy his book HERE using the discount code RS20 which will give readers 20% off until 15/10/24

Andrew has given the patreon supporters of this podcast a special bonus link to his work.

You can support the podcast HERE

In todays podcast I am talking with Marcos Patchett about his new book published by Aeon books "The secret life of chocolate."

About: Marcos Patchett

BSc (Hons.) Herbal Medicine, MAMH MNIMH  http://nocturnalherbalist.com/

author of The Secret Life of Chocolate: 

For those in the US: https://bit.ly/3dVRX1d

For rest of world: https://www.aeonbooks.co.uk

Hardback RRP £75 (708 pages) Discount code CHOC20 gives 20% off when applied at checkout  Valid until 31.10.20

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In todays podcast I am talking with Liz Childs Kelly about how she found the sacred feminine, what it is and how you can find her too.

You get buy her book from:

https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/

Get her courses at:

https://www.hometoheracademy.com/

Connect with Liz here:

https://www.hometoher.com/

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www.patreon.com/wiseherbalways

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In today's podcast I am talking to Margaret from The divine hag about aromatherapy, her business and her workshop at the Scottish Wild Food Festival.

You can connect with Margaret at https://thedivinehag.com/

Get your Scottish Wild Food tickets at www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

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Chat with Amaia from The Wild Apothecary about her book Wild Apothecary - Reclaiming Plant Medicine for All.

Amongst other things we talk about:

Radical herbalism

Herbs for children

Herbs for teenagers

Herbs for elderly

Herbs for men

Herbs for grief

Sustainable Herbalism

You buy Amaia's book here:

https://www.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/wild-apothecary-reclaiming-plant-medicine-for-all/94092/

You connect with Amaia here:

http://wildapothecary.com/

or

https://landisshe.earth/

You can learn more about herbs at The Herb Society here:

https://herbsociety.org.uk/

If you enjoy the podcast please support it by liking, sharing and consider buying me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/thesagescabin

Interview with herbalists Anita Ralph and Mary Tassell about their new book 'Native Healers', herbalism, and herbs that are good for children.

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You can find out more about Anita: http://medicinetreeherbs.co.uk/

You can find out more about Mary: http://www.tassell.net/

Your support for the podcast and medicinal garden is very much appreciated!  Please visit me @ Patreon Trossach Wild Apothecary or Facebook/Instagram/Website.

Thanks!

In this podcast I am talking to Bromley based herbalist Natasha Richardson who is a women health care specialist.

We talk about birth, stress, hormones, periods and herbal medicines.

Visit Natasha's website to find out more, buy her book and sign up to her course: www.foragebotanicals.co.uk

To find out more about my work and online course go to: www.trossachswildapothecary.com 

In todays podcast I am talking with Chris from Transition Stirling about how their charity is tackling climate change, waste and sustainability.

You can connect with them here: https://www.transitionstirling.org.uk/

They will also be doing a workshop at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in September 18th & 19th. You can buy tickets for that here: www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk.

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Danny and Hailey from the Van Life cookbook joined me to talk about their van life, how to kit out a van, shopping on the road and foraging.  They will be at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in Sept 17th & 18th 2022 cooking up lunch and demos.

In this episode I am speaking with Stefan from Nature and Therapy UK.  We talk about forest bathing, ecotherapy and their benefits and about getting children outside in nature.

Hope you enjoy the podcast.

Please like, rate subscribe and share.

www.natureandtherapy.co.uk

www.trossachswildapothecary.com 

In today's podcast I'm talking to Janice from Be Nourished by Nature and Vicky from The Little Foragers Kitchen. We chat about the benefits of fermented and wild foods and why you should be incorporating them into your diet.

You can connect with Janice at: https://www.blognourishedbynature.com/

You can connect with Vicky at: https://www.facebook.com/littleforagerskitchen/

You can buy tickets for The Scottish Wild Food Festival and book the workshop at www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

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Todays podcast is with Charlotte Flowers chocolate, a Scottish artisan chocolatier who harvests and handmakes small batch wild flavour chocolates.

Charlotte will be at the Scottish Wild Food Festival 18th & 19th September 2021.

In this podcast we talk all about chocolate, chocolate growers, fermenting chocolate, artisan chocolatiers, wild flavours and her workshop which is running at the festival.

Check out Charlotte at: http://www.charlotteflowerchocolates.com/

Find out more and book tickets for the Scottish Wild Food Festival at: https://www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk/

Follow us on Instagram to see live coverage of the festival on the festival weekend.

Find out more about me at: www.roxmadeira.com

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This is a short podcast I recorded yesterday with Freddy from Women Concern DR Congo. I have been in contact with and working with them in their quest to help women in their area of Congo, which is South Kivu, for about a year. As an NGO in Congo they are understandably concerned about the humanitarian crisis that is happening in Congo as a result of the M23 rebels taking over Goma the capital of North Kivu. I don't know how much you know about the situation, but it is important to note that this isn't about Africans fighting Africans, it is much bigger, as always, and includes many western and Chinese companies and governments. There is a lot of extractive mining occurring in that region which is particularly used by technology and so-called green industries such as phones and electric cars to name only a few. Freddy isn't able to say a lot one way or another about the actors in the geno-cost, to keep himself and his staff safe and to enable them to work across regions as an independent NGO. As you will hear in the podcast most international NGOs including the UN have left the region, making this fundraiser all the more important. As people undertaking this path towards collective liberation, and coming to terms with the history of colonialism that makes our lives possible, I implore you to share the fundraiser in your networks and give something if you are able.

Thank you so much.

https://gogetfunding.com/emergency-humanitarian-response-in-goma-north-kivu/

Find them on: X @concern_women

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/women-concern

In this episode I am speaking with Medical Herbalist Christina Stapley about her new book A history of plant medicine.  We speak about some old recipes, climate change and the history of herbalism in the UK.

You can connect with Christina HERE

She runs various workshops and has lots of great books to add to your herbal library.

If you enjoy the podcast please like, share, subscribe and rate it.

You can support the podcast HERE

In todays episode I am talking with Marie Reilly about her book on Reproductive Health.  

If you would like to buy the book you can do so here

Using the code RH20 (valid until 7th January 2023)

If you would like to check out the Herb Society you can do so here

Hello!  Welcome to the Trossachs Wild Apothecary podcast based in UK.  This month I am delighted to talk with Melissa Rolandson of The herbal barge and Herbalists Without Borders UK to talk about the work they do, the situation in the Calsis and Dunkirk refugee camps and how you can get involved to support this amazing work.

Trossachs Wild Apothecary are supporting with pay-it-forward medicine making workshops and hoping to develop something online. 

Also check out my new online family foraging, wild food, herbs and mindfulness course -The Little Alchemists'Club. 

www.trossachswildapothecary.com 

www.herbalistswithoutborders.co.uk 

www.herbalbarge.co.uk

Henriette is a well known Finnish herbslist with one of the oldest and largest herbal websites on the internet.  She also has a number of books available through her site.

https://www.henriettes-herb.com

We recorded this episode outside at the Botanic gardens in Helsinki so there is unfortunately some wind noise in the background

In todays episode I am talking to UK practitioners of Plant Spirit Medicine Pip Waller and Lucy Wells about Plant Spirit Medicine, their new book 'Touched by Nature' and their online course.

You can find out more about them and their work at www.touchedbynaturepsm.uk

You can engage with me on my website, facebook, instagram or youtube @Trossachs Wild Apothecary.

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Chat with wisdom keeper Amantha Murphy.  Amantha Murphy is a shamanic healer and teacher working with groups and individuals in her homeland of Ireland, as well as UK, Canada and the USA. Since 1995 Amantha has been organising sacred pilgrimages across Ireland consisting of ceremonies and visits to sacred sites. Also popular are Amantha’s workshops on Pre-Celtic Shamanism, levels 1, 2 & 3; Walking the Spiral; Deities upon the Celtic Wheel; Rites of Passage; and a Three-Year Apprentice Program. Amantha began her spiritual work in 1970, with her teachings, which come from her Spirit and ancestral teachers.

Connect with Amantha: https://www.patreon.com/wiseherbalways

Earth Dreams Meditation

Support the podcast and Plant Spirit Journeys: https://www.patreon.com/wiseherbalways

Today I am talking with Irish herbalist Nikki Darrell about her new book Conversations with Plants, her herbal course and traditional herbal medicine.#

You can find out more about Nikki's herb school at:  https://theplantmedicineschool.com/

There are great online and in person courses and a fabulous membership site to learn more about herbs.

I really support of the podcast and development of the medicinal garden is very much appreciated.  You can find out more @ Trossachs Wild Apothecary on Patreon, facebook, instagram and the website.

Thank you.  Please like, share and subscribe to the podcasts.

In todays podcast I'm talking with Victoria Bennett about her book All My Wild Mothers - a weaving of memoir and herbal folklore, All My Wild Mothers is a story of re-wilding our wastelands, and the transformation that can happen when we do. In a time of uncertainty, it has something to teach us about resilience, and the power of joyful resistance.

Connect with Victoria HERE

Support the podcast once or monthly or sign up for more herbal explorations HERE

In this episode I am talking to Sarah Wheatley of Birth and Beyond about parenting in the pandemic.

Sarah is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, parent-infant therapist and parent kind developer.

We talk about:

How we are finite beings the importance of building relationships, especially at this time

Infant development parental wellbeing - some ideas

children's resilience

the good enough mother

The paradox of parenthood

Being compassionate to yourself

Finding resources to develop your resilience

To find out more about or get in contact with Sarah go to:

https://birthandbeyond.com/

Yoga classes for resilience and core development: www.trossachswildapothecary.com

In todays episode I am talking to American Herbalist Kami McBride.

We talk about The Herbal Kitchen - Kami's favourite herbs and spices, kitchen medicines for first aid, and how to bring herbs into daily family life.

You can support the podcast by going to: Patreon

Coneect with Kami:

Find The Herbal Kitchen: Bring lasting health to you and your family with 50 easy to find common herbs and over 250 recipes

Kitchen Remedy Solutions Course

Connect with Kami on instagram

In todays podcast I chat with Leanne from Wild Food Stories. Leanne is a forager, a researcher and wild food recipe creator.

In this episode we talk about foraging in UK and Europe, the role of foraging in reconnecting people to the land and about her workshop at the festival.

You can connect with Leanne at https://www.wildfoodstories.co.uk/

You can get tickets for the Scottish Wild Food Festival at www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

If you enjoyed the podcast please like, share and subscribe.

You can support the podcast here www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

Today I am talking with Green Witch Herbalist Robin Rose Bennett all about plants, synchronicity, plant communication, herbalism, her books and bibliomancy from her new book A Green Witch's Pocket Book of Wisdom.

Robin's new book is out now and available from all bookstores, you can see all her books on her book website.

You can sign up to her newsletter, find out about courses and connect with her on her website.

You can follow her plant journeys on instagram.

If you are interested in connecting with plants you can sign up to my Patreon Wise Herbal Ways, this month we will be journeying and dreaming with Mugwort.

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You can support Yousef and the other farmers in Northern Gaza HERE

Yousef S H Aburabee from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a passionate young agricultural engineer with extensive training in the fields of agriculture and the environment. I have conducted numerous training sessions for farmers and agricultural engineers on modern techniques and organic farming.

In this episode we are talking all about vaginal health with herbalist Kathie Bishop.  We discuss vaginal health in babies, pregnancy, postnatal, trauma, we talk about Kathie's lube, the microbiome and her new book.

You can contact with Kathie at Into The Wylde

Or on Instagram at The Wylde Herbalist

You can buy Kathie's book at Aeon books on: It's Your Power Portal

Use the code: VC20 for 20% off.

You will find out more about me on my website, I am an ambassador for The Herb Society UK, where you will see the book reviewed and might find article or two shortly.

If you enjoy the podcast please support me to continue brining you these voices by buying me a Ko-fi

If you would like to support with a regular donation and watch the video of this podcast alongside previous videos and herbal material you can become my patreon

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In this episode I'm speaking with MEGHAN RHODES about TASTING HERBALISM. Meghan Rhodes is a qualified herbalist who has helped over 90 people start living herbalism, making healthier, safer solutions for themselves and their families a reality. As the founder of Rhodes Roots & Remedies, she has written 10 course books, authored the books Easy Herbal Remedies for Infants and Slow-Infused Self-Care, as well as developed a unique four season sense-based herbalism course and journey, Awaken Herbal Wisdom. Meghan’s practice of herbalism is rooted in the belief that we must remember, reclaim and relearn our knowledge of our bodies, our autonomy and how to work with plant medicine in order to bring control of our own health back into our families and homes for a sustainable future for ourselves and the planet. Meghan is a member of both the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy and the Ayurvedic Professionals Association.

We talk about:

• How tastes trigger our biology to respond to the medicine in plants

• How to recalibrate your palette to be able to detect the 7 key tastes of herbs

• How understanding tastes helps you make more effective herbal remedies at home

• What are the main messages the 7 key tastes of herbs tell our bodies

• How I formulate herbal remedies primarily by taste

You can connect with Meghan at https://www.rhodesrootsandremedies.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rhodesrootsandremedies/

• Get on the waiting list for Meghan's intensive herbalism course - Awaken Herbal Wisdom - enrolling annually 
• Exclusive access to exploring one of the seven tastes 

Patreon - Wise Herbal Ways BONUS!  10% off Meghan's seasonal workshops.

In todays podcast I am talking with Vicky Manning of The Little Foragers Kitchen about food and wild food that might help with menopausal symptoms.

You can connect with Vicky on her facebook or Instagram pages @the little foragers kitchen.

As always if you enjoyed today episode please like, share and subscribe.

You can support the podcast and learn about herbs and wellbeing at www.paetron.com/trossachswildapothecary

In today's podcast I am speaking with India Elyn about her beautiful new book 'Honouring the Loss' published by Aeon books,  Her books talks about working with herbs and ritual to support abortion, and India will be offering workshops around this shortly.

If you would like to support the podcast and receive exclusive bonus content or behind the scenes extra footage please subscribe to my patreon page: wise women ways

You can buy the book here.

In today's podcast I am chatting with Adhamh, a Gaelic consultant, about his upcoming workshop at the Scottish Wild Food Festival, September 18th & 19th 2021.

We talk briefly about what a traditional Scots Gaelic taigh-ceilidh is, with a sneak peak into the old Gaelic practices of gathering wild plants.  To learn more you can find Adhamh workshops on the Saturday of the festival.

To connect with Adhamh: https://scottishgaelic.scot/  and find him on instagram and facebook.

To get your tickets for the festival: https://www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk/

My website is: www.roxmadeira.com

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You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

Saffron has enticed us for many years with its beautiful golden colour and its myriad of apothecary uses.  We always think of it coming from Persia or Spain but did you know that Saffron was once grown in the UK as it was such a highly prized spice?  Join me for this interesting delve into the history of British Saffron with food historian Sam Bilton. 

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Connect with Sam HERE

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Today I am speaking to Leo Igwe about how Witch Hunts persist in Nigeria and about his organisation Advocacy for Accused Witches

If you would like to donate to Advocacy for Witches to help with their work you can do so HERE  critTHINK is Leo's educational Foundation, which helps to support the advocacy work Leo does, and provide the education to make a change in society to stop the Witch Hunts happening.

Also mentioned in the podcast:

Justice for Witches

End Witch Hunts

International Network Against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices

I hope that you enjoy the podcast, if so you can support by like, sharing, rating, subscribing or buying me a coffee each month

In todays podcast I am chatting with Lisa from Edulis Wild Foods about foraging and sustainability and about her upcoming workshop 'preserving and the native wild spice rack' at the Scottish Wild Food Festival September 18th & 19th 2021.

Check out Lisa at: https://www.instagram.com/eduliswildfood

Find out more and book tickets for the Scottish Wild Food Festival at: https://www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk/

Follow us on Instagram to see live coverage of the festival on the festival weekend.

Find out more about me at: www.roxmadeira.com

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In todays podcast I am talking to Marian from Highland Boundary about the development of their wild crafted Scottish spirits, sustainability and an overview of the talk she will be giving at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in September.

To connect with Marian and buy Highland Boundary Spirits go to: https://www.highlandboundary.com/

To get tickets for the Scottish Wild Food Festival go to: https://www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk/

If you enjoyed the podcast please like, share and subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

Welcome to episode 37, today we are talking with Chizuko Endo who is a Japanese Taiko player in Hawaii.  We talk about the history of Taiko drumming, the health benefits and the spiritual aspects of this art.  If you want to try out Taiko for yourself or listen to a concert look out for the Scottish Taiko Festival at www.scottishtaikofestival.com 28th-30th April 2023.

You can connect with Chizuko here

Chizuko kindly donated some bonus material for the patreon...check it out! HERE

You can support the podcast and get bonus materials from these wisdom keepers at Patreon: Wise Herbal Ways

A very, very brief introduction to western herbalism and how the wise women were displaced.

Wise Herbal Ways Patreon

In today's episode I am talking with Amanda Edminson from Botanica Fabula all about her Herbal Storytelling.  

If you would like to connect with Amanda you can contact her on: https://botanicafabula.co.uk/

Amanda is doing storytelling workshops at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in September 18th & 19th 2021: www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

If you enjoyed the podcast please like, subscribe and share.  www.roxmadeira.com

Podcast with Metta a Finnish wild food company.  They talk about

-foraging in Finland

-superfoods

-climate change

-the challenges of increasing the size of a wild food company

-their products. 

They were very kind to give me some samples of these which will be included in my workshop this year as tasters

https://mettanordic.com/

This episode is all about the amazing world of Koji.  Koji is a wild and now cultivated ferment, which makes many of our well known Japanese condiments from tamari to miso.

Listen to Robin from The Koji Kitchen telling all about the benefits of Koji.  If you are feeling inspired to buy or make your own you can head to his website at: https://www.thekojikitchen.com/  and you can connect with him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekojikitchen/

Robin will be at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in September 2022 where you can book onto the workshop he mentions in the podcast.

Enjoy!

As always please like and share.

Today, on World Social Justice day, in the podcast I am speaking with Karen Gevirtz the author of THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity A ground-breaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that cantering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.

You can connect with Karen and buy her book here: https://www.karenbloomgevirtz.com/

Women Concern fundraiser

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In this episode you I am chatting with Women Craft author Sarah Robinson about witchcraft - history, folklore and about her lovely books.

Amy is a certified clinical aromatherapist and aromatic gardener, she is the host of Essential Aromatica podcast and lives in New York City.

In this episode we chat about aromatic and herbal gardening.

You can learn more about and connect with Amy HERE

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If you want to learn more about herbalism head over to my patreon or the Herb Society UK 

Part 1 of the series - Growing and Harvesting Herbs - recorded with The Herb Society UK

In this podcast I am talking to Barbara Wilkinson, Medical Herbalists, herb grower, medicine maker and trustee of The Herb Society

We talk about:

The Herb Society - how it started,

what it does,

getting involved

The pandemic

Leaving the villages - city living -

blinkered society

Relationships with nature

Disconnection

The need to connect to nature

Allotments

Observation and the enquiring mind

How to start your new garden

Compost

Compost teas and fluid extracts

The tradition of using blood and bones

Seeds

Nettles

Visit The Herb Society website: www.herbsociety.org.uk

Please support the podcast for a price of a coffee on: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

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Todays podcast episode is with Max Dashu, who is an author and women's historian.  Max shares her amazing depth of information on our herstory.  

We talk about:

Women healers

Patriarchy 

The church

European saunas

The Witch

and much more.

Max has loads of information, talks and courses on her website www.suppressedhistories.net.

She has been researching and collecting information since the 70's and is an expert in this field, unearthing and piecing together long forgotten and suppressed facts of women's history.

If you enjoyed this please like and share and consider supporting the podcast for the price of a coffee: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

In todays podcast I am talking with Lucy from Wild Roots Foraging about her Wild Women's circles what they involve and how they help people to reconnect with themselves and nature around them.

Lucy will be at the Scottish Wild Food Festival in September 18th & 29th you can book tickets: www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

You can connect with Lucy at https://wildrootsforaging.co.uk/

If you enjoyed the podcast please like, share and subscribe.

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You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

In this episode I am talking with Barbara Wilkinson, Medical Herbalist and trustee of The Herb Society UK. 

This is part 2 in the Herb gardening series.

Today we are talking about St John's Wort.

- What to use it for

- How to grow it

- How to harvest it 

- When to harvest it

- How to use it

- How to store it

Hope you enjoy!

Don't forget to like and subscribe to hear the whole series.

To find out more about the Herb Society go to: https://herbsociety.org.uk/

To support the podcast and learn more join my patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary

In this podcast I am talking to Janice from Nourished by Nature about fermented foods - kombucha, kefir, sourdough, and fermented vegetables.

Among other things we are talking about:

- why include fermented foods in your diet

- how

- how to encourage your children to eat fermented foods

- recipes and pitfalls

- probiotic skin care and cleaning

Recipes, Learn, You Tube channel and workshop information www.blognourishedbynature.com/

Online foraging and herbal course, nutritional therapy, yoga, foraging: www.trossachswildapothecary.com/

Mark Williams of Galloway Wild Foods & my first podcast.

Connect with Mark on his website, vis facebook and instagram:

http://www.gallowaywildfoods.com/

A chat about wild food and Finnish laws in this interview in Finland with Finnish master distiller Asko Ryynanen of Premium Nordic Beverages: https://nordicpremiumbeverages.com/

www.trossachswildapothecary.com

In this interview I talk to Wendy Barrie, chef, food educator and food campaigner, of the Scottish Food Guide and Scottish Cheese trail.  We chat about food culture in Scotland and Sweden, about summer farms, Fikka and Hygge and food in schools.

Connect with her on: https://www.wendybarrie.co.uk/

https://scottishfoodguide.com/