Grass Roots Remedies Co-op

01/06/2026

As we move into June everything is growing growing growing! We have plenty of wee seedlings almost ready to be planted out into our beds - California Poppies, Chamomile, Borage, Milk Thistle and Hyssop, Red Clover to name a few as well as some beautiful little Honeysuckle plants 🪴 💚🪴

We have two volunteer sessions this week where we will be building a Sycamore pole frame for these wee Honeysuckle beauties to climb up - soon enough we hope they will cover the poles and create a cosy nook to sit in and add some height to the garden too ☕️🫖☕️

Sign up for one or both sessions this week on Wednesday 4-6pm and Friday 10-1pm, we can’t wait to hang out with the plants with you! https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcASKfxxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaf-KVv4SO6VvhnA-pToYUWc7hsNbGu-Nc81Hj0OVzowqYqJonstRz7qQEbC7w_aem_vht9MH260Vj-3FkQE0XusA 💚🌱💚

31/05/2026

Next Saturday - 6th June 1-4pm - some absolutely gorgeous baby plants for sale Sir John Stirling Maxwell Allotment Gardens in Pollok.Park. Free entry, hot drinks & food and a chance to see the gloriously newly refurbished pavilion 💚🪴🌱🪴💚

30/05/2026

Setting up for ourfinal in person session Edinburgh Agroecology Coop - community herbalism with Grass Roots Herbal Foundations 25/26

We'll be investigating the Musculoskeletal system, Primary Herbal Actions, herbs we use on the farm, Spring Ecological Herb Gardening & chatting about lessons learnt through the year & everyone's future plans

Our 2026/27 program is now open for bookings https://grassrootsremedies.podia.com/foundation-course 🌱💚🌱

29/05/2026

Using a recipe of basically benign neglect from - fermenting some Rosebay Willowherb, also known as 🔥🌱 or Sunday name Chamaenerion angustifolium

The fermented then dried leaves (& maybe some flowers later in the year) were historically used as tea, often called Ivan's Chai 🫖☕️🫖

An alternative to the tea grown and imported post-colonisation - this is a delicate blend likened to the fanciest green tea you've ever tasted 😋 💚🌱

27/05/2026

Our pals from Fibreshed Scotland - have an amazing Stitch It Don't Ditch It event coming up next Monday 1st June 7-8.30pm

https://opencollective.com/fibreshed-scotland/events/stitch-it-dont-ditch-it-with-fibreshed-scotland-fb743043

When we have clothes we care about, it's lovely to extend their life through careful mending. It also does so much good by keeping them out of landfill.

This event is an opportunity to find out more about how Fibreshed Scotland celebrates and values natural fibres, as well as getting ‘tailored’ mending advice from our local hero, Mary Morton. Bring along something that needs mending, to stitch and chat with the group, or drop in with your specific mending query that Mary will answer on the spot.

This is a free event, but Mary is generously offering it as a contribution to Fibreshed Scotland’s work. If you’d like a ticket - which we’re offering on a pay what you like basis (£0 - £10+)

Get advice from expert Street Stitcher and author, Mary Morton

23/05/2026

🌟✨️ They're Here ✨️🌟

Elderflower 💛 Sambucus nigra

Gorgeous fragrant blooms, filling the air with summer scent. 🍾 - whilst always leaving plentyWe'll be enjoying these in teas, tinctures, cordials & of course ferment-y bits like Elderflower behind for the other beings who exist amongst the branches & to develop into beautiful, bountiful Elderberries 🫐💜🫐

Elderflower is a key herbal ally when we have sneezy allergies like hay-fever (combine with Nettles 🌿 & Plantain 🌱) and for colds (maybe with Yarrow 🌼) ✨️💛✨️

19/05/2026

🌱🧠🌱 Nourishing Nervines 🌱🧠🌱

Soraya and the volunteers had a cosy afternoon processing Skulllcap (Scutelleria lateriflora) seeds and tending to the Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris /Anemone pulsatilla) beds with some cute new signage

🌱💚🌱Both plants are herbal allies on our Grass Roots Herbal Foundations course amd great allies for community herbalism. We're particularly keen to grow Pasqueflower as its wild population is at risk of over harvesting. It can be a bit tricksy to grow, but we're getting there with a little perseverance and consciousness of the soil and other conditions

Skullcap on the other hand is a hardy Mint family member whose bountiful harvest gives a generous amount of medicine whilst also allowing us to leave a good quantity to seed which we than collect, share and grow on the next year 🌱💚🌱

Want to join us volunteering on the farm - sogn up form https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAR48H9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAafVuvJ4KTB3z4jMDJoPLyH98TtBE14UgNrGGN79YS6sITnUf9iDbaLeJKiNbQ_aem_JXTa3JNpX1NtjxeT0EUj9A or check out the Edinburgh Agroecology Coop website for events. You can also join us in person for many of our herbalism courses - get in touch to book a 15 minute courses call with Catriona

12/05/2026

Bookings open for our community herbalism course 2026/27

Looking to spread the cost? We have an Early Bird Offer - book before the end of June 2026 to pay in 6 rather than the usual 3 instalments

Course page link: https://grassrootsremedies.podia.com/grass-roots-herbal-foundations-2026-27?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARv8qlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAafmU2iDeDFggLuoSbVTzTiRu2FyexHKNKDc0YHjboRMygz0tn6RiQ16yMEgWw_aem_AGNx1NcJm5zBsCHZC67X7Q with FAQs - please email if you have any additional questions [email protected] 💚🌿💚

11/05/2026

Come join Soraya this Wednesday 4-6pm as we sow seeds such as Arnica, Vervain and more sunshine on earth 🌞 Calendula 🌞 ready to transplant into the beds in a month or sow (no pun intended)

We will also be harvesting, watering and weeding and of course drinking lots of herbal tea ☕️🫖☕️

Link & more https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARu-QtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAadzrYQWqRwlbT3wpNxg0Z6FszCrJqAYxDR2Jl_IFtriCRzSzO3Mf--tAnOb-A_aem_DvKlGG3CW7Y-fR_5jK4ZWw see pinned post on how to get to the herb farm from Toby Carvery Lauriston Farm 💚🌿💚

01/05/2026

Making gorgeous greens into herbal salts & vinegars at ladt month's workshops in Wester Hailes 🌱💚🌱