A collection of the things I genuinely use and love for foraging, growing herbs and creating my little home apothecary. ๐ฟ From useful tools and favourite books to preserving jars, herbal-making essentials and things that make gathering and creating ...
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๐ฟ Something I created for fellow herb lovers and home herbalists. The Gathered Apothecary grew from my own love of growing, gathering, preserving and making with herbs. I wanted somewhere beautiful to keep all those little notes we so easily forget ...
The Gathered Apothecary โ A Home Herbalist's Journal | Printable A4 & A5 Herbal Journal
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A staple in my kitchen and home apothecary ๐ฟ I use Kilner jars for all sorts of things โ storing dried herbs, preserving and making homemade recipes like my ginger syrup. They're one of those useful things I always seem to need more of, and I love b...
12 Kilner Vintage Square Glass Clip Top Jars
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My favourite style of little garden scissors ๐ฟ I use scissors very similar to these all the time in the garden. I love this traditional style โ they're small enough to keep handy and really useful when I'm gathering herbs, snipping flowers or doing ...
Satsuki Bonsai Scissors Made Japan 7 inch 180 mm Japanese Garden Tools Hasami
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These books are a fantastic way to start learning about food readily available to all of us in the wild. I've been out on many a foraging hunt carrying one of these books with me.
Eatweeds
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A beautifully organised guide showing you what to forage month by month and how to connect with nature throughout the seasons โ perfect for planning foraging trips and tuning into the landโs rhythms.
The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature's Wild Harvests
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Great introduction to finding, identifying, and preparing wild foods โ perfect if you want a step-by-step companion.
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
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A brilliant little pocket guide for anyone who loves foraging, gardening or learning about wild foods. It folds down small enough to carry on walks and covers flowers, herbs, greens, fruits, mushrooms, seaweed and more โ like having peace of mind in ...
Foraging Guide. Pocket-sized!
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I love a growing kit. I bought this one because I keep getting told how good Lions Mane is for all kinds of health reasons. Its really easy to use and grow.
Lion's Mane Mushroom Grow Kit
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I bought this for my secret santa at work for one of the girls. She had just started getting into foraging and I thought it would be handy for her. Little did I know how much I would like it and ended up getting one for myself.
Large Waxed Canvas Foraging Pouch By Scaramanga
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When spring begins to spring I reach for my seeds. This is how I organise them and it is so useful and it stops me from loosing them in the greenhouse.
Seed Storage and Organisation Kit,
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These were a great find, I like the cloth bags and I like the fact I can reuse them much more eco friendly and makes the veg last longer.
This was a perfect gift for a friend who is a bit woo woo like me. Really good quality and great for storing herbs in the larder!
3pcs * Hand-Painted Apothecary Jars with Gothic Frog Lids
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When I can't get out to forage I grow my own!
Shop Mushroom Growing Kits Uk
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One of my most-used tools for working with herbs ๐ฟ I use a mortar and pestle all the time for crushing and grinding dried herbs โ there's something really satisfying about doing it by hand. This set is similar to the style I use and would look just ...
WALDWERK Mortar and Pestle - Set with Anti-Scratch gray/tan
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Thereโs nearly always a basket coming with me ๐ฟ I love a traditional wicker basket for foraging and gathering from the garden. It keeps everything from getting squashed together, itโs easy to carry and, admittedly, I just love the way a proper wicke...
Wicker Foraging Basket
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A useful staple for the home apothecary ๐ฟ I like keeping a few good carrier oils on hand for making things with herbs. They're useful for infused oils, balms, salves and simple homemade skincare, and I tend to choose different oils depending on what...
Base & Carrier Oils - Holland and Barrett
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A rather lovely garden tool set ๐ฟ I have a real weakness for practical things that are beautiful too, and this copper garden tool set definitely ticks both boxes. The wooden handles and copper finish give it that traditional feel I love, and the sev...
Personalised Copper Garden Tool Set | Engraved Wooden
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Such a lovely way to dry herbs ๐ฟ I love anything that's both practical and beautiful, and this woven herb drying rack is exactly that. Perfect for hanging freshly gathered herbs, flowers and other little garden harvests while they dry naturally. I p...
Woven Airy Herb Drying Rack
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A really useful idea for drying a bigger harvest ๐ฟ๐ I love this style of dryer because the open shelves give you plenty of space to spread things out rather than having everything bunched together. It would be especially handy after a successful mu...
Herb and Mushroom Dryer
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I love this for creating a little herb corner at home ๐ฟ Perfect for displaying pots of herbs, little plants or apothecary jars, and the rustic wood gives it such a lovely cottage feel. I can already picture it filled with rosemary, thyme and lemon b...
Rustic Wooden Herb & Plant Shelf ๐ฟ
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These would be brilliant for winter foraging ๐ฟ I love a high-top shoe when Iโm out on muddy woodland walks, and the GORE-TEX is a big plus for keeping feet protected when the ground is wet. Insulated too, so a lovely option for those cold autumn and...
Vans Sk8-Hi GORE-TEX Insulated Shoes
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I love this! ๐ Perfect for taking a big flask of hot tea out on a cold day of foraging or wandering through the woods. The handmade copper look and Norse knotwork make it so much more interesting than an ordinary flask too. Definitely one for those ...
I love this for preserving little pieces of the season ๐ฟ Perfect for pressing wildflowers, herbs and leaves collected on walks or from the garden, whether youโre keeping a nature journal, learning about plants or simply saving something beautiful yo...
Birch Flower Press Kit โ Large Herbarium Press ๐ฟ
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This feels like such a lovely one for anyone who spends a lot of time outdoors ๐ฟ Perfect to keep nearby after gardening, foraging or long walks when your hands need a bit of extra care. I also love that it has that coastal, natural-living feel rathe...
Coastal Walks Oil Infused Hand Cream โ Norfolk Natural Living