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For the love of nettles!
Spring is my favourite time of the year here on the Isle of Eigg. The landscape suddenly goes from russet tones to a vibrant spectrum of different greens, purples, yellows and pinks. I feel my energy rising like the sap…fed and nourished by the landscape: emotionally, spiritually and physically. Drinking it up like juice. It’s…
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Sowing seeds for colour
So far I’ve worked only with wild plants I find on the croft to make ink. Those that we find here growing in the meadows such as yarrow, sorrel and rowan. This year, I am experimenting with growing some plants specifically for their colour – those colours which are hard to find in the wild…blues,…
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The willow harvest
It’s a cold but sunny January day – there’s snow on the peaks of the Isle of Rum across the sea. We are on Catherine and Pascal’s croft, under the cliffs on the North side of Eigg, and it’s time for the willow harvest. Willow is an incredible plant and there’s so many different varieties.…
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Welcome!
This blog will primarily be about the plants I find (and grow) on the croft where I live (smallholding/homestead) – how they can be gathered, preserved, eaten, used as medicines or as art materials…or I might point them out just because they are beautiful! I will also be posting about the creative retreats that I’ll…
Crafting and crofting on the isle of Eigg 