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Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Nutritional benefits and production methods

by Admin | Jun 1, 2026 | agriculture, trees

Introduction Every year for the past 13 years of living here in Portugal, a local team of olive pickers has come and harvested the olives from many of our trees and taken them to the local olive mill. In exchange we receive enough olive oil for our own needs, and...

Introducing Black Mulberry Essence

by Admin | Sep 27, 2020 | Forest Alchemy, herbal medicine, trees

  Back in May I made a new flower essence, from the beautiful big Mulberry tree in our valley (Morus nigra). This is one of my favourite trees here, with its large heart-shaped leaves, and its generous abundance of juicy black mulberries throughout the summer...

Listening to the trees

by Admin | Dec 29, 2018 | economy, herbal medicine, land, nature, plants, trees, Uncategorized

Listening It was year ago when I was here on the land in Portugal on my own for a couple of weeks retreat time from the Solstice into the New Year, that I received the message loud and clear to start making essences from the trees, ( “with the trees” feels...

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