Rose petal butter – 3 methods

Wild rose

Recently, I was interviewed for a Time Out article about city foraging. As the journalist and I discussed the merits and perils of city foraging, I mentioned how underused roses are. Very soon Amsterdam should be dripping with fragrant blooming roses. Most petals simply tumble to the ground and at times make a soggy rotting . . . → Read More: Rose petal butter – 3 methods

43 Uses for Calendula (NL:Goudsbloem)

Calendula geranium and olive oil

Calming, cooling, cleansing. Calendula officinalis (Pot Marigold, NL: Goudsbloem) is one of the easiest herbs to grow and perhaps one of the most useful to Urban Herbologists. It is a hardy annual which does very well in containers, can flower throughout the year and self seeds readily. It is beautiful, tastes good and has gentle . . . → Read More: 43 Uses for Calendula (NL:Goudsbloem)

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