About: Our world is experiencing a crisis of displaced persons unlike any we have ever known. In Calais, France several thousand refugees live scattered along the coast, hoping to make their way across the channel to England. These refugees…
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I am so happy to announce a short tour in Ireland this March! Organised by friends in the Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee and IWW Ireland, we will explore ideas around anarchism, burnout and collective care: How can we collectively…
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Herbalism & State Violence Zine: Practical herbal medicine for surviving state repression – call out for content!
The Solidarity Apothecary is asking fellow herbalists, medicine makers, growers, health practitioners and organisers for their favourite remedies and recipes that can aid people enduring state violence and repression. Contributions are also invited from people who have experienced state…
Solidarity Apothecary Impact Goals Below are my ten goals for 2020 for the Solidarity Apothecary: 1. Get 5000 copies of the Prisoner’s Herbal to prisoners worldwide In 2020 I am going to seriously step up my distribution of the…
Please note these plant profiles are a work in progress. I will always be adding to them as I keep learning about the amazing world of plant medicine. Botanical Overview Latin name: Crataegus monogna Plant family: Rosaceae (rose family)…
Please note these plant profiles are a work in progress. I will always be adding to them as I keep learning about the amazing world of plant medicine. Botanical Overview Latin name: Melissa officinalis Plant family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)…
Please note these plant profiles are a work in progress. I will always be adding to them as I keep learning about the amazing world of plant medicine. Botanical Overview Latin name: Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock), Arctium minor (Lesser…
I was so moved to recieve this book review from Dana L Woodruff, an incredible herbalist that I have admired from afar because of her explicit practical mutual aid with prisoners, people experiencing violence on the borders and more.…
2019 Annual Review What went well? My fantasy of a little plants and prison zine turned into a book! I published the Prisoner’s Herbal Book in September 2019 and it became a bigger and more beautiful project than I…
Please donate to the Herbalists without Borders Winter Calais Campaign! Find the link here: https://gogetfunding.com/herbalists-without-borders-winter-calais-campaign/ The need: We are witnessing a mass movement of displaced people that is unprecedented in our lifetime. Towns and cities in Northern France and…
The Solidarity Apothecary has been featured on the Herbal Action Podcast. It’s one of my favourite podcasts produced by Herbalists without Borders International. I was interviewed by the very inspiring Denis Cusack who asked me questions about the Prisoner’s…
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Trip to Calais and Dunkirk with Herbalists without Borders
This Monday I got back from a week away in Calais and Dunkirk in France with Herbalists without Borders UK. I was there as a student being mentored by the inspiring herbalist Melissa Ronaldson who has more than two…
Below is what was included in my herbal packages send to Hunt Sab groups around the country that are sabbing the badger cull this winter. If your groups would like to recieve a package in 2020 please email info@solidarityapothecary.org…
I was so honoured to be interviewed by Katja and Ryn from the CommonWealth Center for Holistic Herbalism in Boston on their Holistic Herbalism Podcast. We discussed everything from making plant medicines in prison to the complexity of prison…
The Prisoner’s Herbal is now available as an Ebook! We are selling it in advance of the printed copies to help fundraise to get the books to prisoners. Every copy of the Ebook sold will pay for a book…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ This piece has felt hard to write,…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ Last week I posted my first blog…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ I recently disclosed to the world how…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ A few weeks ago I admitted to…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ This blog post is about the biology…
One of my favourite medicines that I have been making this summer is Rose Petal Glycerite. Rose petals are a fantastic resource for the nervous system and a very cooling remedy for hot, inflamed conditions. You can read a…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ In my last few blogs I’ve tried…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ I knew it was inevitable that I…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ I’ve never been one for dwelling on…
This blog was originally hosted at Empty Cages Design.org as part of a series on Overcoming Burnout from 2016-2017. It has now been turned into a book that is available at: https://solidarityapothecary.org/overcomingburnout/ This current post has felt hard, but…