Grass Roots Remedies Co-op

16/04/2026

Highlights from this week's Wednesday herb farm volunteering session Edinburgh Agroecology Coop
Join us every Wednesday 4-6pm or on Friday 1st May 10am-1pm - sign up in bio

🐝🐝🐝 on cuckoo flower - a beautiful spring flowering meadow plant that's just sprang up all over the longer grass

🫚 transplanting wood avens (and taking the time to smell its aromatic roots - how it gets one of its other common names Clove Root. Check out the thousands of tiny self seeded avens around it just germinating

🏺 we harvested loads of nettles to dry and then more nettles, dandelion leaf and flower, cleavers, white dead nettle, red dead nettle and plantain to make a nutritious wild w**d infused apple cider vinegar which we will strain in a few weeks together

09/04/2026

Winnowing Skullcap 🌱 Scutelleria lateriflora 🌱 seeds

Even on a slightly soggy Spring day, there are always herbs to process in the farm kitchen. Come and join us to learn about growing, tending, harvesting and using medicinal plants. We welcome all levels of experience and love learning together.

Volunteer sessions are running every Wednesday 4-6pm and our next Friday morning session is on 1st May - sign up for all volunteer sessions https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAREK_xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAafD64ykPTXj5Ib1zJl0HHqWq3QeXXmBXHVD6Ea_aEVxI8lFYW_zqBe7DQpOLQ_aem_ZiRzi-DRCo6nkMFnHVCTkQ - see previous post for directions to the herb farm from the Toby Carvery Lauroston Farm car park

08/04/2026

Another delicious offerkng for the community meal on Thuraday 🌱💚🌱

06/04/2026

Thinking of volunteering with us or Edinburgh Agroecology Coop or coming along to events with us and Rhyze Mushrooms or Granton Garden Bakery ?

A wee photo guide of how to find us from the Toby Carvery car park, right down to the bottom of the farm where you'll find us & Rhyze next to the market garden.

Volunteer sign up link https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcARAbIZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaciZMRRRP6alMBrm05_vy801aB5MT4v3loG6YjDADcSTzNX-UTvMlKXuwCbKA_aem_wMQ1Ofwt5xuBZGC340gxwg 🌱💚🌱

03/04/2026

Late Spring / Early Summer lunar plant connection 🌙 ✨️

Join us for each moon to delve deeply into one plant ally - 🌱Plantain 🌳Hawthorn 🍵Lemonbalm

Plant Allies is £15 per cycle - giving you access to all previous plant allies. Bookings close 16th April

Near Edinburgh? Connect with us & our plant ally in person on the farm 1st May, 5th June & 3rd July for an additional £30 per cycle

Booking Link https://grassrootsremedies.podia.com/770ba94c-22ec-415d-a3e6-b4948a84f9e7 note the course website shows the cost for 5 years of Plant Allies - you can choose to stay for the whole time or leave at a point that suits you

Next signs ups are in late June / early July

02/04/2026

Join Jillian and the rest of the The Health Agency team for some tasty Spring treats this afternoon 🌱💚🌱

🌸 Community Meal – Celebrate Spring 🌿

The Tasting Change team and Grass Roots Remedies are joining forces to celebrate the arrival of spring, new beginnings, and the birth of a brand new herbalist, Jillian! 🪻

Join us for a nourishing community meal made with amazing local produce, lovingly foraged and crafted into:

🌿 Fresh pesto
💧 Herbal infused water
🍯 Handmade flapjacks

📍 Health Agency Space
🕧 12:30pm – Tomorrow

Come along to share good food, connect with others, and welcome the new season together 💛

Everyone is welcome – bring a friend or just yourself!

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31/03/2026

4-6pm tomorrow - next herb farm volunteer session, learn about bountiful medicinal plants which we grow and forage here at Lauriston Farm with Edinburgh Agroecology Coop 🌱💚🌱

Sign up link with more info in bio - ypu can get to the farm on public transport from Central Edinburgh or park at Toby Carvery 🍜🍵🍜

30/03/2026

Earlier this month we held our second 2026 workshop at The Health Agency in Wester Hailes - with funding from the Herbal Medicine Trust 🌱💚🌱

A record turnout of 16 folk created a refreshing coconut citrus body wash. This included infusing lemongrass into coconut oil, blending it with raw honey and Castile soap, and finishing with citrus essential oils🏺💚🏺

Looking forward to seeing folk back in April to make remedies with some nutritious Spring Greens 🌱🧄🌱

25/03/2026

Community Lunch is paused this week - back Thursday 2nd April 🌱💚🌱

Tasting Change Wester Hailes Wester Hailes Community Trust Wester Hailes Medical Practice Wester Hailes Growing Communities Starcatchers Wester Hailes WHALE Arts Wester Hailes Digital Sentinel Grass Roots Remedies Co-op

25/03/2026

🌱🧄🌱 Wild Garlic harvest with one of the youngest Grass Roots Remedies team 🌱🧄🌱

If you can handle ✂️ you can help with the harvest - great to start them young

21/03/2026

🌸🌹 Flowering Currant 🌸 Ribes sanguineum.🌹🌸

Sweet, astringent & beautifully abundant, these flowers make a delicious, muneral-rich infused vinegar, packed with Vitamin C. Later un the season, keep an eye out for the berries 🫐 - though make sure to leave some for the birds

Want to find out more about our abundant wild & cultivated plant allies - come join us on Wednesdays on the farm Edinburgh Agroecology Coop We still have a few herb garden volunteering spots during the rest of March & into April - link https://volunteersignup.org/H987R?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAQrQx9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaf6EgOlnup9s4YjDs6_hzz6pvbcDAhAnux-GyAu4I4SkdFoG950f2QPOAx67A_aem_gKrMSdv2AW9SrvZzEXDdUw 👩‍🌾🌱💚

18/03/2026

🌱 Spring Greens 🌱 Gorgeous day for a wee check in on the plants that we'll be looking at next week on our Wild Things walks in Edinburgh & Glasgow

The season feels a bit slow to start this year, a few days of sun and some showers should help things along

Waiting for the Garlic Mustard, Nettle & Cleavers to get big enough to pick and already feasting on Wild Garlic & Few Flowered Leek 🌰 🌱🧄