Breaking ground

Well it was another cold and wet day on the farm and our friend Daniel came over to give a oneness blessing (check out oneness on the internet for those that are interested!) Blessings from any source are always welcome and so we asked him to bless the land and the Ginkgo tree that we have now planted in the middle of the field. Then we went back to the house for hot soup which warmed the cockles!
That was the first of many plants to go into the ground and we felt a great sense of beginning our amazing journey together to turn an acre of field into an oasis of herbs!

A beginning

It was a cold miserable afternoon in mid January 2010 when Broad Oak Herbs came into being.

A co-opeartive, that will be specialising in the production of medicinal herbal tinctures for practising herbalists, together with other holistic, eco friendly projects, including opening the medicinal herb garden up to the public for educational purposes.

It is the only one we know of in Essex. A great place to hold workshops and gatherings in all things. A straw bale community centre is also being built as a place in which to hold many events and workshops in subjects such as herbalism, yoga, permaculture, shamanism and anything else we can think of.

We have been hard at work with the soil, plants and polytunnel and will keep you updated on our progress! We grow organically, are flirting with biodynamics and are growing our herbs using the philosophies learnt from Findhorn and Perelandra (working with nature intelligence).