Calendula offincialis - making a brave stand against the snow! it's the only plant in the garden in flower right now - and has been in flower all year round - a testimony to its versatility and importance as a medicinal plant. The keynote for Calendula is injury - but she has so many amazing actions - anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and immune stimulant, and is the first course of treatment following any surgical procedures. Inflammation is the body's way of healing itself after injury, but when inflammation becomes chronic, spreading to healthy tissue, it becomes a precursor to disease, and Calendula's anti inflammatory action can help prevent this. Its anti-bacterial action has an effect against staphylococcus and streptococcus, and its anti-fungal action makes it useful against candida. It can be used safely on damaged or broken skin, where it speeds up the healing process. Calendula self seeds every year, so encourage this beautiful gentle healing plant where you see it growing

Greetings all. More and more people are turning to Herbal Medicine to treat illness. In an effort to make Herbal Medicine affordable and accessible to the wider community, I am introducing a sliding scale clinic, so you pay what you can, based on your ability to pay. Please follow the link below to check out my web page, or contact me directly for more information or if you want to discuss your circumstances.

things have been quiet the last couple of months as I've been sorting out my therapy room. Stage one is finished now, with fabulous new apothecary and bookshelves. Thanks to Martina Walker for your patience, perseverance, problem solving skills, and hard work :)

Dublin Herb Bike is thrilled to have a stall at the Dublin Flea Christmas Market 2017 where we will be selling herbal remedies and other items in support of the Dublin Herb Bike! You will find us on the ground floor of the market, so come do a little herbal holiday shopping and learn more about this incredible project bringing herbal healing to folks in need! We will be selling salves, aromatic inhalers, lovely bottles of fire cider, and Dublin Herb Bike paraphernalia!

There's still a couple of places left on this fundraiser event for Dublin Herb Bike - you don't have to be a herbalist to attend, it's open to everyone! Book soon to guarantee your place, otherwise you'll have to wait another three months or so for the next one :)

Our registration link is now up for Dublin Herb Bike medicine making workshop! Please visit the HerbShare Dublin Page to sign up for this workshop. http://herbbus.org/herbshare-dublin/ We are so looking forward to a full day of chopping and sifting and stirring and brewing and ALL the magic that goes into making sweet, sweet herbal medicine! A big part of that magic is you! There is nothing more powerful than a community coming together to create their own healing remedies. See you then!

another fabulous informative Medicinal Plant Ramble where you can learn about the medicinal properties of the wild plants growing around you and how to use them. This is a fundraising event for Dublin Herb Bike and payment is on a sliding scale to make it accessible to everyone. Hope to see you there :)

Hope you can join us on our herb walk this saturday at 2pm, and the sun will shine for us :)

Cancelled Due to inclement weather forecast - tropical rainstorms! We'll reschedule for next weekend, hope you can still make it then. Join us this Sunday for a 2 hour Ramble along along the Grand Canal and get to know your green neighbors! Learn to identify the wild plants growing all around us and how we can use many of them as food and medicine. This Ramble is in support of the new Dublin Herb Bike, a free herbal mobile clinic serving the Dublin community. Meeting point : 3pm by the bridge over the canal at Charlemont Luas Stop. You can just turn up on the day, or you can register here to book your place and pay in advance: http://herbbus.org/herbshare-dublin/ (Registration is by sliding scale to keep this workshop as open as possible to all members of the community. We thank you for your support!)

We're delighted to say that the Medicine Making workshop on the 19th August is SOLD OUT! if this news doesn't delight you, don't be disappointed, as we will be running these workshops on a regular basis to raise funds for Dublin Herb Bike Project, so please email us at Dublinherbbike@gmail.com or contact us on our facebook page and we'll keep you updated via our newsletter. Thanks for your support and hope to see you at the next one :)

There are still a few places left on the Pay-it-forward Herbal Medicine making workshop on the 19th August, where we will make healing remedies and salves on behalf of the Dublin Herb Bike Project for distribution amongst the Homeless community. If you want to attend, please sign up. If you have indicated on the event page that you are coming, but have not registered, please do so asap to reserve your space by following the 'find tickets' link on the facebook page. The cost for the course is on a sliding scale, according to income. Herbal students, please note that the workshop counts towards your clinical hours, and for qualified herbalists, it counts towards your CPD hours. And it doesn't matter if you are neither a student nor a practitioner of herbalism, you will still learn useful skills in making your own herbal medicines and salves, as well as supporting a great initiative. Thanks :)