Flowers, Leaves and Nuts

Mugwort Ferments - Oxymel & Mead

Sharon Flynn
Science tells us mugwort contains thujone, artemisinin, and volatile oils that are both medicinal and psychoactive in the gentlest way - dream-inducing, moon-aligned, doorway-opening. But you don't need to know...

Chamomile Ale (Whole Plant)

Sharon Flynn
This doesn't have the chamomile tea taste you'd expect - it does have that aroma initially, and is certainly floral - but refreshing and bright. Do it. You can halve...

Preserved Vine Leaves (warak enab)

Sharon Flynn
The vine gives generously in spring. Take some of that generosity and preserve it.  Pick them in spring when they're tender, roll them, brine them, and know you'll have them...

Dandelion Wine

Sharon Flynn 2 comments
This is what fermentation gives us. Not just probiotics. Not just flavour. But the ability to hold time. To capture a moment - a summer afternoon, a lawn full of...