Harvested at peak potency
Active compounds peak at specific times of year — and even times of day. We pick accordingly, by hand, never by machine.
Grown wild. Harvested by hand.
Medicinal herbs and culinary botanicals from our 12-acre holding in the Cairngorms — dried slowly, packed plastic-free, posted to your door.
Shop the harvestOur holding
Twelve acres in the Cairngorms
We grow around 60 herb varieties and wild-harvest from managed meadow and woodland. Everything is picked by hand at peak potency — usually the morning after the dew has lifted — then dried slowly at under 40°C to protect the volatile oils that make a herb worth having.
Most orders are dispatched within two weeks of harvest. Seasonal lines sell out fast, so sign up to our harvest notifications if you don't want to miss them.
Why how a herb is grown matters
The difference between good dried herbs and forgettable ones comes down to a few decisions made at harvest time.
Dried low and slow
We dry below 40°C to preserve the oils and actives. Higher heat kills the chemistry that makes a herb useful.
Plastic-free, traceable
Paper bags, paper tape, recycled card. Every batch carries its harvest date, location and the name of who picked it.
From the holding
A year of growing, foraging and drying across the seasons.
Notes from the holding
Growing notes, seasonal updates and guides to using our herbs at home.
How to make a simple elderflower tincture
Elderflower season is short. A tincture in vodka or glycerine preserves the flavour and medicinal properties for twelve months.
16 June 2026
The difference between culinary and medicinal lavender
Lavandula angustifolia vs Lavandula x intermedia — they look similar but behave very differently in cooking and in medicine.
15 June 2026
Why we don't sell nettle root and leaf together
Nettle root and nettle leaf have completely different chemistry and completely different uses. Selling them mixed is misleading.
14 June 2026
September harvest update: meadowsweet and St John's Wort
Both had exceptional seasons this year. We have more meadowsweet than we've had in five years — here's why.
13 June 2026
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