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Maria’s February Nature Challenge: Week 4
Welcome to the final week of Maria’s February Nature Challenge, we can’t believe we are here already! For any of you who are just joining us, Maria is our resident Herbalist at Boundary Way and she’s been looking at how to get everyone more connected with Nature. She’s setting one challenge per day, for the whole of February, with a
Maria’s February Nature Challenge: Week 3
Welcome to the third week of Maria’s February Nature Challenge. Maria is our resident Herbalist at Boundary Way and she’s been looking at how to get everyone more connected with Nature. She’s setting one challenge per day, for the whole of February, with a linked alternative challenge for people unable to get out or are short on resources. The idea
Winter Wonder Film: Kanj’s Kitchen Sambar Recipe
As Spring approaches we are sharing the final films in our Winter Wonder series, exploring nature connection, creativity and wellbeing through the cold months. Today we have a closer look at a warming film by artist and cook Kanj Nicholas as she guides us through her Sambar recipe full of spices and flavour. A Sambar is a vegetable stew with
Maria’s February Nature Challenge: Week 2
Welcome to the second week of Maria’s February Nature Challenge. Maria is our resident Herbalist at Boundary Way and she’s been looking at how to get everyone more connected with Nature. She’s setting one challenge per day, for the whole of February, with a linked alternative challenge for people unable to get out or are short on resources. The idea
Winter Wonder – Making Indian Tea with Kom Achall
We are delighted to be sharing another film as part of our Winter Wonder series, this time we are joined by local artist, photographer and curator Kom Achall. In the film Kom demonstrates how to make Indian tea and explains the health benefits of the wonderful ingredients of the tea. Also known as masala tea, amongst other names, this tea
Maria’s February Nature Challenge: Introduction & Week 1 Challenges
Welcome to Maria’s February Nature Challenge. Maria is our resident Herbalist at Boundary Way and she’s been looking at how to get everyone more connected with Nature. She’ll be setting one challenge per day, for the whole of February, with a linked alternative challenge for people unable to get out or are short on resources. The idea behind these challenges is
Winter Wonder – Fruit Leather by Hannah Ayre
We are delighted to be sharing our second film with Edinburgh artist Hannah Ayre as part of our Winter Wonder programme, which aims to explore creative ways of connecting with the natural world in current times and bring people together online during further lockdown and social distancing restrictions. Today Hannah joins us from her allotment in Leith, Edinburgh and
Winter Wonder: Seasonal Folklore Celebrations
On the morning of Twelfth Night, we were delighted to be joined for an online workshop by folklorist and artist Anne Marie Lagram for an informal chat and make session exploring folklore traditions at the start of the New Year. We have done many seasonal celebrations with Anne Marie across the years at Boundary Way, each of them incorporating creativity,
Blue Monday Herbal Remedy – Mind Medicine
Today, Monday 18th January 2021, we have the pleasure of coming up against Blue Monday. As the third Monday in January, today is unfortunately supposed to be the most depressing day of the year! Why? It is said to be a combination of the dark nights and Wintery weather, financial pressures and post-Christmas blues – lovely! Luckily for you,
The Boundary Way Project’s 2020 Roundup
So, what did 2020 hold for the Boundary Way Project? The earlier months of the year were typically quieter months for the Boundary Way Project calendar, with the seasonal nature of the site, we hunted for mushrooms, recorded the allotment’s changed through photography and hatched plans for the coming months. Unfortunately, planning was halted in March with the announcement
