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Himalayan Balsam, eating invasive plants -The Lunchbreak forager

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

If I was to mention Policeman’s helmet,  Bobby Tops, Copper Tops,  Gnome’s Hatstand, Kiss me on the mountain and Impatiens glandulifera or Himalayan Balsam I’d be talking about the same plant. For a plant that only reached the UK in … Continue reading →

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Dock – The Lunchbreak forager

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Docks are in the same family as buckwheat and sorrel. Docks are most famed for their use in folk medicine to help when stung by nettle. Personally I find that a plantain (plantago) leaf is far more beneficial than a … Continue reading →

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