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Welcome to the Wort blog!
Here you will find writings on themes of radical, grassroots and folk herbalism and other forms of connective plant practice.
This online space complements the print journal. It offers another platform for the sharing of knowledge and ideas, and a space for continued conversation.
Our aim is to support an ongoing dialogue around plantwork as a practice for ecologically-rooted social change, nurturing a growing network of radical plant folk, and helping us to learn from and be inspired by one another.
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Trickster Herbs
Celebrating plants that embody the folklore archetype of the trickster.by Leo El-Qawas 1st April 2026 The figure of the trickster is ubiquitous in folklore globally, and no less in the lore of these lands. Throughout Britain and Ireland, Fairies were the most renowned...
Astroherbal Dispatch: Sun in Aries (Wild Garlic) / Moon in Libra (Mallow)
by Hat Fidkin. Astroherbal dispatch for Aries season.
Introducing Astroherbal Dispatches
Introducing new seasonal dispatches from astrologer and herbalist Hat Fidkin of Datura Astrobotanics.
Field Notes: Spring Equinox
by James White. Timeliness/lateness, Elder, Ground Ivy, Crampbark, seed sowings, and experiments in growing Tulsi.
Finding Meaning and Beauty in Decomposers and Parasites: Chaga
by Leo El-Qawas. Learning to value decomposer and parasite fungi.
Herbalists Against Harm
by Kim Creswell. Campaign to provide ethical insurance for medical herbalists and other therapeutic practitioners.
Kådsalva (resin salve) : Spruce
by Road Dawg. On Kådsalva – a traditional preparation from Sápmi, the land of the Sámi peoples.
Layering Time: Practicing Pine Patience
by Hat Fidkin. On Pine medicine, seasonal slowness, and finding consistency amidst change.
Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights, IV: Gorse
The final of four ‘Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights’, by Fanny May.
Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights, III: Mugwort Root
The third of four ‘Herbal Poems for Long Winter Nights’, by Fanny Mae.
Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights, II: Hawthorn Berry
The second of four ‘Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights’, by Fanny Mae.