Anne Stobart
medicinalforest.bsky.social
Anne Stobart
@medicinalforest.bsky.social
Plantaholic author, grower, herbal practitioner, historical researcher
Memo to self, I must better my video recording skills in 2026! Looking back on 2025 clips of the Herb and Forest Garden at Sandford in Devon there is room for improvement. Thanks to our helpers this past year and looking forward to even more volunteers to help with planting in the coming year!
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Medicinal forest gardening is good for you! In my Medicinal Tree Woman newsletter post, 'What Can I Grow In A Medicinal Forest Garden? Part 3: Plants For Maintaining Health', you can find remedies for common problems, from digestive problems to heavy periods, poor sleep and liver congestion.
What can I grow in a medicinal forest garden? Part 3:
You might think that having a forest garden should make you a healthy person - all that good food, lots of exercise, communing with nature and helping the environment.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Some seeds like mullein (Verbascum thapsus) can be gathered straight from the plant. Many other medicinal herb plants and seeds can be hard to find but you see a list of plant and seed suppliers in the latest Medicinal Forest Garden Trust update
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Medicinal Tree Woman newsletter
September 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In my series on What To Grow In A Medicinal Forest Garden I list plants that help combat complaints of getting older. Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) berries can be used to make a delicious liqueur. See my recipe at What can I grow in a medicinal forest garden? Part 2 at annestobart.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Mediicnal Forest Garden Trust quarterly newsletter now available at bit.ly/3QQgnjz
Medicinal Tree Woman | Anne Stobart | Substack
All things plant-related for a sustainable healthy lifestyle, especially medicinal trees and shrubs, herbal recipes, permaculture design and forest gardening. Click to read Medicinal Tree Woman, by An...
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July 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Medicinal Forest Garden Trust update just published. In this July issue there are loads of items including info on sustainable herbs and agroforestry, guides on threats to forests, a new tree ID book for Britain and Ireland, plus a look at some courses in herbal medicine.
#permaculture #herbal
July 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Over on SubStack I write as 'Medicinal Tree Woman' and I have just started a series of posts about the plants we grew in our medicinal tree project in Devon UK. Part 1 is a starter list of remedies for skin care. Subscription is free (there is a paid subscription for supporters).
July 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Reposted by Anne Stobart
Congratulations to Anne Stobart, author of Household Medicine in Seventeenth-Century England, for being awarded the Leslie Matthews Medal by the British Society for the History of Pharmacy.

Explore Anne's book here 👉 bit.ly/3RQogoM
May 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Looking back on 2024 I am reminded to be more careful about which buttons I press when I put my mobile phone down on the ground! Here I am inadvertently filmed harvesting some medicinal shrub 🌱 branches on a sunny day in Devon. Festive greetings to all!
December 21, 2024 at 2:04 PM