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Beautiful morning at @ambercottageflowers for the

Beautiful morning at @ambercottageflowers for the pop-up Christmas shop. Thanks for having us Cindy.

A poorly cuddly toddler made things more challenging to set up but we found our flow eventually. Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported. It was a sell out for most things!

Plantbased , zerowaste, herbally-infused, handmade, and homemade. 🌲

P.s anyone still awaiting online shop orders should receive them within the next couple of days 🤍

Winter is arriving for those of us in the Northern

Winter is arriving for those of us in the Northern hemisphere.

Our online shop is now closed until Spring. This winter break allows us time for restoration and replenishment, organisation and admin, reflection and future planning. We believe that working in alignment with nature’s cycles allows for more balanced and resilient wellbeing overall. We’re already excited to come back in spring refreshed and restocked.

You can dm us for any last minute orders for collection at the Christmas Fair on Sunday, and there will be plenty of stock to pick up on the day too.

We’re also still taking bookings for catering and celebration cheesecakes. 🌲

(Photo is an oldie but a goodie from a retreat we catered for @emma.barfield during a Winter many moons ago. Captured by the very talented @jodie.captures.magic of course.)

It’s been a while since we’ve done a fair but

It’s been a while since we’ve done a fair but this Sunday (4th December) 10am-2pm we have a stall at @ambercottageflowers pop up Christmas shop. Come say hi if you’re local. We’ll be selling the following goodies…

ETHICAL GIFTS
✨Botanical soy aromatherapy candles
✨Homegrown cleansing sticks and organic incense
✨Herbally-infused soaps
✨Recycled eco notebooks
✨Highest grade ceremonial cacao and other sacred plants

MEDICINAL TREATS
✨Warm mulled apple juice (from our little orchard)
✨Homemade mince pies (gf option)
✨CBD raw cacao truffles
✨Cacao orange brownies with English cobnuts

All vegan, ethical, and zerowaste. Locally-sourced and organic where possible.🤍

Our online shop is taking a winter break from tomorrow but you can still message us to order from any online stock to collect at the fair.

Check out what others will be selling on Cindy’s posts, (will include some handmade bits from @danny_seeley)

Years ago I (Suzie) fell in love with soy chai lat

Years ago I (Suzie) fell in love with soy chai lattés as my 7am pick-me-up from Starbucks on my commute to London 🫣.Trishna (aka chaimander), is also a long time lover of chai. We’ve drank many cups made by different hands over the years and it’s safe to say we still love a good chai!

I‘m so pleased with our loose leaf chai blend just released on the website. It’s a mix of organic warming spices and naturally-grown black tea sourced in person from the Pindaya region of Burma by our friend Mark of Teas of Gaia. Hand-blended and jarred in small batches by our kitchen pixie Trishna. It makes a delightful cup of tea and a better latté than any of the coffee shops’ in my opinion.

Studies show that ingredients in the chai blend may help to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reduce nausea, aid digestion, and boost energy.

I also want to honour the complex and beautiful tradition of drinking chai and it’s country of origin, India. The folklore surrounding chai dates back to between 5000 and 9000 years ago to an ancient royal court. It was said that the king created the spice blend as a healing Ayurvedic beverage, though for millennia it didn’t contain any tea leaves. From the 1830s black tea started to be mixed into the existing chai (influenced by the East India Company’s increased and problematic production of tea in India) and the beginnings of chai culture as we now know it emerged. 🦚

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Also a reminder that our autumn sale ends tomorrow and our online shop will be closing for Winter from Thursday. 🤍

Since our last reel we’ve received lots of enqui

Since our last reel we’ve received lots of enquires about our celebration cheesecakes, so here’s a little bit more about our autumn options for those who want more info. 🌿

We offer custom orders for raw and baked cheesecak

We offer custom orders for raw and baked cheesecakes. All plantbased, organic, artisanal, zerowaste, botanically-infused, ethically sourced and seasonally inspired. 🌿

This salted caramel baked cheesecake was made for @terencecharles1 . Made with activated organic cashews, cultured coconut yoghurt, organic fair-trade vanilla beans from Madagascar, organic criollo cacao butter from Peru, on an adaptogenic maca biscuit base. Drizzled with coconut blossom salted caramel sauce, topped with homemade organic popcorn and vegan chocolate shavings. Decorated with homegrown hops, cape gooseberries, and edible flowers.

(Free from gluten, dairy, eggs, artificial preservatives and flavours)

Samhain blessings beautiful beings. 🍁 Samhain

Samhain blessings beautiful beings. 🍁

Samhain is an ancient festival, thought to have Celtic-Pagan origins, and historically observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and beyond. Marking the end of harvest and start of the darker days. It is believed that the barriers between the physical and spirit worlds are thinner during this sabbat, opening communication with otherworlds and beings like the Fae. Offerings were often prepared for the dead and divine. Some historians have argued that it was the Celtic New Year, and many following Wicca or Neo-Pagan celebrate this as the ‘Witches’ New Year’, setting intentions for the new turn of the wheel.

We’ve just shared a simple Samhain ritual on our blog. Read it here https://ahimsaplanthealing.com/2022/10/31/samhain-ritual/

( Photo from one of our previous ceremonies, captured by the very talented and equally lovely @ernagotyar )

We're now offering the option to buy some of our s

We're now offering the option to buy some of our sacred herbs and blends in reusable amber glass jars with gold lids. They make beautiful little zerowaste, plantbased, sustainably-sourced gifts for the plant lover in your life.

This one is contains our Blue Lotus flowers. Blue Lotus is a mildly psychoactive plant often associated with the third eye, lucid dreaming, intuition, and visionary states. Use of this flower has ancient roots, and was held in very high esteem by the ancient Egyptians. When the Pharao known as King Tut was entombed, his body was covered in Nymphaea Caerulea flowers. Many historians thought it was a purely symbolic flower, but there is mounting evidence that suggests that ancient Egyptians used the plant to induce ecstatic states, stimulation, and visions, as well as as a medicine (Voogelbreinder 2009, 247).

We love to brew cacao using the blue lotus infused tea. But it can also be drank alone, smoked, or used in spell work and offerings.

Vegan wild mushroom stroganoff coming right up. 🍄

Foraged honey fungus, bay boletes, birch boletes, woodland blewits, amethyst deceivers, and wild oysters all picked on this morning’s walk. 🌿

✨Aura Mists ✨ The perfect gift and our go-to

✨Aura Mists ✨

The perfect gift and our go-to for cleansing before cooking, rituals, or ceremony. Absolutely in love with the scent and effect of this product.

ABOUT
Made in the UK by the beautiful Boshka Grygoriew-Alvy @soundofpines , with the intention to cleanse the space around you and calm your senses. Created mindfully in ceremony using the highest quality organic essential oils of Rose Absolute, Frankincense and Palo Santo. Infused with Peruvian shamanic cleansing water of Agua de Florida and reiki charged rose quartz.

INGREDIENTS
Frankincense – “Boswellia carterii” – has been used for centuries during religious and ceremonial practices by monks, shamans and yogis. Fresh and uplifting aroma. Known to help reduce anxiety and enchant perception. Chakra – Third Eye.

Palo Santo – “ Bursera graveolens” – it is said, that this sacred Holy Wood tree has been used by the Incas to purify and cleanse the spirit. Potent and aromatic. Brings focus to meditation practice and sparks creativity. Chakra – Throat.

Rose Absolute – “Rosa damascena” – her angelic aroma thought to raise your vibe and soothe the senses. Gift yourself the love and inspiration that this flower offers. Sweet and blissful like a summers day. This Queen of Flowers expands the heart and encourages harmony between mind, body, and spirit. Chakra – Heart.

DETAILS
50ml recyclable glass bottle in compostable cotton drawstring bag

We love a medicinal treat. They’ve been an ahims

We love a medicinal treat. They’ve been an ahimsa special since day one and we’ve been refining our recipes over the years. We’ve had to taste test them all (of course!) and, spoiler alert, they’re awesome.

Currently in stock to order online (link in bio)…

Collection or local delivery*
🌿Raw strawberry, rose, and hibiscus cheesecake
🌿Raw tiramisu bars
🌿Raw snickers bars
🌿Baked apple spice cake with cashew cream cheese frosting

UK wide
🌿Baked ceremonial cacao, tahini, dandelion root, and rose brownies
🌿Raw ceremonial cacao, CBD, blue lotus, and rose brownies
Coming soon…
🌿Lemon and moringa energy balls
🌿Ceremonial cacao and CBD truffles
🌿Ceremonial cacao and medicinal mushroom truffles

All plantbased, zerowaste, organic, and free from refined sugar and gluten. Made in small batches using the highest quality produce. Homegrown, foraged, or locally sourced where possible. Heirloom exotic ingredients intentionally sourced.

We also take custom and larger sweet treat orders. Email us at earthshop@ahimsaplanthealing.com for more info.

Anything you’d like to see that we don’t already make or sell in our range?

(*Not yet available to be posted as they’re perishable and best kept chilled - but we’re exploring cold courier options. If you know of any good ones, send us a message!)

🍄Autumn Sale Now On🍄 Our online shop has be

🍄Autumn Sale Now On🍄

Our online shop has been reorganised, new products added, and a site wide sale is on until 27th November. Check out the link in our bio to find…

🌿new seasonal raw and baked treats

🌿new Yule ethical gifting section

🌿new handmade reclaimed wooden pieces

🌿new products in beautiful plastic-free amber jars like homegrown and solar power dehydrated Lion’s Mane mushroom and Maca capsules.

Coming soon…

🍂new tea blends such as a delicious chai tea handblended by Trishna using organic spices and assam tea personally sourced by our friend Mark from Teas of Gaia

🍂more gift box options

For people and planet, not profit. 🌿

(Thanks to @little.shakti for the photos and putting the new products together, making blends and grinding mushrooms, and @vegan_gia for filling hundreds of capsules. @jodie.om.earth we miss your photography, shoot soon please 🙏 )

🌊 Harvest Moon in Pisces🌊 Our next batch o

🌊 Harvest Moon in Pisces🌊

Our next batch of cacao bars will be made tomorrow on this watery full moon.

This month’s bars are a blend of ceremonial-grade organic heirloom Peruvian cacao with British lady’s mantle essence. Sweetened with a touch of organic coconut blossom sugar, with a pinch of sea salt from the Jurassic coast for flavour and protection. Comes with red rose petals to sprinkle on top.

In line with the shift into Autumn and entering the element of water, this blend is brewed with the intentions of aiding the gentle release of heavy emotions and trauma, harmonising relationships, and allowing new depths of love to emerge. But you can bring your own intentions to your cacao ritual.

Our bars are handpoured with intentional prayers, scents, and sounds by experienced cacaoista, Suzie. Dedicated to the healing of mama Earth. Each bar makes one shamanic drink or two regular doses.We’re also taking custom blend preorders for next full moon. DM for details.

Link in bio to order our Harvest Moon Blend now.

🌿Beet and walnut salad from our Summer Ebook🌿

Head to our bio page link to purchase yours!

✨Still an opportunity to enjoy the last of the summer treats available to us as we transition into the colder months of the year✨

Photo by the amazing @jodie.captures.magic

#summerebook #recipes #plantbased

A few snippets of our last event and final al fres

A few snippets of our last event and final al fresco event for the season. 🌿

We had such a magical evening on Monday hosting 5

We had such a magical evening on Monday hosting 5 wonderful couples for a 5 course seasonal, plantbased, zerowaste feast at @lawsonsmarketgarden .

This dish was course IV - a caramelised homegrown shallot and hummus tart. Made with cured shallots from our permaculture market garden, caramelised with organic onions and homemade apple cider vinegar with the mother. Sprinkled onto a base of homemade hummus made with chickpeas from Norfolk and herby pastry made with English wheat grown regeneratively among agroforestry in Suffolk. Served with homegrown micros and a herby hemp dressing made with hemp oil from @margent_farm .

🌞 Turmeric and ginger sunshine shots from our e

🌞 Turmeric and ginger sunshine shots from our ebook 🌞

These medicinal wake-me-ups are full of flavour, as well as plenty of anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties as we head towards the cold and flu season.

(Photography by @jodie.captures.magic, drink by @little.shakti)

We've put a collection of our favourite Ahimsa sum

We've put a collection of our favourite Ahimsa summer recipes into a beautiful ebook, including…

🌿Easy herby artisanal bread
🌿Ancient grain granola with wild berry chia, jam and oat yoghurt
🌿Turmeric and ginger sunshine shots
🌿A version of our infamous ‘golden goddess’ dressing
🌿Heirloom tomato tart with mugwort and sage pesto
🌿Rainbow veggie rolls with satay sauce
🌿Wildflower, fennel, and chickpea salad
🌿Pink pixie hummus
🌿Nettle seed white chocolate bark

All 30 recipes are easy, delicious, plant-based, zero-waste, and seasonally-focused. The ebook will be yours to download and keep, so you can make the recipes in summers to come too! We've also included lists of what to forage and what's in season, and details of some key events like the Summer Solstice.

Whether you have your own garden or allotment, visit farmers markets, or shop at the supermarket, these recipes will help you make delicious use of summer's abundance that's at its peak right now.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We’d like to thank Aiken for being such a gracious host whilst we were shooting this ebook. To Gia for all their input, encouragement, and support at our events. To Erna Gotyar for the photos on pages 2, 3, 4 and 6. To the rest of helpers who’ve so kindly offered their time and skills over the years. To our wonderful ethical suppliers and our supporters. And, finally we want to thank the plants, the elements, and big mama Earth. Thank you!

@ahimsaplanthealing
@suziejanenimmo
@little.shakti
@jodie.captures.magic
@lawsonsmarketgarden
@danny_seeley

LEMON BALM + WILD BERRY CHEESECAKES A delicious

LEMON BALM + WILD BERRY CHEESECAKES

A delicious balance of organic creamy raw cheesecake with tart medicinal berries on a malted biscuity base. Infused with soothing lemon balm to help relax the nervous system. Swirled with coulis made from blackberries and elderberries from our hedgerow. Topped with candied lemon peel, puffed quinoa CBD and rosemary granola, lavender and cornflowers.

We’re fully booked for our next farm to table di

We’re fully booked for our next farm to table dining experience on 29th August. Can’t wait to meet you all. 🌿

Next farm to table al fresco dinner is now open fo

Next farm to table al fresco dinner is now open for booking on the website 🌿 link in bio.

(Photo by @kimberleyalex from our last feast)

What an honour it was to host our first dinner on

What an honour it was to host our first dinner on the farm last night to celebrate Lammas. We loved curating and hosting our own feast for the first time in a while. We’re definitely tired today but it was so worth it!

Five courses and botanical mocktails. All seasonal, homemade, organic, plantbased and zerowaste, most homegrown and picked by us that day. Menus printed on hemp paper, with linen napkins and eco candles.

A huge thank you to our wonderful guests, to @ambercottageflowers for the gorgeous centrepiece as well as being the best nanna and keeping Aya happy, to @lawsonsmarketgarden for being such an incredible partner and for all your hard work, @kimberleyalex for the beautiful photos, and to the plants for all of their wholesome deliciousness.

Lammas is a traditional time of harvest celebration and community gathering, it feels good to honour this and remember our dependence on the land.

Next dinner will be on 29th August and up on the website later in the week for tickets, though it’s already nearly fully booked! 🌿

Only one seat left for our Lammas Feast at @lawson

Only one seat left for our Lammas Feast at @lawsonsmarketgarden | 1st August 6-9PM

✨ Off-grid regenerative permaculture market garden tour and Q&A with Danny | including upcycled structures with solar power, water catchment, and compost toilet✨

✨ 5 course plated al fresco farm-to-table dining experience | feast in the garden on organic, wild or homegrown, plantbased and zerowaste alchemy ✨

✨ Non-alcoholic botanical elixirs | with medicinal plants from our mandala garden ✨

✨ Relax around a fire pit after dinner | with the opportunity to listen to traditional Lammas folklore ✨

Link in bio to book 🌿

(Photo by the lovely and talented @ernagotyar)

✨ Full moon blessings ✨ I (Suzie) was looking

✨ Full moon blessings ✨

I (Suzie) was looking forward to brewing a warrior blend of ceremonial cacao bars tonight but Aya and I have the virus. We are both fine, but the quality of energy put into them is very important to me.

You can still order lots of other goodies including ceremonial cacao, nibs, powder, butter and brownies.

Here’s a little bit of July moon lore for you anyway…

The full moon in July has been known by many names including the Hay Moon (Anglo-Saxon), Claiming Moon (Medieval British), Mead Moon (Celtic), Thunder Moon (North American), and Buck Moon (Native American). All speak to a time of high dynamic solar energy and abundance in nature.

Wishing you a beautiful one, however you spend it. 🌿

(Photo by the incredible @jodie.captures.magic)

New raw cheesecake flavour available for local col

New raw cheesecake flavour available for local collection and csa delivery.🌿

Creamy vanilla chai filling with chocolate orange swirl and base, by @00_mjs_00. ✨

🌸 Lemon balm, rose, and gooseberry chia summer

🌸 Lemon balm, rose, and gooseberry chia summer puddings 🌸

These soothing and nutritious little puddings are great for a light breakfast or dessert.

Can easily be made fully British. You can order chia seeds from Essex and apple syrup from Dorset from our online shop.

PUDDING
100g chia seeds
2 tbsp natural sweetener
pinch of sea salt
500ml British oat milk

SYRUP
1 punnet gooseberries
1 fresh rose flower head or 2 tbsp dried petals
1 bunch of fresh lemon balm or 2 tbsp dried leaf
100ml water
4 tbsp natural sweetener

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
fresh berries
coconut milk or yoghurt
drizzle of apple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS
Add all of the pudding ingredients to a bowl. Stir well to combine. Then cover and leave in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Add the lemon balm, rose and water to a pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Then remove the petals and leaves with a slotted spoon or sieve. Toss the gooseberries into the pan with the remaining liquid. Bring back to the boil then turn down to a simmer for 5 minutes. Mash the berries with a fork once they've softened, then stir well. You can pass the mixture through a sieve at this stage if you'd like a smooth syrup. Then pour into a jar or bottle. Allow to cool and keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.

To serve, spoon the puddings into individual bowls or glasses. Add a generous spoonful of the syrup and any other toppings you'd like. Serve chilled and enjoy.

For me, working with plantbased food feels like ma

For me, working with plantbased food feels like making impermanent works of art with nature. The colours, shapes, textures, scents, and tastes that come from the garden at this time of year are incredible and bring me such awe and joy.

Luckily we have @lawsonsmarketgarden to do the growing of such beautiful plants, because I’m much better in the kitchen than garden!

Suzie x

✨SOLD OUT ✨ Our ceremonial cacao block, bars,

✨SOLD OUT ✨

Our ceremonial cacao block, bars, brownies, and nibs are now all sold out. They’ll be restocked next full moon. We still have plenty of herbs and pantry staples available to order.

Thank you so much for your support everyone.

🌸Summer feasting 🌸

🌸Summer feasting 🌸

🌸Cacao blooms 🌸 Our products are raw and un

🌸Cacao blooms 🌸

Our products are raw and untempered, which means that, overtime, the cacao butter will bloom and the coconut sugar crystalise on the surface. This is normal and natural, and doesn’t affect the final taste of your cacao. We don’t temper our bars as they’re meant for drinking, and we find untempered cacao both safer and easier to chop, as well as less processed and quicker to melt. We also think the blooms are beautiful (but we’re biased!).

Let us know if you have any other questions about ceremonial cacao or our bars. 💫

🌞Happy Midsummer! 🌞 Our new blend for the s

🌞Happy Midsummer! 🌞

Our new blend for the solstice is now available to order. Made on the strawberry full moon with Asháninka ceremonial cacao, lion's mane, dandelion essence, maca, calendula, and coconut sugar. Brewed with the intention of connecting us with the transformative power of the fire element, supporting creativity and conscious change.

Use code ‘LITHA’ for 10% off to celebrate the solstice today and tomorrow!

Link in bio. 🌿

What an amazing week, creating something very exci

What an amazing week, creating something very exciting!

@jodie.captures.magic what a pleasure it is to work with such a creative and inspiring person.

@aikenverschuur Thankyou so much for welcoming your space for us to create magick!

This project has been close to our hearts for a long time and seeing it all come together is overwhelming.

Here’s a snippet of behind the scenes!

@suziejanenimmo
@little.shakti
@lawsonsmarketgarden
@aikenverschuur

#behindthescaenes #foodphotography #plantbased #zerowaste

Most of the produce, herbs, and flowers we use for

Most of the produce, herbs, and flowers we use for our catering are picked from the garden that day and have been lovingly grown by Danny. It’s such a delight and honour to work with such fresh seasonal abundance, and to share our culinary creations with others. 🌿

Basket also made by Danny using homegrown willow.

@lawsonsmarketgarden