Herbal medicine has historically been the primary approach to acute and chronic health problems - this remains the case still in many countries. We often forget that herbal medicine is the most enduring form of treatment and is still used by 80% of...
Read moreI have recently read Al Gore’s “Earth in the Balance” which is a pretty good overview of the environmental issues facing the world. It is lucid and comes up with some sensible political strategies to managing the potential ecological issues impactin...
Read moreFor many, the sign of summer is the first swallow or the sound of a cuckoo or the sound of cricket being played or perhaps Glastonbury of the Summer solstice. For me, it is samphire. Samphire is one of those truly old foods from the wild that peopl...
Read moreBoth of us (Sophie and Axel) are avid readers of books - both fiction and non fiction. This is the first in an ad hoc series of books that have made us sit up and think. We would be interested in hearing books that have influenced you and also your v...
Read moreAt Steenbergs Organic, we have been committed to being an ethical business since we started in 2003, becoming Fairtrade for tea in 2004 (both as a trader and as a licensee). It is really important to us that we strike a good balance between our busin...
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