Aims, Mission and Concept

Plants from the Land is a website platform that is building a resource of simple healing plant information and showcasing community projects.
The aim is to promote self-help and solidarity; share and inspire good practice; signpost and connect projects.
The task for now is to create the basic structure for the site, gather content and promote the QR code signs. Please get in touch if you have a project you want to share, or resources that you feel contribute to the wider discussion of herbal medicine and solidarity.
The links below will take you to more about information.
Welcome to the conversation!
Melissa Ronaldson, Midsummer, 2024

Idea and concept

Plants from this Land is a concept that has been brewing for many years and flows from collaborations and work done under various umbrella groups including London Community Herbalists and Herbalists Without Borders UK.

It takes inspiration from the sharing of information and networking that happened through the Radical Herbalist Gatherings; from Herbal Medicine community gardens, access to Healthcare, support and solidarity projects past and present; and also plant related projects connected...

For Now mission Statement

Plants from this Land aims to :

Create a commons resource of simple plant medicine knowledge accessed via in situ sinage that contains QR codes leading to further information on the website.
Promote use of the medicinal plant signs
Signpost events, gatherings, workshops and courses designed to create herbal medicines for self-help and solidarity
Highlight projects that are currently delivering quality herbal medicine; plant focussed spaces or activities; or self-help learning...

Why the name ’Plants From This Land’?

The name for this project was arrived at via a twisty path through various culturally specific references that may be meaningful to some and meaningless to others; but as the project evolves the name gathers layers of meaning.

It feels important to evoke a connection between people and plants and land.

The language of possession relating to land: ‘my ‘, ‘your’, ‘our’, may be radical in inception but becomes problematic sooner or later. Concepts of ownership can morph into ‘get off...