Arlene Burnett Medical Herbalist

09/01/2026

Winter dates at the plant medicine plot!
If you fancy getting outdoors this winter - you are more than welcome to join me at the community allotment.

Although it’s not growing season there are loads of jobs to be getting on with at the allotment this winter - from pruning the fruit trees, to clearing an area for our shed to be built, to drawing out the area for our pond and bog garden, as well as prepping the spiral herb garden area.

If you’d like to come and lend a hand or know someone who would be interested we’d love to hear from you.


Arlene Burnett Medical Herbalist

21/12/2025

Happy solstice everyone.
I spent the shortest day under the old Scot’s Pines at the Bournville - my favourite pitch.
And what an amazing day it was, and a perfect way to see out the year.
Thank you soooo much from the bottom of my heart, firstly to who has conjured up a most amazing series of markets, and to everyone who has come along to the stall this year, thank you all so much, and to all the traders who I spend each weekend with whether rain or shine.
Love to you all, and wishing everyone the most wonderful festive period, however or whatever you celebrate, whether solstice, Christmas, New Year Hogmanay , wishing you good food, good company, good laughs and love

⭐ 🎄 🌟 🎄 ⭐

06/12/2025

Wow, what an amazing market that was today 🥳
Thank you to the scores of people who turned up and all the volunteers who put on the market. It was soooo good to be back 💚
All the jars are now refilled and ready for tomorrow where I’ll be

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

We are going to be running a few more sessions in the run up to the end of the year so if you want to come down and get involved just send me a message - you too could be playing in a big pile of mud on a lovely rainy day 😆 ☔️ garden

25/11/2025

Gearing up for December and the end of market season for 2025, and I’m pretty excited about the whole thing 🥳🎄

I will be out with the stall on the run up to Christmas before I take a break from markets until at least March next year. l have had fun creating some new seasonal blends which will be out on the stall along with the regular herbals and teas.

Sooooo if you’re after a stock up of your teas and herbals to keep you going or you are looking for an ethical present for someone that won’t end in landfill, I will be out at my regular markets and happy to say I’ll be back at the Stirchley Community Market Christmas 🎄 🔔 🎄 🔔 🎄

09/11/2025

08/11/2025

Testing the soil today at the community herbal medicine plot. Test results - soil smell - none, worms - 1 , scientific conclusions - much more organic matter needed! 🪱
Pic 5 Rebecca looking super pleased with all the grafting she did today. No pics of us sitting down eating cake .
If hunting for worms, making mud balls, doing experiments with soil in jars, putting the world to rights whilst drinking tea and eating cake sounds like your thing, this community herbal medicine allotment may be your thing! Did I mention medicinal plants? There will be an abundance of medicinal plant growing and medicine making too 🌱

30/10/2025

Fancy coming down to the Community Herbal Medicine Garden this November?
We unearthed from within the brambles a previously created pond, so we’ll be continuing to clear that area and start to redevelop a pond and bog garden area. We will also be making a start plotting out the herbal spiral garden area this month.
If you fancy coming along give me a message or a 👍 on the WhatsApp group

25/10/2025

Chilly chilly on the community plot today, but we made some good progress.
Emma rocking the wheelbarrow look 💪 laying down a layer of compost marking out the area which will be our spiral herbal growing area 🌀🌱

21/10/2025

We’re at the community allotment on Saturday folks if you fancy coming along 🌱

11/10/2025

Plants will never cease to amaze me. ‘Horse tail’ equisetum arvense, an ancient primitive plant.
When lifting a plastic membrane that had previously been laid at the community allotment today, we uncovered the rhizomes of a plant not ready to give up. Horse tail is notoriously difficult to manage, due to its deep roots and spreading rhizomes. As we found today - years after being ‘smothered’ it had found a way to survive the blanket of plastic.
So whilst putting the world to rights we made horsetail wreaths and discussed the medicinal uses from tissue healing to prostatitis.