"As a professional medical herbalist I am bound by the oath to 'do no harm.' Yet currently the available insurance policies are linked with underwriters involved in supporting... ecocide, crimes against humanity, and the development of controversial weaponry." - Kim Creswell, Herbalists Against Harm

Mugwort Root One of four Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights by Fanny Mae. Image from Mugwort/Palyn by Anastasia Rydlevskaya --- #wortjournal #herbs #poems #mugwort wortjournal.com/herbal-poems...

2026 Medicinal Mushrooms calendars in the distro, fundraising for the work of HWBB, providing free herbal medicines to the Bristol refugee community since 2016. Collaboratively made by multiple artists & contributors - they're beautiful and informative! #herb #medicinalmushrooms #herbalmedicine

The Anti Genocide Protestors on Hunger Strike in British prisons. Held without trial for months. #freethepalestine8 #hungerstrike

Quite pleased with this one. 😏🌱🏴💥 Last 'UK' posting date is Thurs.

Wort 4 has gone to press! Now available to preorder on the website. - #wort #herbalmedicine #herbsky #plants #radical #folk #herbalism wortjournal.com/issue-four/

Sign our EARTHWORKERS 4 FALASTIN petition and spread to the environmentalists around you. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Could you become a Monthly Supporter for the Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais? 🔥🔥🔥 For the cost of a coffee you could make a massive difference to keeping this project going. ❤️🖤🌱 Go direct to the website to set up your monthly donation: mobileherbalclinic.org/campaigns/su... 🔥🔥🔥

Katie Hastings of Wales Seed Sovereignty tells the story of Welsh Black Oats in 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵 #2, reflecting on questions of ownership, commons, heritage and belonging, and asking "what does it mean to say that these oats are 'ours'?". Pic: Andy Pilsbury for the Gaia Foundation. #plantstories #seedsaving

'The Dubrynytsi Oak' by artist Тарас Данилич, showing the Oak as a centre of a Ukrainian village community life. Informed by a journey of reconnection with the nature of her homeland, Natalia Hubenko explores Oak in Slavic folk medicine and healing magic in the article ‘Slavic Oak’ in Wort #2.

Our friend and comrade the tiny frog is back. Which can only mean that Issue 4 of Wort is on its way! Another nine thoughtful, provocative and inspiring contributions from persons working with medicinal plants as living beings. Preorders coming very soon! #herbalism #plantmedicine #indypublishing

We have some copies of Wort Journal issues #2 and #3 to offer for free to radical libraries. Email us at wortsandwords AT gmail•com with details of your project/postal address. 'UK' postage paid. Please share! #radicalpublishing #radicalherbalism #radicallibraries #umbelpress #wortjournal

An account of the Plants, Mushrooms and Resistance gathering in Romania earlier this month up on the website. The gatherings will feature as the Project Focus for Issue 4 of the journal. ○🍄○ #wortjournal #umbelpress #plantsmushroomsresistance #communityherbalism #radicalherbalism #freeschool

Issue 3 of Wort Journal is out! Eight contributions on grassroots herbalism, including poetry, culturally-rooted plant explorations, herbalism and the tarot, and some extreme guerilla gardening mischief. wortjournal.com/product/wort... . #herbs #herbalism #plants #naturewriting #zine #micropress

Hello BlueSky!

 Just introducing ourselves: Wort is a print journal of radical and folk herbalism with pen and ink illustration, based in Wales ('UK'). A small operation and a big labour of love! Issue 3 just emerging into the world now! #intropost #firstpost #herbalism #plants #herbs #zine