SOLSTICE

Today is the summer solstice and I have spent the day in quite a special place. I am lucky enough to complement my herbalism studies with working at Neal's Yard Remedies, a company which encourages awareness of and responsibility for natural health. Well recently, NYR upped and moved almost all of their head office from London to Dorset and today I went to see the new 'factory'. It is quite an amazing place built with nature and environment very much in mind. There will be solar panels for the times when the sun shines (it does sometimes honestly) and on a more fundamental (and realistic) level, the rain water is channelled into flushing the toilets. Admittedly there is still some way to go before the surrounding herb garden will be flourishing, but as any good gardener knows the soil needs to be properly prepared before planting can begin. And yes the sun did shine on its longest day!