Herbs for Sheep Liz MorganI first became interested in herbal medicine around 2015, when I met some people who were using both herbal medicine and homeopathy for themselves and their livestock. Around that time, I started using an herbalist for my own health needs and then decided to use herbs as medicine for my sheep. …
Farm homeopathy: an inconvenient truth
Meet dairy farmer, Pat Aherne – an unconventional convert
Meet dairy farmer, Pat Aherne - an unconventional convert Irish conventional dairy farmer, Pat Aherne, (pictured left) has transformed his herd health and fertility whilst reducing antibiotic use through a wholistic approach learned over the last 10 years. He is passionate about a natural health approach to his herd of 100 dairy cows and now …
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Meg’s Musings: Weaning; a Wholistic Approach
Reducing Stress at Weaning- A Wholistic Approach There are few events in the farming calendar that we dread; most of the year care of livestock is a pleasure. Ok, the odd difficult calving and lambing spices things up a bit, and the air goes blue when fences are broken, and escapees need to be reunited …
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Martin Talks About Global Humility for Our Health
I can’t remember when I first encountered the use of homeopathic thuja for treating Orf in sheep, but when many years ago my own sheep developed Orf I turned to thuja almost automatically. The more conventional veterinary world couldn’t offer any treatment except, of course, antibiotics if secondary infection resulted. I did think critically about …
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Joining the Dots to Reveal the Whole Picture
I farm a dairy herd of 200 crossbreeds (previously 300) in SW Wales, with my partner Garry, and we are currently converting the farm to organic standards. In 2008 I took the Homeopathy at Wellie Level basic course in farm homeopathy which inspired me to train as a homeopath. We had always been bent towards organic farming, …
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