Over the past five years, Herbal Reality has published over 700 free-access articles written by herbal experts, produced four seasons of our podcast, Herbcast, and promoted 1000s of herbal events.

Being part of the Earthsong Foundation — a charity founded to promote herbal medicine, nature restoration and music education — has helped us achieve all that we have so far. We are now seeking to consolidate the future of Herbal Reality to further our educational purpose, to:

• Keep you updated with expert opinions and the latest news in herbalism

• Develop our unique library of up-to-date monographs and articles

• Champion the herbal community by signposting to herbal practitioners and schools

• Promote herbalist-led events and organisations

• Support the future by helping herbal students with academic bursaries

• Giving a positive voice to herbalism through producing our Herbcast

To the 2.5 million readers who have visited our website, the 20,000 subscribers who have signed up to our newsletter and the 100,000s of listeners who have tuned in to our Herbcast, we would like to thank you. Your collective support has made Herbal Reality the engaged global herbal community that it is today.

To help secure the continuation of our work as herbalist-led, ad-free and corporate marketing-free, we are striving to raise £25,000 by March 2026. These funds will allow us to produce our next season of the Herbcast and commission our 2026 publications. We are asking for a contribution of £3 — the cost of a cup of herbal tea — or whatever you feel able to offer, to sustain our website and content creation in the years ahead. Every £1 donated will be matched by the Earthsong Foundation and restricted to Herbal Reality. *

By donating, you are speaking up for Herbal Reality to remain freely accessible and open to anyone wishing to learn about safely and sustainably using plants as medicine.

With much appreciation,

The Herbal Reality team

*A small proportion of each donation goes to JustGiving platform costs.