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Mabon: The Season of Harvest & Release
Even though I am fall gal (hello, Scorpio here) and absolutely over our oppressively hot summer, I am not here to rush us. These transitions are always gradual, and we can intentionally prepare – as the world around does – for the next season. You may already notice this subtle shift, as daylight gets shorter,…
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Herb of the Season: Fall! Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Goldenrod is one of my all-time favorite plants, one reason being because it signals that fall is coming – my favorite season! So, of course it is this year’s “herb of the season.” The Solidago genus is one of the largest and most diverse in the herb world, often making these plants difficult to identify…
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July in the Garden!
July in the garden! This very interesting and challenging garden season continues… The incredible and needed rains brought some relief and redemption, but only a few of the dozens of crops I planted this year actually survived and amounted to anything. Then last week while weeding, I got attacked and stung by a wasp for…
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Preparing for Lammas: The First Harvest
The wheel is turning toward the first of three harvest festivals of the year – Lammas or Lughnasadh – on August 1st. Honoring the seasons without helps us to discover them within, and align with more natural rhythms, as we are part of these cycles. Lammas is the mid-way point between the Summer Solstice (Litha)…
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The Garden in June…
The garden in June…harrowing, humbling, heartbreaking, and of course full of meaning. Every year has gotten worse and more challenging so I thought I was prepared to face what came. It all escalated so fast though, with the worse drought in nearly twenty years and of course continuous record-breaking heat, paired with incredibly inconsistent winter…