Finding Warmth In the Heart of Winter

Note: This post is part of January’s herbal blog party. Keep checking back at that link as all posts should be up by Monday, Jan. 4th.

“…Come close to me, oh companion of my full life;
Come close to me and let not Winter’s touch
Enter between us. Sit by me before the hearth,
For [...]

The Great Apple Harvest!

There’s something about picking fruit directly off the tree. When I was completing a permaculture internship at a community called Wind Spirit, we ate so many citrus that our tongues started to hurt from the acidity. It’s been posited that ripe fruit, eaten directly off the tree is higher in antioxidants than food that is [...]

Platforms, Pillows and Cushions

Everybody wants to improve their posture and health. Unfortunately, trying to remember to stand up straight won’t cut it for a lot of us. I personally have been on a postural restoration journey for quite some time. While I’ve definitely shown great improvement, it’s been a slow process. I was hoping to speed things up [...]

Some Like It Raw

I threw a little celebration party after I finished my first year of teaching, and although I have a big living room I noticed that most of my friends were hanging out in my tiny little kitchen. The relative proximity of food and alcohol may have had something to do with it.

Anyway, one of [...]