…the otherworld. Hawthorn branches have been placed over the threshold as protection from malevolent energies in Europe. The Iroquois used a decoction as a protection against the personal physical manifestations of witchcraft. Hawthorn trees can often be found in young woods, hedges, and cow fields. Look for the thorns and little red fruits. The leaves are variable, but are often…
…significance, but when we switch out lettuce and kale for callaloo (Amaranthus spp.) or potatoes for cassava (Manihot esculenta), we can recognize our identity and familiarize ourselves with our cultural background. Participants harvesting honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) for a glycerite. What cultural legacies are botanically represented at the garden, and what are some of the stand-out plants? In our garden in…
…And then I begin a new compost pile where I have just harvested the old one, giving the previous pile an entire year to sit, decompose, and rest, and then heat up and do a myriad of other mysterious, invisible things. Next, we switch our sign so the neighbors know which pile to put their wastes in—we have several families…
