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sacredgardener

Seeding earth wisdom since 1989.
Home of The Sacred Gardener School.
Wildculturing ~ Co-create ~ Wildcrafting
We're on Patreon!

The Sacred Gardener
Forest walk treasures. Five feet up, a mushroom. Forest walk treasures. Five feet up, a mushroom. Have you ever seen this? Squirrel food drying system. Keep an eye out this time of year for mushrooms in the trees. #foodstorage #squirrel #mushroomdrying #autumn
Staghorn sumac leaves, turning to fire. A sure s Staghorn sumac leaves, turning to fire. A sure sign our growing season is on the wane, though it’s been a longer one this year, longest in a long time since we had no hard frost by almost mid-October! This year, we’ll try harvesting some of these red leaves, having heard they make for a fine addition to smoking blends. Have you tried this? #sumac #staghornsumac #autumn #fall #fallcoloursontario #smokingblend #herbalsmoke
Went for a walk in our local treasure, Shaw Woods Went for a walk in our local treasure, Shaw Woods today. Found this sweet little mushroom, a member of the ‘bonnet’ family. Lots of fungi out these days! #fungi #fall #fungus #mushroom #shawwoods #comewander #ottawavalley
Raspberries that produce fruit in the fall are a n Raspberries that produce fruit in the fall are a new addition here, we planted seeds hem last year. They spent most of their time getting established last year, but this year... fruit!! What a treat to have these berries fresh in the fall. Anyone else tried these? What was your new addition this year that you love and want to gush about with us? #seasonalfruit #fallraspberries #berries #northernfruit #fallcrops #perennial #perennialfruit
Some love for our Patreon offering from one of our Some love for our Patreon offering from one of our 'VIP' members, thank you @healing_forest_botanicals! Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! We have one opening in this tier, where you will receive a box of hand crafted beauties to your door every month, along with all the videos and writings. Link to check it out is in our bio. "When I first met Megan and Steven on their beautiful property about 11 years ago I quickly learned they have a deep sacred connection with their land and everything that grows on it. Whether it's about the medicinal properties of a new-to-me plant or tasting delicious and creative ways to incorporate plants into meals and drinks I've learned so much from Megan and Steven over the years by spending time on their land as a volunteer and attending their workshops; more than I could learn from any textbook. When the opportunity arose to become their Patreon member I didn't hesitate because they are both such a wealth of knowledge and the membership provides me a chance to be part of their sacred land from afar, which has been especially helpful during the pandemic when we haven't been able to gather in person. I have loved continuing to learn about working with plants in a sustainable way through their videos, being nourished with their carefully crafted tea blends and many other herbal creations that have been made accessible through their Patreon membership over the past season. " Katie Wolk Registered Herbalist and Registered Massage Therapist
We had a beautiful harvest this year of the Blue H We had a beautiful harvest this year of the Blue Hopi corn, in around 200 cobs. The four of us love Tortillas. It takes a pound of corn to feed us two meals of two tortillas each. If we wanted to eat tortillas once a week for the coming year, we would need 52 lbs of dried corn. Depending on the size of the cob, this is around 3-4 cobs. Each plant usually grows 2-3 cobs. We should be good for tortillas this year, Leaving some for planting next spring. We also consider the fact that we may not have such a good year next year and will keep some aside. Deep gratitude to these old ones, and the long lineage of indigenous seed keepers. Did you know we have an ecourse on growing the three sisters? #corn #hopicorn #growyourown #tortillas #harvest #harvestseason #threesisters #polyculture #wildculture #growyourown #foodsovereignty
Hello everyone, this is us. Steven and Megan. To Hello everyone, this is us. Steven and Megan. Together, we co-created the Sacred Gardener School, two kids and a full, living, breathing life, that we cultivate and co-create, as we do our food, now flowing into the house these days to store for the coming months. We met in 2004, married in 2014. That’s 17 years together now. This past summer, we sailed through another season together, sometimes with calm waters, sometimes stormy, the overarching flow of the season, stretches out into long time. Yearly cycles. Decade cycles. Life living with the land is like any partnership, reflecting back to you the potential for basking in it all, or the ugliness of getting mired in a deep muck. All is possible. We wonder sometimes how much our love of this land, of this place has kept us going through tougher times. For us, we feel working with the earth and actively loving the land, helps us remember our love for one another, and the good work we do. Thank you for you time with us, here in this space. May it be that you give thanks for all of this blessing of being alive, storing up the good days to ride the rougher ones. Much love, Megan and Steven photo by @galcaponephotography #harvest #longterm #seasons #livingwiththeland #ottawavalley #inthistogether #farminglife #autumn #foodstorage
In the near north of the Upper Ottawa Valley, toda In the near north of the Upper Ottawa Valley, today we step through the gate that is the fall equinox, the most transformative time of year. Depending on the moon times and how the summer goes the plants wind down for the season from now until Samhain, Oct 28. This time of year is when the medicine in plants moves down into their roots, and it is also a time for generating seeds and fruit. In these movements, our physical and cultural life hangs. And in becoming one with the spirit of this time of year there are great opportunities for enlightenment. The poignancy of the fall, the dying of the green world and shortening of days, those first sweet smells of decaying plants and the quality of light that exists only at this time of year, can bring us to a place of beautiful surrender. In those moments the Earth, the spirit of the West is talking to us, showing and teaching us about the bigger realities that we inhabit. We just need to let ourselves go, to fall into the fall, and then to listen and watch. In contrast to the feelings of peace and slow surrender to the fall, many of us seem to be rushing around madly this time of year. In one way the busyness of fall is natural. We need to prepare for the long winter ahead. But I think the rushing is also in reaction to the embodied pathos of the fall, to the West. On the one hand we are not dying with the plants, we are planning on living through to another year. And yet there is something that is also dying within us, as the season passes. Just as it does with people we know that pass on, or with the passing of any deep relationship. In the faith that we are going to live on, and not fear of “the fall”, there is a way to work hard but feel peaceful knowing we are stockpiling for our people's future. Both realities can exist hand in hand. Happy Mabon. #mabon #fallequinox2021 #ottawavalley #autumn #gatheringseed

sacredgardener

Seeding earth wisdom since 1989.
Home of The Sacred Gardener School.
Wildculturing ~ Co-create ~ Wildcrafting
We're on Patreon!

The Sacred Gardener
Forest walk treasures. Five feet up, a mushroom. Forest walk treasures. Five feet up, a mushroom. Have you ever seen this? Squirrel food drying system. Keep an eye out this time of year for mushrooms in the trees. #foodstorage #squirrel #mushroomdrying #autumn
Staghorn sumac leaves, turning to fire. A sure s Staghorn sumac leaves, turning to fire. A sure sign our growing season is on the wane, though it’s been a longer one this year, longest in a long time since we had no hard frost by almost mid-October! This year, we’ll try harvesting some of these red leaves, having heard they make for a fine addition to smoking blends. Have you tried this? #sumac #staghornsumac #autumn #fall #fallcoloursontario #smokingblend #herbalsmoke
Went for a walk in our local treasure, Shaw Woods Went for a walk in our local treasure, Shaw Woods today. Found this sweet little mushroom, a member of the ‘bonnet’ family. Lots of fungi out these days! #fungi #fall #fungus #mushroom #shawwoods #comewander #ottawavalley
Raspberries that produce fruit in the fall are a n Raspberries that produce fruit in the fall are a new addition here, we planted seeds hem last year. They spent most of their time getting established last year, but this year... fruit!! What a treat to have these berries fresh in the fall. Anyone else tried these? What was your new addition this year that you love and want to gush about with us? #seasonalfruit #fallraspberries #berries #northernfruit #fallcrops #perennial #perennialfruit
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