This last week, I had the honor of getting to sit down with author Laurel Woodward and discuss gardening, sustainable cooking and living, and kitchen witchery. Laurel is the author of Kitchen Witchery and Backyard Garden Witchery. She is also a blogger, a sustainable gardener, and just a wonderful soul too! After exploring her blog and …
On cold winter nights or even cool spring nights sometimes a bowl of soup is exactly what the soul needs. When it comes to comfort soups two come to mind for our household, chicken and rice soup and potato soup. This delicious and easy potato soup is budget-friendly and can be vegetarian too. We love to …
Several years ago I had been terrified of the Morrigan and yet so curious about her. I knew of her yet all I had heard from other witches was “she is too powerful to work with” or “you must be ‘X’ level of witch to work with her.” No one could have prepared me for …
When it comes to terms of protection we always need to be vigilant in our physical world as well as our magical world. In our world today, protection of self and magical protection should always be one of our highest priorities. Amy Blackthorn’s Protection Magic is the book we need today for our magical and …
I have been dedicated to Loki for many years now, so when I saw Loki and Sigyn by Lea Svendsen advertised in my Llewellyn catalog I knew I had to have a copy. When my box arrived, I jumped with excitement as I pulled the book out, and immediately ran off to read it like …
When I was growing up, my mom and grandmother always seemed to have a pot of pinto beans ready each week to go with many of our meals. Beans were a regular staple in many households when raised in New Mexico. Interestingly, I never enjoyed the taste of the beans. I often found them boring, …
Happy and Blessed Beltane! Beltane is one of the many fire festivals, but it is also a time of fertility and healing to the land. On our homestead, we honor Freya, Hecate, Loki, and Sigyn, during this time. While we make our libations and celebrations for a blessed and abundant growing season, we also give …
It is February here in Tennessee, and that means it is time to start prepping for our projects here on the homestead. Even though it is still cold and a bit frozen outside, our project and garden prep has to begin in February, or we will not get everything accomplished for the year. Our prep includes finalizing all garden plans and budgets, ordering and starting some seeds, and starting our spring cleaning.
We have seen so many people longing to have a more self-sufficient life, so here are five reasons why you should start homesteading in 2022!
Planning is an integral part of a successful homestead and January is the perfect time to start planning the new year and our projects.