Throughout ancient sites in the UK, where Druidry originated, we find barrows, underground tunnels, and chambers hidden deep within the earth. These “protective places” are sites sheltered from the elements, the bitter cold and frigid winds, where people could find …
Growth
Music, Growing, and Land Healing
I wanted to take this time to blog a bit about plants, healing energies, music–yes–music. I use music a lot in my gardening and spiritual work. I play a number of flutes, including the panflute, wooden bamboo flutes, and various …
Druidry and the Land
I’ve added a number of permanent pages on the blog–I hope you’ll check them out: About Druidry: An introduction to druidry, as I see it! I cover the basics of druidry as a spiritual and life path today as well …
Outdoor Root Cellar Barrel – Guide/Instructions for Creating a Small Root Cellar
Root Cellars: A Simple Storage Solution As a druid gardener, I want to grow my own produce and store it in an efficient manner, sans fossil fuels. Back in the day, before people had electricity and refrigerators, root cellars were …
Sheet Mulching / Lasagnia Gardening – Instructions and Experiences
Last year, I reported that I started my garden beds using a Sheet Mulching (aka Lasagnia Gardening) approach that I found in Gaia’s Garden and select places online, such as here, here and here. A year later, and I’d like …
Garden Updates!
What does one get when one plants eighteen tomato plants? Enough sauce and tomato soup for the whole year! At least, that’s the goal. After a year of work, seeing these tomatoes–and kale, and potatoes, and basil, and peppers, and …
Druidry and the Environment
Someone on the AODA listserv put out a call for people to talk about their connection between druidry and environmentalism. It was a good experience to think, and articulate, my own thoughts on the issue. I thought I’d share the …
Garden Plans and Updates
I have been busy planting seeds so that after our last frost date (May 15th) these new little plants can go into the ground. Seeds contain so much potential–its amazing to watch them grow and get stronger each day as …
Garden Plans
Winter, especially as we approach Imbloc, is an excellent time to begin garden planning. One of my concerns is that I will plan too much and won’t be able to get it in the ground! Take my sheet mulching, for …
Fall Leaves and the Druidic Garden: Leaves as Compost and Mulch
With the passing of Samhain, most of the leaves here in Michigan are now off the trees. As I bike through my neighborhood or visit surrounding communities, I am always amazed to see people bagging up all of those leaves …
Holy Shit.
“Holy shit” or “holy crap” is generally used in a derogatory manner to indicate surprise or indicate that something is very bad. The etymology of the phrase is unknown, but the Oxford English Dictionary tells us that the term “shit” …