The Swail or The Art of Muck Raking
marsh marigold thrives in a swale The Swale or The Art of Muck Raking I moved to the farm at Golden Lake, now home of the Sacred Gardener, in December 1999. When the snow melted in the spring, a huge swale ran halfway around the barns and house. A swale is a place where water collects…
Tomato: The Vine of Hearts
In the last golden days of summer we are living in the garden of Eden. This summer was the hottest driest summer on record, yet miraculously our crops were bountiful. The wild plants suffered but were still able to give us our wildcrafting quota of herbs for The Algonquin Tea Company, Gooseberries for jam, Wild…
Summer Kimchi
| By Megan Spencer | The garden’s abundance these days is awe-inspiring, and incredibly gorgeous. It’s a tremendous joy to look down at our plates, knowing that most of what we’re eating came from the land we work with, a simple profound beauty. Steven planted tons of pak choi this year, and we have eaten…
Herbal Toner
| By Megan Spencer | I originally made Rosemary Gladstar‘s (I adore her, and making her recipes makes me feel like she’s in my home) recipe, ‘The Queen of Hungary’s Water’s‘. I loved the combination of herbs in her recipe, and loved the effect of the apple cider vinegar that they are infused in, but…
Last Stand for a Lost Art
|By Steven Martyn| Herbalism, like many traditional skills that were essential to our very survival and our well being for thousands of years, has been reduced to a quaint hobby by industrialization. Yet, I believe many of us feel the pull of this ancient art in our bones. And with the toxicity of modern life…
Listening to bigger voices
|By Steven| It’s always good to have an ear open to the truth, no matter where it might come from. There are bigger voices speaking to us from all directions. From the animals, birds, wind and sometimes your seven year old. We are in the summer run, keeping up with the plants, workshops, harvesting and…
35 years of seeding earth wisdom
