It is Lughnasad (“Loo-nah-sah”) as I write this, the old Celtic festival of the first fruits of the harvest that takes place during the first two weeks of August. In Christian times the feast was renamed “Lammas” or “Loaf-Mass” when everyone brought the first loaf of bread made from the year’s new grain to church to be placed on the altar and blessed.
I am an herbalist and a Druid and I live in an oak forest in New England. There is very little light here for growing things so I mostly rely on wild-crafted roots, barks, leaves, flowers and berries. Every season brings its own moment of opportunity and late summer is an especially rich time to harvest from nature.
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Yep, took that into consideration. They are only being moved a few miles from their original home and being planted in similar con
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Does anyone out there have recipes for devils claw pickles or relish?
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If there are enough plants to not do damage , I dig up a few of the smallest ones and transplant them into my yard. Just brought h
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I do the same. However, you need to make sure that your yard has the same light, soil, habitat as the area from which you dug up t
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I have some books on gathering plants from the wild, for food and medicine. The books were great to read, but I can't even beat t