If you’d like to learn more about permaculture, here is a list of books, videos, and websites to help you along your journey. Websites Forums permies.com – the home page is beautiful and the forum is rather rough-looking, but it is searchable and there is great info in it. You…

I was taught to be afraid of it. But, like all things I was taught to be afraid of, when I did my own “investigation of the thing,” I found out that it was much different than what I was led to believe. I’ve, instead, found tarot to be a…

Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum| Family: Lamiaceae Common name(s): Holy Basil, Tulsi, Sacred Basil GROWING SOWING Grown as an annual in colder zones. Native to India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, and Malaysia. Can be direct sown after the last frost or started indoors 6 weeks before planting.…

I almost wanted to rename “Green Witch Ways” to “Finding my Magick.” If I ever write a book, I think that’s what I’ll use as the title. But, I’ve sat down to write this book multiple times and it is daunting. So, I’m going to write bite-sized thoughts in the…

This is the basic recipe for making an essential oil spray. I did not make up this recipe, however I don’t remember where I found it. The epsom salt is supposed to be an emulsifier to help blend the oil and water but you still should shake before using. See…

Botanical Name: Juglans nigra | Family: Juglandaceae | Similar: Junglans cinerea Common name(s): Black Walnut (nigra), Eastern Black Walnut, Butternut (cinerea) GROWING (profiling black walnut, not butternut) Deciduous tree | Zones 4-9 | 50 – 100+’ tall, when in the open it will grow wider with its branches closer to…

Tonight I made potato chips. Lots and lots of them. Like, the whole bag of potatoes. Here’s a tip. A whole bag of potatoes makes way more chips than you can eat in a couple of days. If you do this yourself, you may want to bring it down a…

One of my favorite summer things to do is to make sun tea. Sure, you can heat up water in a tea kettle, add some tea bags, brew then chill, but ho hum! I’d much rather do it this way. It feels like a nod to a simpler time. A…

Do a little bit each dayRealize that it won’t ever all be perfectIt’s a journey, not a destinationThere is always something new to learnStop and look at what’s going on around youWork within the rhythms of naturePlan, then go with the flowTry new thingsMove things aroundAccept lossShareSave some for laterBe…