This was my winter tomato set up from 5 years ago. I was able to grow tomatoes and herbs while there was 3 feet of snow outside. My brother and I jury-rigged this out of almost nothing. With the coronavirus and possibly a depression coming, this kind of ingenuity will need to become the standard.…
Tag: homesteading
Fall and The Eleusinian Mysteries
So this is the week of the historical Eleusinian Mysteries, which by my calculations started yesterday and will continue until Monday the 11th. The Hellenic Pagan group Hellenion has their monthly communal libation this Saturday, naturally to Demeter and Persephone this month. Fall is upon us now. Although in the Wiccan Wheel of the Year…
Sooooooo……
I’m not dead. Yeah, I know. I’m sorry. I keep saying that I’ll do stuff and then I don’t. I’ve been fighting depression this summer, and dealing with the government, earlier this year I had bad/stalking neighbors to deal with (they are finally gone, both of them, THANK THE GODS!!!) and other stuff that just…
Round-up of Interesting Links
A Single Catholic Priest was Responsible for Destroying the Entire Mayan Written Language! Horrible. Considering Da’esh’s actions in the Middle East towards any reminders of their Pagan past, it’s also a sobering lesson. Ruins of Viking Settlement Discovered Near Hudson River in New York State Artemis, Artumes, Nemi, Diana Lucifera and Witchcraft Twitter Bot Posts How…
Guest Post: Eating Healthy on Food Stamps/$200 a Month
This post was written by my brother, a little over a year and a half ago (when we were still living in Indiana), and posted to the Reddit Eat Cheap and Healthy subreddit (forum). The thread is here, if you want to to read my brother’s responses to the comments. He no longer has that account…
Homesteading: Confronting Death
About month ago, we killed and ate our rooster. (I’ve been behind on my blogging, there has been a lot of work to do) This was the first time we have actually slaughtered an animal. Of course, this is a part of homesteading, but it was a monumental step for my brother and I. The…
Artemis Agon Submission: A Homesteader’s Prayer
My submission to Lykeia’s Agon for Artemis in honor of Mounykhia. Still a week left if you want to submit something! A Homesteader’s Prayer to Artemis by Amanda Artemisia Forrester O Artemis, bright daughter of Leto, Who knows not the touch of man, Wild Virgin of the Woods Who runs with Her nymphs…
Longevity Gardens – Inspiring Video of a Food Forrest in Phoenix
Keep in mind while watching this video, that this is after only FIVE YEARS OF GROWTH!!!
Round-up of Interesting Links
The Uncomfortable Animism of Cars These comics are hilarious. Heart vs Brain Some important and interesting thoughts from a long conversation about miasma and the modern world Everyday Struggles of Your Organs The Need for Pagan Homelands: This article has caused some controversy, but I mostly agree with him. He has a blunt way of…
Homesteading Blurb: UPS, Trees, and the Importance of Community
Written on Wednesday the 5th Today I walked down to the mail to wait for UPS to come. They will leave packages by the land company sign if I ask them to, but they won’t cross the bridge to get to my house. Obviously there becomes the problem of the package possibly walking off with someone…
