we have an almost weekly batch of bone broth brewing in our home, especially through the fall and winter months. this deeply nourishing food is warm morning brew, nutrient-dense soup base, the best food when we’re feeling unwell, a healthy addition to pasta, sauces, or rice. 

and of course, has fed many women in the sacred hours after birth or the sweet slow days of postpartum.

we’re pretty well at the end of mugwort season around here. the mugwort is flowering, but past its prime, turning toward the darkening seasons, yellowing, bursting blossoms. we do harvest mugwort when it’s flowering but just as the blossoms begin to develop their tiny round balls. now in late august they are in full wild witchy explosion

i’m out harvesting calendula today, like most mornings. this is one plant i gather in bits all season long. there are bundles of calendula growing all over the medicine garden, and our front and backyard as well. i often take my morning coffee out and wander the gardens, visiting with the plants and soaking in a little sun. i’ll bring a little basket and gather calendula that’s ready for harvest.