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Mushroom Broth Recipe
There’s a pretty simple backstory here: I wanted to make soup, but when I went to buy groceries the store was out of both vegetable broth and bouillon, but had mushrooms on sale. I did some Internet searching and learned that making your own broth is pretty simple and easy, so I decided to try…
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Herbalism in Times of Turmoil
I’ve recently returned to my roots (pun intended) in folk herbalism to supplement the work I’m doing with my therapist. It wasn’t an intentional thing — in our current round of EMDR, we’ve uncovered some deeply buried trauma, and bringing that trauma to the surface has shaken the foundations of how I see myself and…
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Reflections on Housewifery
I’ve never really bought into the Maiden/Mother/Crone model of womanhood that’s so popular in neopagan spaces and in fact I think it has some serious issues that need to be unpacked but I have to admit, as I’m transitioning from my early-twenties to my mid-twenties, it’s like someone has flipped a switch in my brain and suddenly…
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How To Dry Herbs in the Oven (video)
This is the method I use to dry all the herbs I grow and forage. Honestly, it’s way easier, less messy, and more convenient than drying them by hanging. All you need is a conventional oven and a few hours to kill!
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Southeastern Foraging: Sassafras
I had my first successful foraging experiment yesterday! My partner and I literally stumbled into some sassafras growing in a friend’s front yard! I took some leaves home, dried them in the oven, and ground them into filé powder, which is an important ingredient in Creole cooking. Filé is used as a thickening agent and…
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Using Weeds in Witchcraft
In my new YouTube video, I walk y’all through my backyard and talk about some of my favorite weeds and their magical/spiritual uses. A big part of my growth in my spirituality has been developing a connection with the land and its spirits, and part of that is using local resources I grew or gathered…
Sam Wise 