• libra.gardener (57)in #ecology • 2 months ago

  Easing Eco-Anxiety

  First, make yourself a cup of relaxing tea: lemon balm, chamomile, lavender, whatever relaxing herb you have on hand and then we will dive into this topic together. My personal…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 2 months ago

  Gardening Journal :: orange season

  Happy Lammas, happy Imbolc, happy end of Winter, happy final weeks of Summer – where ever you are, however you celebrate the changing of the seasons, I wish you the best. For me…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #art • 2 months ago

  Zine Appreciation

  July was International Zine Appreciation month. Although it is officially August now, and I feel obligated to write a little about zines & what they mean to me. First I will…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #crafts • 3 months ago

  Hand Sewn

  The weather is cold and the nights freezing, so there really isn’t much to report about the garden. Instead I have been working on my sewing practice. I don’t (yet) have a sewing…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #recipes • 3 months ago

  Germinating Lentils and Beans

  Sprouting is an easy and efficient way to make the most of store bought dry goods like seeds, grains, and even beans. The words germination and sprouting can be used…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #plants • 3 months ago

  Pollinator Plants :: An ode to Thistles

  Some of the flowers most loved by the bumble bees are often considered weeds, like the extremely pokey thistle flower. Here -and in so many temperate climates around the world-…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 3 months ago

  Food Forest : a never ending work in progress

  I have been blessed to have had the chance to be a part of two food forests in the past few years. One of them, the forest garden I will focus on for this blog post, is a…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #art • 3 months ago

  I Dream in Zines

  For many years I have been making booklets, little magazines & other tiny art to share and gift. For almost as many years I have dreamed of starting my own zine shop — and…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #flowers • 4 months ago

  Flower Therapy

  Homemade bouquets are my go to gift for last minute events, almost forgotten birthdays and, of course, mother’s day. A thoughtfully arranged flowers from a garden or farm is…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #herbalism • 4 months ago

  Harvesting and Making :: creative ways to utilize your herbs

  During long walks around neighborhoods and gazing into front yards I have noticed something – a lot of people are growing herbs. Rosemary, Oregano and Lavender are all common…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #herbalism • 4 months ago

  Hawthorn :: and other medicine for the Heart <3

  All my fellow herbalists residing in the northern hemisphere are surely enjoying the abundance of flowers and herbs this time of year (spring/summer). A month ago I was in Oregon…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #naturalmedicine • 6 months ago

  Grateful for the Sun

  In recent years I began to learn of about the benefits of vitamin D and the necessity of sun exposure for all humans. That was when I lived in the Pacific Northwest of the US, in…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #art • 6 months ago

  Libra Crafter : mending kits, tarot readings, and stationary making

  A few nights ago I stayed up little late crafting - sewing by hand on a rainy evening, with a cat or two on my lap and also pulled a few tarot cards for guidance & entertainment.…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Backyard Herbalism : Growing Calendula

  Beginner herbalists and gardeners just getting started with their herbal garden find no better plant than Calendula officinalis. This herb/flower is much loved by bees &…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Common Butterflies : the Claudina Crescent

  Tegosa claudina :: Claudina Crescent in English or Mariposa Claudina in Spanish is a common butterfly along the eastern Andes of South America, from Colombia to Argentina. We see…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Herbal Crafts :: spell bottles

  I am all about drinking tea and eating veggies from the garden but, I also like to make art and magic with the harvest. Herbal bottles or bottle spells are a staple in the world…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Oregano :: herbal and culinary uses

  Oregano is such a common culinary herb that we often forget to include it in the list of medicinal herbs though it certainly is one. Oregano has many properties – too many to get…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Pollinators :: Limonera Chica - the Broadwinged Swallowtail

  In our garden there are several species of butterflies that visit the flower section. With time and with the help of a butterfly identification book I have come to recognize the…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Benefits of the Herb Garden

  Many of us have gardening on the mind - whether you are growing food for the first time, or are seasoned gardeners appreciating all the work that has gone into one's yard over…

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• libra.gardener (57)in #gardening • 7 months ago

  Introduction - Hi, I'm Chloe

  Hello everyone! I am new to HIVE though have been blogging for a few years on other platforms, I am excited to get to know this community and add some (hopefully) interesting…

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