I usually make Duck Confit in Winter
What happened when beautiful farmers market duck legs, an August afternoon, and an Instant Pot collided with one of my favorite winter rituals
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Forage & Gather is a place where herbs, gardens, good food, and everyday beauty come together in the quiet practice of paying attention—to the seasons, to one another, and to the life unfolding around us.
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At last we’re gathering!
Summer got away from us, so we’re gathering right at the edges of it…
Welcome to The Windesphere Witch Blog Party
A Forage & Gather party for the new internet
I Went Into the Kitchen to Make a Cobbler and discovered that my Mother’s Pie Was Waiting.
Late summer peaches, blackberries, and a flavor I had not tasted for almost 20 years. .
How I Write With AI
What happens between the first question and the moment I finally press publish.
No Wonder We’re So Tired
When did taking care of ourselves become another full-time job?
Ways to linger in August
and a sweet corn and mushroom risotto for the evenings when the garden makes dinner for you.
“You Ask Inconveniently Good Questions”
Apparently I have been working on this particular qualification my entire life.
Poulet au Foin- (Hay Roasted Chicken)
Literally the Best Chicken I’ve Ever Cooked
Making Room for Wildness
How a garden taught me the difference between control and stewardship.
The August Field Guide - Preserving Summer
Each month, I create a new Field Guide to accompany the season as it unfolds. This month’s guide is waiting just beyond the garden gate…
On wild corners, muddy boots, and learning to trust the garden
Come along. We’ll see what’s blooming.
The nest that was waiting for us.
How one unexpected breakfast conversation, two old apple trees, and a little Eastern screech owl led us home. (And a really good pesto recipe!)
A Summer Welcome
Our School of the Seasons begins here
Come Through the Garden Gate
A quiet invitation to something I’ve been dreaming about
The Crockpot Chicken That Felt Like Kitchen Magic
A few days ago I watched one of those cooking videos that I was absolutely certain couldn’t possibly work.
Wolfie’s Garden Rules
Wolfie lives on a little urban farm with his mama and dada, right next door to his Mimi and Bapa.
The Quiet Medicine of Tomatoes
An afternoon at the farm market, a summer thunderstorm, and the wisdom of simple ingredients.
At the Height of the Light
A Summer Solstice Reflection From my Garden
Chaos Gardening: When the Garden Has Other Ideas
What a season of volunteer plants, wandering pathways, and unexpected abundance taught me about participation, wildness, and letting life grow.
What the roots knew….
A garden story about aging, authenticity, and becoming more fully ourselves
The world we leave behind
I have to believe that we all want the same thing in the end. A world that is still livable, beautiful, connected, and alive.
Learning not to brace
On nervous systems, living things, and the rhythms that help us remember how to be human.…
The Merry Month of May Wine
Sweet woodruff beneath the oak tree, strawberries in a glass pitcher, and the old spring rituals that still know how to find us.
Raising Feral Children in an Engineered World
What if the children best prepared for the future are the ones still allowed to get muddy, curious, cold, uncomfortable, and gloriously alive?
A day late, but just as heartfelt…..
Happy Mothers Day to all….