Harvesting, preserving, and storing vegetables and crops at the third harvest can be a rewarding and satisfying experience for home gardeners (or farmers market enthusiasts!). Here’s a little guide to help you get started:
Ostara Spring equinox boxes 2022
The ostara 2022 boxes featured a DIy clearing spray for a quick and easy magical spring clean
New Zealand Wheel Of The Year
In New Zealand the traditional Northern Hemisphere dates of some celebrations (like Yule and Samhain) don’t line up with the seasons for us,
Water Element
Season: Autumn
Tarot: cups
Herbs & apothecary: cardamom, chamomile, elderflower, geranium, lemon balm, marshmallow, myrrh, passionflower, red sandalwood, rose, spearmint, thyme, valerian, violet, white willow, yarrow
Earth Element
EARTH
Season: Winter
Tarot: pentacles
Herbs & apothecary: vervain, horehound, clove, fern, honeysuckle, ivy, jasmine, mugwort, mushrooms, alum, verbena, barley, patchouli, primrose, plantain, sage, roots & grains
Fire Element
FIRE
Season: Summer
Tarot: wands
Herbs & apothecary: allspice, basil, bay, calendula, cleavers, damiana, frankincense, ginger, hawthorn, juniper, marigold, nettle, peppermint, rosemary, rue, wormwood, st johns wort
Focus: action, passion, ambition, awaken, anger,
Imbolc July 2022 Boxes
The July boxes celebrated Imbolc on August 8th, with the underlying theme being awakening.
At the start of July I had already seen a beautiful water hyacinth flower pop up under the apple tree. Chilly frosts blanketed the ground in the morning making everything appear like some kind of wonderful fae playground. Sometimes we’re blessed with sunny days as the sun shines through the bare branches of the trees, straight through the windows as the sun is much lower in the sky than in summer, and just brings a sense of joy with it. It’s still really, really cold but spring isn’t too far away and it’s almost time to awaken from our winter ‘hibernation’
Air Element
Air Element Info & Magical Goodies AIR
Season: Spring
Tarot: swords
Herbs & apothecary: sage, agrimony, bergamot, borage, horehound, clover, broom, dandelion, lavender, eyebright, marjoram, meadowsweet, mint, pine, slippery elm, star anise
Focus: knowledge & wisdom, concentration, justice, clairvoyance, communication, focus, justice, fairness, truth, harmony, healing, imagination, inspiration and creativity, learning, organisation and order, spirituality, freedom, enlightenment, cleansing
Crystals: Aventurine, fuschite, angelite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, kyanite, opal, blue topaz
Associations: elves and fairies, research and learning, birds and winged insects, incense, communication, speech and singing
Colours: white, yellow, light blue
Decorations: feathers, birds, wind chimes, pen, broom
The January 2022 Lammas Boxes
etween the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. Also known as Lammas or Lughnasadh, it’s a great time to ensure continued success of your ‘harvest’ and to celebrate with grains like sharing bread (and drinking beer).
December 2021 Summer Solstice Box
The Summer Solstice, also known as Litha, Mid Summer is on Dec 22nd this year, it’s the longest day of the year and a time when firey sun energy is at it’s peak. A great time for sun and fire work, money & abundance, action and energy and celebrating community.