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“Light Footsteps” by the Emmaus Community
Light Footsteps How awesome is this place, of birds + plants + bees + space. The humans who share their inner experiences, give an outer meaning to faces in a common experience. So free are the loving...
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Homemade Lavender Mustard
Around here, summer is still in full swing. It’s been hot, the garden is starting to produce a lot, and we’ve been enjoying our very full days around the farm. Recently, we had family visiting for a...
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Easy Poultice for Insect Stings – What’s your favorite way?
I taught a class on herbal first-aid recently and we went over a variety of home remedies for simple concerns that arise with more time outside when the weather is nice — bites, stings, rashes, cuts,...
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Ben Falk, World Renowned Vermont Permaculture Designer is Visiting Northeast...
Credit: Whole Systems Design Internationally renowned ecological designer and award-winning author Ben Falk will visit Cleveland October 21-24. Falk’s Vermont-based landscape design firm Whole Systems...
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Autumn Wellness
Wandering around the yard it’s really starting to look like Autumn. Our big old oak has splotches of orange leaves, the sunflowers are falling over, and animals are scurrying about getting ready for...
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Gifts from the Heart of Nature & Herb Society Open House
What a beautiful sunny day we’re having here! Overall, it has been such a pleasantly mild Autumn that it is hard to believe that the holidays are ahead. I’m still harvesting some greens and even a...
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Community Herbal Intensive in Northeast Ohio at the Trillium Center
I have been following the exciting developments at The Trillium Center for some time now so when fellow herbalist Leah Wolfe contacted me and asked if I’d share information about the upcoming Community...
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Our Year on the Farm – 2015
I had fully intended to upload these photos to the blog, but mistakenly uploaded them to the main Light Footsteps website. Instead of doing everything all over again, I hope you’ll hop on over to see...
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Reflections from a WWOOFer
Madeleine Zimmermann / Allegheny College Env. Science + Studio Art / Class of 2018 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth,...
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Win a Winter Wellness Box! Celebrate Imbolc!
I’m so happy to share our updated main page for our farm and small business. It’s a great launching place for people to find this blog, my shop, and learn about upcoming classes. Please check it out...
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The Time of Imbolc is Here!
For most of us reading this, we are generations removed from a truly meaningful connection with the land. Gone are the days where stocking a larder meant the difference between life and death. We no...
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Spring updates from the farm
I apologize. It’s been awhile. Spring is always this crescendo of activity and energy that can feel overwhelming at times. There’s so much momentum, growth, doing. Add to that a family illness...
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Make Your Own Chive Blossom Vinegar
Starting in late May and lasting through June, the garden is speckled with the vibrantly purple blossoms of chives. Chives are a welcome addition to salads, vegetables, and eggs by adding their mild...
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New to permaculture? Start here.
What’s it like to fairly take care of people and the earth? It’s a concept called permaculture, and it can provide a guiding spirit to the creation and tending of your landscape. Permaculture begins by...
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4 Reasons I’m Teaching My Kids to Forage
{Today we have a guest post about foraging from blogger James Smith. James is a passionate blogger who loves to write on trending topics. If he is not doing anything, you will find him writing. Follow...
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Everyone’s favorite WWOOFer is back!
Since the last time I spent some much needed time at Light Footsteps (read about it here), I’ve finally realized that growing things, and teaching communities how to grow things, is actually really...
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How One Small Garden Can Change Your Life
You don’t have to own acres of farmland to enjoy the benefits of gardening. Growing your own food and enjoying some fresh flowers can be done even with just a few patio pots if need be, but even a...
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From dark to light. Blessed Imbolc.
Yesterday evening, leaving my midwife’s house after my 4:00 appointment, I exclaimed, “I think this is the first time I’m leaving when it’s still light out!”. And this morning, while rising to get Cora...
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the most wonderful time of the year {spring ephemerals}
Nothing helps to lift me up at the end of a stressful week like spending some time outdoors. This time of the year in particular is one of my absolute favorites for geeking out with plants — the...
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Sage’s Home Birth Story
I’m posting my second birth story because I think women’s experiences of birth are essential to share. This is true whether the birth went perfectly, was miserable, or anywhere in between. In sharing...
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