#foraging in the city

[witch--tips]

you NEVER need to wait “until you have the money” to start practicing witchcraft. you do not need ANY money for witchcraft. you can have all the money in the world and practice witchcraft every single day without spending a single cent on it. everything you need you already have, inside of you and around you as well.

[balkanradfem]

I love being a little gatherer in nature. Filling my little basket with plants and herbs and little seeds and maybe even fruit. Going home all warm with joy because I found so many lovely little nature gifts. But then when I get home and all that stuff needs to be taken out, washed, cleaned, processed, cut, put to dry, organized or stored? Well then I'm like this fucking sucks.

[chainsawselfships]

A family can be an evolved former circus orangutan, a former primate sanctuary employee who's abandoned humanity, and their adopted human daughter. And that's beautiful <3

[killerwithknife]

thinking about when I straight up found a full coke and an unsmoked cigarette outside on a bench and my friends did not let me take them. What the hell(???

[solarpunkpresentspodcast]

The YouTube upload of Season Two Episode Five is here!

On today’s episode, Ariel talks to Lindsay Jane of The Solarpunk Scene where she showcases her solarpunk life in Toronto, as well as shining a spotlight on solarpunk projects locally and internationally. Lindsay tells us about how she discovered solarpunk and the ways that she lives a solarpunk life in the city - both the upsides (gardens! architecture! effective transit!) and the downsides (sky-high rent, expensive food, difficulty cultivating outdoor gardens). She also emphasizes the importance of getting involved in your local community and politics as a city-dweller, and lets listeners in on the behind-the-scenes inspiration for The Solarpunk Scene: tune in to learn more!

[umiagawa]

Peeling the dandelion blossoms to make dandelion mead.

I skip the recipe here because I’m sure you can find many good resources online 😀. You may see some people recommend not to wash the dandelions. I washed mine, and I believe you should too. Then look at the dirt on the bottom of your bowl 😳.

[pomefioredove]

Hello! It's been awhile since I've gotten a matchup done from anyone, and I really like your writing, so I'd thought I'd ask for one!

Congratulations on 500 followers by the way!!

If I were to describe myself and my personality, I think it would overall be "quiet." I very much keep to myself and don't make much of an attempt at talking to other people, but that would be because I have lingering social anxiety from my childhood. I am actually very fond of talking to new people and making conversation, but I much prefer to do that alongside someone I know. I enjoy my space and my time to myself, but I also value anyone I call "my people" (whether it be friends or family) an incredible amount and love to spend time with them.

Another thing about me is the way I love. I, for a lack of a better term, do not love gently. Once I love someone (in any way) I will never, ever, stop. No matter what. This has hurt me before, and because of this, I guard my heart very closely, and it will likely take very clear intentions from someone to convince me to let them in.

As for my interests and hobbies, I can't say that I'm all that exciting, but I do love what I do anyway. I work in a greenhouse, and was raised by a mother who loves to forage plants and mushrooms to make medical and herbal tinctures out of them! (Or just to eat lol) My hobbies include reading, drawing, and a liiiiittle bit of writing (...of any kind, really. Small poems, mini songs, ficlets... the works). Recently I've gotten into sewing as well, and I'm really enjoying it!

My lifestyle is, like me, very quiet. I live in a very small village (yes an actual village) several miles away from any real towns, so not a lot goes on around where I am. Many would consider it rather boring, and I'm probably due for some change someday (I anticipate it, really), but I'm very content with what I have right now.

And last but not least, I'm female, around 5'8"-5'9" (173 to 175 cm), have several moles dotting around here and there, and... I suppose I like to dress rather nicely? It's something I've been doing lately and I'm enjoying it quite a bit haha. If I were to describe my current style it would probably be "elegant and comfortable." Nicknames are basically second nature to me, so I often call people "dear, darling, honey, love," etc. If they're special to me, I'll tag on "my" at the beginning; "my dear, my darling, my love..." You get the idea! A last tidbit is that my love language is primarily physical touch. It's practically the life blood of the way I show affection lol.

Thank you for letting me ramble! I kind of also took this as a chance to figure out how to describe myself again lol. Take your time answering this, since I know I kind of packed a lot in here. As for what kind of matchup I want, romantic would be wonderful, and anyone in your default list will be just fine! (I love the staff, but like, platonically, you know?)

I match you with 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭

The First Impression:

Intentions don't come any clearer than from Rook. Oh, how your beauty makes him weep! Your appreciation of nature! Your love for his favorite arts!

How does he already know all that? ...Better not to question it.

Why He Fell:

Rook has an eye for beauty, which includes both outer and inner. Your elegant sense of style, combined with your natural kindness, you're the best parts of everything he loves all in one!

Perhaps it's your love of writing, or your knowledge around nature, or your shared affinity for terms of endearment, but Rook is simply drawn to you as if you're a part of him. It's a lovely, natural feeling to him, and once he's sure, he's more than clear about his intentions.

The Relationship:

Rook is truly just happy to be with you. He'll accompany you on a foraging trip through the woods, he'll indulge you in as much physical affection as you would enjoy, or he'll give you your much needed alone time when required (he understands that feeling perfectly, after all).

There is a shared sense of devotion between the two of you, one in which you know that he would never cause you any intentional harm. Rook is simply enamored with you, from your quiet disposition to the intense ways in which you feel and express love.

[milkweedman]

Scrumped a small bag of figs, a good handful of apples, and 4.5 pounds of pokeberries. I am doing one last attempt at a pokeberry dye this year (the last one boiled again !!!! Got a pretty brown but thats just not at all what I'm going for) and highly considering a fig and apple pie.

[floydsteeth]

i love having to explain art projects of mine to other students, like hi yes im making 3 posters about anti capitalism and the visual refrence is ww2 propoganda posters i swear im a normal person and not at all mad at how the goverment treats people :)

[witchofwolfwood]

Anyway, witches, if you don't have a plant ID app on your phone - what are you doing?

I really reccomend iNaturalist because it gives you little AI suggestions but also leaves your posts open to review by Real People (shoutout to the guy who saw me put up a flower like "Hmm, yeah, some kind of bindweed? I think?" And IDed it perfectly). It also let's you scroll through things that have been found in your area, so catch me scrolling through, noting down potential witchcraft ingredients and stuff that's good for foraging.

Ofc, be careful, never ingest something without a 100% positive ID. But yeah, plant ID apps my beloved !! Super useful tool, and pretty fun !

For my city witches- don't let yourself be fooled into thinking there can't be anything useful in your city. I live in a pretty major city and I was honestly shook by the amount of herbs and useful plants that are there if you just take a moment to look.

(Also iNaturalist let's you ID birds, animals, insects etc which is very funky.)

[the-nettle-knight]

I was at the supermarket this evening and they were selling 300g of blackberries for £2.50, which is just totally mental, especially in late summer. I picked a kilo of blackberries on Saturday, for free, in less time than it takes me to walk to and from Morrisons. Wild blackberries always taste so much better too

[ornithological]

great northern diver (gavia immer), ireland

[thedragonagelesbian]

the thing about cyrus hawke is he is always down for a forest outing

[badolmen]

I wish every ‘humans are a plague upon the earth/we are a disease/it would be best for the environment if humans all died’ ecofascist a very Shut The Fuck Up

[spellwing777]

[dinodogs]

big companies trying to build big cities in my state makes me so mad.

STAY THE FUCK AWAY!!!! I WILL RIP YOU TO SHREDS AND TEAR DOWN YOUR STUPID CITIES!!!!!!