Aronia

Resurrection

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-18T21:33:09-04:00January 31st, 2026|Events & Celebrations, Flora|

Food Forest Guild Part 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/B8-CbCzNysw?feature=share * The word “guild” in this usage is a group of plants that can thrive together as you would find in a forest habitat. It has the layers found in a forest - tree, shrub, herbaceous, ground cover, and sometimes even vines. The different plants all serve various purposes… edible, pollinator friendly, medicinal, windbreak, etc. This weekend we are celebrating Christ's resurrection. It’s lovely how the plants ...

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Aronia Berry Cake Recipe

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-18T19:32:26-04:00January 31st, 2026|Recipes|

At our meetup this past Saturday I baked a cake made with aronia berries from our farm. I thought I'd share the recipe here with you all. Aronias have even more antioxidants than blueberries! They are super easy to grow if you have a little bit of room in your back yard for a large shrub. They are also native to our region. Aronia berry bush If you are a supporter at the ...

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Lady’s Mantle: The Alchemical Chalice

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-18T18:54:49-04:00January 31st, 2026|Flora|

One of the herbs we have in our Paw Paw, Aronia Berry guild is Lady's Mantle. She is one of the magical flora of the Druid tradition. "One of the most striking characteristics of this graceful plant is the way its leaves gather dewdrops. During the night the leaves fold like umbrellas, opening in the morning to reveal their watery treasure. Dew has been considered to have magical properties since ancient times, when in the Celtic ...

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Aronia, the Super Berries

By Jean Cavanaugh|2026-03-12T23:37:47-04:00January 31st, 2026|Flora|

Ok, I won't go into all the health benefits of aronia berries, but this is another of the perennials we planted that has been incredibly productive. As you can see in the photos, the aronia bushes were only a couple of inches tall when we planted them in 2014, and are now five or six feet tall. Even the very first year, they had started producing berries. Over the years, we've made lots of aronia crumble to share ...

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