Lughnasadh/Lammas Celebration

By |2026-03-18T18:22:02-04:00January 31st, 2026|Events & Celebrations|

wild rose by Brennah Cavanaugh Photography LLC   By August 1st, the wild rose pictured here will be a newly forming rose hip. Likewise, the wheat in the fields will soon be 'headed out', and ready for harvesting. Depending on the type, it will be harvested in July or August in Michigan. "The time of Lughnasadh is a time of the beginning of reaping (of grains) - of revelling in the height of summer, and ...

Aronia, the Super Berries

By |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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