I live in tune with the seasons. For many years I lived at the bottom of a valley, tucked away from the world in a walled garden.

There were no street lights and at night the sky was rich with stars.

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I started foraging when my children were little.

They were all sick and in need of a tonic. The local Pharmacy sold a tonic. Elderberry syrup!

I looked at it and looked at it.

Elderberry ... wasn't that the weed that grows everywhere?

It was so I started there.

Soon rosehip syrup joined the bottles in my cupboard followed by rosehip oil.

Before I knew it I was making comfrey oil and plantain salves.

I don't buy tea anymore but dry and drink what grows abundantly all around!

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The ancient ways are excellent for healing.

I consider myself a white witch and hedge witch and an old fashioned healer.

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