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Poem: August Today

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Tales of Tailtiu, Lugh and Lughnasadh

When you don’t know what to do…

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When you don’t know what to do…

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How to Host a Seed Swap

Herbalism & Herbal Recipes

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Yarrow for Fever and Flu

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Let’s Talk About Tinctures, Elixirs, and Cordials

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How to use Garlic Mullein Ear Oil for Earaches

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Foraging for Rose Hips in Winter

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Dandelion and Violets: A Joyful Herbal Infusion

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How to make Ginger Tea

Homebrewing: Mead, Wine, and More

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Honeysuckle Wine: One Gallon Recipe

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Sacred Brewing: Persephone Mead

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Vanilla Bean Chamomile Mead – One Gallon Recipe

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Blackberry Mead: A One-Gallon Recipe

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Wild Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe

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Recipe Box: Strawberry Pineapple Wine – 1 Gallon

About

Welcome to Pixie's Pocket!  I am Amber Shehan, and I am a hobbit-like, tipsy fae creature who resides in Western North Carolina - herbalist, author, educator, brewer of wines and meads, and a lazy gardener.

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Wakey Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!

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Circle and Circle and Circles again…

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My happy place (the birth story)

Recipe Box

Honeysuckle Wine: One Gallon Recipe

Honeysuckle is an invasive plant with some of the most lovely, ephemeral flowers – their heavenly aroma lends itself nicely to this wine.

Dandelion Flower Infusion and Syrup

Dandelions are wonderful medicine and a delight to drink. Make an infusion from dandelion flowers and give it a try, or turn it into a tasty simple syrup for herby cocktails and desserts.

Garlic Mustard Pesto Recipe – guilt-free foraging

Garlic Mustard is on the loose! This invasive plant spreads like wildfire and can suppress native plant growth. Luckily, it is also delicious and makes a great pesto!

Cherry Cordial: Dark, Sweet, and Delicious!

Cherries are lush, enticing, sweet and dark. They made an excellent cordial and you can make one, too!

Foraging and Creating Violet Herbal Remedies

One of the earliest Spring flowers to appear, violets are a balm for the winter-tired soul! They are edible, abundant, and also useful in many herbal preparations.

Making Suet – a recipe for your feathered friends!

Make suet for the birds using rendered fats and all sorts of other goodies. A good winter project!

Sacred Brewing: Persephone Mead

Of Persephone, Kore, Prosperine – the Greek goddess of Spring, and of the mead brewed for her. Here’s to going inward, to facing the underworld, and to returning decked in flowers and wiser for the journey.

Hedgerow Jelly: a recipe from the wild places

The berries on the brambles, the sweet-smelling flowers, the medicinal leaves and herbs of bushes, grass, and briar – the hedgerow weeds and wildflowers have many delights to offer.

Bone Broth: Thoughts and Techniques

In this guest post, we get a compelling argument for bone broth as a nutrient-rich food, even if it isn’t the miracle cure it is touted to be!

Let’s Talk About: Ginger Herbal Remedies

A love note to Ginger – warming, healing, delicious. It can help your stomach, sinuses, and even blood flow.

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