HeyJaredArchaic Joy
Essays and experiences of northern climate gardening, and wild mountain harvesting. Plant magic. Life musings. Dog walks. That kind of stuff.
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Sweet September Elderberry Syrup (opens the original)
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✦ Canning Tips + Favorite Recipes ✦ (opens the original)
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Hi folks,It’s that time of year again, that of: garden a’plenty, if we’re lucky! I’ve got beans coming on strong right now, alas, the dill I seeded last fall sprouted right quick and is already past its prime. Hoping the farmer’s market has some so I can do a round of Dilly Beans! Of note, some of the recipes list the author as unknown. This is because I found a recipe on-line and printed it out, only to realize later that I didn’t get the website/author, or was gifted a copy of the recipe witho
✧ Plant Magic ✧ (opens the original)
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The devil made me do it. (opens the original)
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All right. I’m not sure why that title is the one that wanted to come through, but come through with a flourish of typing fingers it did. Might change it later. But heck, you gotta be catchy in this day and age, so it’ll stay for now! [Actually, the reasoning comes through in the article…keep reading!]I do have a confession to make before we get further, I had mentioned in the last couple of articles that I had made it into the rankings of Substack’s Home & Garden category — a few days back Arch
✦ Fairy Houses ✦ (opens the original)
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The first time I built a fairy house, it was to cover up this lone, sad, shriveled tree trunk, which had been cut and pulled out of the ground to rest as a corner-stone at our Red House property in SE Alaska. At first, I pulled off bits and pieces of Moss from nearby and placed it upon the dried up roots—the Moss grew so thick there at the Red House, it was like a 4” carpet in many places, it felt okay to move around. Soft forest cushions covering stone.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-im
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