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"I look forward so much to your postings. They feel like dark, silky waters. Thank you for your wonderful work!"
~ Peggy W.
"I feel a connection when I read your writing that I don't currently have in my life at this time. It moves me to tears sometimes, and it makes me feel like there is more to this life than just the 'Daily Grind' as so many people call their lives. Thank you for these moments of quiet wonder, they are sorely needed in this world of ours. "
~ Sam
"I enjoy reading your essays and how they compel me to be more aware while I'm in nature. I live in a townhouse and my garden is small and shady, but with your writings and my gardening almanac, I'm able to go along with you and Odin on your forest adventures, smelling the earth, and listening to the leaves crunch as you walk. Thank you Val."
~ Karen

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Last year this garden was a mess, neglected, nothing planted. In the moment I didn't realize I was having such a hard time transitioning to the season of mother. In the moment it felt hard but good. But I felt like I was dropping so many balls, I jus
🌕 I hope last night's full moon found you 🌕 I hope the trees and the plants and the leaves know your face and your voice and your spirit. I hope you have the time and space to rest by a river or a lake or a sprinkler. I hope the sun lets you lie
Morning light on the solstice feels different, everything is golden ✨ #summersolstice #flowermedicine #flowermagick #kupala
You belong here, on earth ✨ happy late mother's Day to all those who mother, who are mothered, and to our earth mother. {From this week's newsletter}
So much has changed. In another life I got my BFA from an art and design school here in Michigan but then I became an herbalist because I wanted to be useful. This past year has shown me that there are infinite ways to be useful. Nothing that speaks
Believe what you see. #abolishice
✨ The 2026 planner is now available for pre-order ✨ I'm so grateful to be able to do this project for four years now! It draws inspiration from century old almanacs with practical tasks paired with the mystical movements of the moon. There are elem
and if you missed a year, it didn’t matter, the hills weren’t going anywhere, the thyme and rosemary kept coming back, the sun kept rising, the bushes kept bearing fruit— ~ Louise Glück Sending love from the woods, I hope you
Oh hi, I've been busy growing this little human! Asher Alcorn was born on November 12 at 2:54am, my little Scorpio buddy. I debated for a long time whether to even come back to social media, given everything going on in the world. But this is a space
Traveling through these twilight hours ~ some updates ~ As I enter the last few weeks of pregnancy I wanted to do a little housekeeping. The shop will remain open, once baby comes though there will be a shipping delay of a couple weeks. So if you we
It's a weird thing being pregnant. I feel this cocoon slowly building up around me, muffling the world outside of my own immediate space. But it also makes you feel so much more deeply. Everything seems more fragile, especially in times like these. S
Autumn chaos in the garden 🌼 my favorite garden season when everything is leggy and wild, half dying half thriving, when the flowers begin to match the leaves on the trees and I don't have to hide from the mosquitoes. And a gentle autumn rain to top