Oct 15, 2023·edited Oct 16, 2023Liked by Liz Reitzig
Thank you for expressing what we have found to be true. We have spent several years observing nature in my small 1/4-acre yard. It started with wanting to know how wild cats, who have never been domesticated in any way, really acted and lived. I observed them and found they acted very differently than domestic cats. We also started rescuing, instead of killing insects, that had found their way into our home, providing water and compost for them outside and sealing up places in our home, so they could not enter. We replaced the plants with native herbs and let the birds plant sunflowers and trees. I let the cats protect my garden from gophers and gave them small treats for doing so. We started a garden for food. and planted in a style called "companion planting." We have made it a passion to protect all life here including insects, birds, and lizards, possums and wild cats. We send love and light and reassurance to all the life that comes here, and we found that the Earth has responded with abundance and love.
I have had abundance. I believe Mother Earth is rewarding me for helping to raise her frequency so we can become better stewards of ALL LIVING THINGS. It has been fun.
Thanks Nicky! COTW has been incredibly abundant this year! It is a reminder that there is so much food among us if only we will look and accept the gift.
My neighbor, who has a home garden, did discover Chicken of the Woods in the wild, last Fall. Personally, I seem so far to be specialized in spotting and gathering Turkey Tail mushrooms. More medicinal, of course, rather than culinary. I know how to make a nice tea from them, sometimes adding purchased Reishis as well. It's quite palatable, said to be anti-cancer FWIW. I'm going to agree with your farmer friend BTW. I do think we have become too fatalistic. Yes, we're a part of the Earth. We are wanted.
As I left the homestead today, I passed the community center just a mile away. Mind you, this is the middle of national forest. Just like every Sunday, there was a potluck. It's an old log cabin. The first time that I ever saw it, my dad was grading the parking lot with his tractor. Today, I slowed way down as young women were carrying pots and baskets of food down the middle of the road. I really wanted to stay, but I had commitments. This is true community and resilience. What a wonderful place!
Thank you for expressing what we have found to be true. We have spent several years observing nature in my small 1/4-acre yard. It started with wanting to know how wild cats, who have never been domesticated in any way, really acted and lived. I observed them and found they acted very differently than domestic cats. We also started rescuing, instead of killing insects, that had found their way into our home, providing water and compost for them outside and sealing up places in our home, so they could not enter. We replaced the plants with native herbs and let the birds plant sunflowers and trees. I let the cats protect my garden from gophers and gave them small treats for doing so. We started a garden for food. and planted in a style called "companion planting." We have made it a passion to protect all life here including insects, birds, and lizards, possums and wild cats. We send love and light and reassurance to all the life that comes here, and we found that the Earth has responded with abundance and love.
Sharonmo, Great story! Thank you!
Nature is amazing. Nature is abundant. Wishing you well in the garden.
I have had abundance. I believe Mother Earth is rewarding me for helping to raise her frequency so we can become better stewards of ALL LIVING THINGS. It has been fun.
What a fantastic message that runs counter to the traditional narrative. I shall carry that with me from now on 🌵🍄🪴
Thank you Paul. Yes, it is an inspiring message. Glad it resonates.
Amazing COTW harvest liz! Thanks for the reminder
Thanks Nicky! COTW has been incredibly abundant this year! It is a reminder that there is so much food among us if only we will look and accept the gift.
My neighbor, who has a home garden, did discover Chicken of the Woods in the wild, last Fall. Personally, I seem so far to be specialized in spotting and gathering Turkey Tail mushrooms. More medicinal, of course, rather than culinary. I know how to make a nice tea from them, sometimes adding purchased Reishis as well. It's quite palatable, said to be anti-cancer FWIW. I'm going to agree with your farmer friend BTW. I do think we have become too fatalistic. Yes, we're a part of the Earth. We are wanted.
As I left the homestead today, I passed the community center just a mile away. Mind you, this is the middle of national forest. Just like every Sunday, there was a potluck. It's an old log cabin. The first time that I ever saw it, my dad was grading the parking lot with his tractor. Today, I slowed way down as young women were carrying pots and baskets of food down the middle of the road. I really wanted to stay, but I had commitments. This is true community and resilience. What a wonderful place!
Happy to find this Substack! Nature is everything. Embrace.
Happy to have you here Lisa! Thanks for the feedback. Yes, nature is everything.