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February 3, 2020 · 9:49 pm

Imbolc

Merry meet all,

Happy Imbolc! The first spring Sabbat is finally here! The snow still blankets the earth and the cold nip is in the air. But we are getting closer to spring. Now is the time to peruse seed catalogs. I am already dreaming of what I want to grow in my garden this summer. 

I attended a public ritual the other night. The Imbolc Ritual coincided with the Interfaith Harmony week. A Druid coven also attended the Ritual. I believed the Ritual to be very powerful and emotive. I wish I knew how to utter so fluently in other languages. That is something I just have to master. 

I plan to start plants from seed this week. I want to grow pumpkins (but seriously, wish me luck), tomatoes, cucumbers, dill, amaranth, popcorn (yes, you read that right), mustard seed, purple beans, purple coneflower. I still have seeds saved from last year. Oh this should be fun. I have soil and I need starter trays. My cat can’t get up on the counter. I plan to start my seeds there. The sun will give the starter seeds the light they need. I can’t wait to order mugwort, mandrake, and sage seeds and moonwort. I can’t wait to get them in the mail. I am just as eager to put  my plants out that I have overwintered, such as my ginger, geranium, catnip. I am still fussy about the seeds being natural, otherwise not coated in nasty chemicals. I try to get organic seeds and thankfully, Annapolis Seeds does carry organic seeds. I miss my garden so much. 

You can tell I am eager for spring to arrive. Imbolc brings out my creative side something fierce. I can’t help it. Brigid truly is one of my patron deities. I filled the feeder up with seed. The birds visit the feeder. I saved them from starvation. 

I hope you all have fun planning your garden and ordering seeds. Are any of you ordering witchy seeds? Let me know in the comments below. Happy Imbolc! Happy seed planting. 

 

Blessings, Spiderwitch

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April 9, 2013 · 1:24 pm

Organic seed safety

Merry Meet All,

I am pleased to announce that I have started a tomato plant from seed. I stored the seeds that I saved from a tomato and planted the seed, then forgot about it. The seed germinated. I never imagined that I could grow tomatoes from seed.

I am scared to buy food. I won’t buy seed from here anymore. Monsanto has gained control of 40% of the U.S vegetables and bought up the smaller seed companies and now own the names of many types of seeds. This is a huge cause for concern. I will never allow this poison near my garden. Everything would die. I worked hard to fashion life in my garden and it is for the most part organic. Monsanto sells poison!! If I had those seeds, the bees would die. The bees are dying because those chemicals kill what was good in the plants, passing it on to the bees.

Here is a list of companies that are affiliated with Monsanto: http://www.seminis.com/global/us/products/Pages/Home-Garden.aspx. .

It is safe to buy from the companies Monsanto has not bought and are not affiliated to do business with Seminis: http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/26/monsanto-free-seed-companies/

Avoid buying certain heirloom varieties because Monsanto owns the names. You will have to do research to find out what is safe and what is not. Here is the list of companies: http://occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/17/monsanto-owned-seednames/

Research and ask seed companies if they have taken the Safe Seed Pledge. The following companies in this link have done so. Here is the link: http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/ViewPage.aspx?pageid=261

I hope you can now see why I am scared to buy food. We were never meant to toy with genetics in such a way. Thinking that we are above Nature, leads to the biggest hardest fall and unfortunately for us-the consumers, we are dragged down. But if we continue to support and purchase organic and refuse to buy GMO food, then we help the earth. And that is what being a Witch is all about.

I realize that organic food is more expensive. Do not let that daunt you. I admit I even do not eat 100% organic food but my diet is mostly comprised of organic food. There was a time when I would scream if I heard the word ‘organic’ one more time from my Mother who was a professor and knows all about the truth of our current food supply. She has offered to help if I want organic food, since I live on a low income. I bake my own food and I have a garden. I will not let the evil Monsanto filth get into my garden with their slimy paws. No way. I understand the importance of choosing and supporting organic food now. I hope this post encourages you to understand the significance of choosing organic now.

I am reading the book ‘Grow Organic: A simple guide to Nova Scotia vegetable gardening’ by Elizabeth Pierce. This book shows you how to grow food, save seed, prepare your soil, where to buy seeds, and how to prepare your harvest. The book is written in an accessible, friendly manner. There are probably lots of other books out there about growing organic food. With all this information, you are well prepared to grow organic food this year!

Blessed Be,
Lady Spiderwitch )O(

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