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What is ceremonial cacao?
Cacao refers to the raw bean-like seeds of the theobroma cacao tree. The magic this seed can hold often becomes diluted when it is unfairly traded and made into processed chocolate. Unlike conventional chocolate bars or even raw cacao powders, ceremonial cacao preserves the spirit, active ingredients, and nutrient rich butter are preserved. Instead of…
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Harvesting Dandelion Root
A Plant for January On this windy winter’s day (which is fitting since dandelion corresponds to the wind element) we harvested some dandelion root. It was delightful to spend a little time this morning on the farm at Lawsons getting our hands into the rich dark soil. It’s not always possible for us to grow…
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Samhain Ritual
WHAT IS SAMHAIN? Samhain is an ancient festival, thought to have Celtic-Pagan origins, and historically observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and beyond. Marking the end of harvest and start of the darker days. It is believed that the barriers between the physical and spirit worlds are thinner during this sabbat, opening communication…
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Remembering Earth Family
Capitalism has convinced us to think, that we don’t need the humble mink. Nor the rhino, tiger, or chimpanzee; or any animal that lives under the sea; not a bird, bee, or butterfly, any creature from the sky. All of Earth’s animals could die, and we would barely blink an eye. Plant, tree, and funghi;…
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Black Lives Matter
I’ve been rather quiet on social media recently, mostly focusing on cooking up some other magic, but also listening deeply. To all sides, all voices, but especially those subjugated, disregarded, and suppressed for too long. I don’t wish to speak over such voices in any way. They desperately need to be heard right now, and…
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Wild Green Power Smoothie
We’re big green smoothie lovers. Like gotta-have-one-daily kinda lovin’. Though the colour can be enough to intimidate some (personally, we are obsessed with the green, just look at all that prana baby). Once you’ve felt the zingy lifeforce one of these bad boys lights up in your cells, there’s a good chance you could be…
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PLANT ALLY JOURNEY
New Earth Vision Beautiful humans, This free journey is an offering of love, intended to help you connect with plant medicine allies, unseen wisdom, mama Earth, and a deeper part of yourself; to open space for receiving guidance, grounding, and deep restoration during these interesting times. This is quite a lengthy guided meditation… you’re not…
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Slow down, child
Unbeknownst to me, precisely as the UK went into nationwide lockdown, I began a solo vision quest isolated in nature. As the world stilled, I expected to be guided towards what more I could do to be of service to the world during these interesting times. To my half-surprise half-knowing, I actually received something quite…
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2020 Vision
What is your 2020 vision? What magic of your dreaming are you striving to bring into the 3D next year? We live in a universe of infinite possibility, yet a system of suppression that keeps us asleep to our power. It is our responsibility to rise. Break the paradigms. Bring the dawn. The word I…
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Liquid Love Ceremonial Cacao Elixir Recipe
………………… Indigenous myths tell of how whenever the balance between humans and nature becomes threatened, cacao comes from the rainforest to open people’s hearts and return the planet to a state of harmony. ………………… Many people have asked for recipes for my medicinal plant elixirs, and this one is quite possibly my absolute favourite. With cacao,…
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Creamy Pumpkin Coconut Soup (Oil Free)
Creamy Pumpkin Soup A delicious and lightly spiced autumnal pumpkin soup. A creamy and comforting injection of colour and immune-boosting nutrients to keep you going through the winter months. Use homemade coconut milk or oat cream to make this recipe zerowaste. 1 Large pumpkin 4 cloves Garlic (to roast whole) 1 White onion 2…
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Pumpkin Coconut Curry with Wild Rice, Chickweed, and Cashew Salad
Though Winter is on the way, an array of vibrant produce is still being harvested at The Green Backyard. With the temperatures dropping and pumpkins in season, now is the perfect time to make this warming yet wholesome curry. This hearty and healthy vegan dish was prepared entirely using fresh ingredients grown at the…
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Raw CBD-infused Chocolate
Raw CBD Chocolate This raw chocolate is pure soul nourishment, filling your body with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, with CBD & theobromine to soothe the mind, and delivering sensual bliss. 100 g Cacao Butter (finely chopped) 50 g Cacao Block (finely chopped) or Powder( Raw CBD Oil Pinch Pink Himalayan…
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Sustainability as Success
In our culture the concept of ’success’ is usually associated with accumulating as much money, property, and power you possibly can. To me, this has never felt right. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with these things, but should they really be the fundamental measures of success? Once our basic needs are met (which I…
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Plant consciousness: A shaman, a hallucinogenic tea, and the global ecological crisis
We believe that plant medicines are powerful allies for the global awakening, helping many people to expand their awareness, shed conditioning, address fears, process trauma, heal themselves, realise truth, and take action in the face of the ever-more rapidly approaching ecological crisis. These medicines are living gifts from the Earth that should be treated with…
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The nightmare of factory farming
‘Farm animals feel pleasure and sadness, excitement and resentment, depression, fear and pain. They are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined. They are individuals in their own right.’ – Jane Goodall Last night I had a new nightmare. I was trapped in a maze of metal bars as…
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Plantbased Resources
General WEBSITES https://veganuary.com/myths/ https://www.peta.org/ https://nutritionfacts.org/ https://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle https://www.happycow.net/ http://www.barnivore.com/ https://forksoverknives.com http://plantbasedresearch.org http://whatthehealthfilm.com DOCUMENTARY FILMS Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, AUM Films & Media, 2014 Earthlings, Shaun Monson, 2005 Land of Hope and Glory, Surge, 2017 Food, Inc., Magnolia Pictures, 2008 Forks Over Knives, Virgil Films and Entertainment, 2011 What the Health, AUM Films & Media, 2017…
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Creamy homemade zero waste oat milk
Creamy homemade oat milk Making your own plant-based milk is simple, easy, and much cheaper than buying store-bought brands which come in packaging and often contain additives, preservatives, and sweeteners. Buy your ingredients from bulk bins or in compostable packaging and make it zero waste. This recipe yields approximately 1 litre of creamy homemade oat milk that…
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Focusing your energy
‘Find your medicine and use it’ As part of my spring energetic reset, I’m integrating the Aries new moon energy into my morning ritual with a medicinal mushroom & cacao spiced elixir, breathwork, time in nature, movement, journaling, and healing music. Plant allies can help us heal, get clear, find our inner voice, connect to…
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20 Tips for adopting a zero waste lifestyle
What is zero-waste? Simply put, zero-waste living is about sending as little into landfill or incinerators as possible. In the words of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where…