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Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, and just trying to do my best at life. 18+ ONLY THX

[ruinedchildhood]

I’m so poor I had no idea $100,000 bills existed

[seblester]

(Rude) note to self.

[lycanthology]

elderly young people what are ur loudest joints mine are probably wrists and shoulders

[mollyfuckinghooperisbadass]

Hip sometimes acts up, only the left, and specifically my right ankle and knee

[itisisunbeam]

WHY EATING SEASONALLY IS IMPORTANT

•save money - food is at it’s highest supply

•food is better - it is grown closer to home so less likely to rot

•support local, sustainable farmers

•more environmentally friendly

[mxmoonwitch]

[lemon--glow]

@minimalistgrufti

[minimalistgrufti]

oh you’re a blessing omg thank you

[veganfoody]

[itisisunbeam]

WHY EATING SEASONALLY IS IMPORTANT

•save money - food is at it’s highest supply

•food is better - it is grown closer to home so less likely to rot

•support local, sustainable farmers

•more environmentally friendly

[mxmoonwitch]

[lemon--glow]

@minimalistgrufti

[minimalistgrufti]

oh you’re a blessing omg thank you

[underdogsalley]

Educate yourself

100 reasons to go vegan

What are animal rights?

Get vegucated

Vegan vs. Meat-eater

What would happen if we all quit eating meat?

How many animals do you save by not eating them?

Benefits of veganism for your wallet, your health and our planet

Frequently asked questions

Making the transition

Vegan Starter Kit - Great for beginners!

Getting started

How to make the transition to veganism

So you wanna be vegan?

Mistakes to avoid when going vegan

Daily plan

Food recipes

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and dessert ideas

4 ways to make any vegan recipe

Vegan Health

Vegan breakfast recipes

Finding Vegan

The Vegan Stoner

Videos and Books

Earthlings (contains disturbing images)

Masterlist of vegan documentaries

Eating animals (PDF)

MEAT: the truth (contains disturbing images)

Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows

Vegan: The new ethics of eating (PDF)

Blogs

fightingforanimals

adviceforvegans

vbasement

veganresources

Credit for photo: Elena Shumilova

[bleuridgewitchin]

Post hangover foraging🍄🌿

[bleuridgewitchin]

My friend started coming down with bronchitis so I brewed him up tea with mullein, apple mint, stinging nettle, and Willow bark (from a foraging run yesterday)😚🌿

Mullein: cleans the lungs and throat of excess mucus and soothes the mucus membranes

Stinging nettle: anti-inflammatory

Apple mint: nausea relief, decongestant of nose, throat, and lungs, fatigue relief

Willow bark: pain relief, specifically very good for back and headaches

[cosmofilius-deactivated20220204]

wild plant healers & edibles… 💓🌿💓

[halleehalfgallon]

• ask your friends to teach you something new •

if you follow me, you may know that have been making a real effort to actively engage in my own existence - to recognize and do away with the things in my life that do not matter, to work harder, to have higher standards when it comes to the company I keep and what sort of treatment I am going to put up with (see my post Notes to Self). it has been a battle against myself, social media, and my unwillingness to face the feelings that the internet distracts me from, but one I ultimately believe I will win.

I’ve decided that instead of leaving social media completely, I’m going to use it to further my connection with people and hope that it catches on (we’ll see). I asked my facebook friends “what is a skill that you can teach me?” expecting a few jokes and maybe one real reply.

all these people came out of the woodwork; folks I met once or twice and friends I’ve known for years, excitedly offering to teach me skills I did not know they had because I never thought to ask. mending, scrapbooking, dance, CPR, organization techniques, canning, wedding planning, dyeing and spinning wool.

ask your friends what they can teach you.

if, like me, you yearn for connection beyond just shopping trips and movie nights and going out for drinks, just ask. you get to learn (which is knowing), your friend gets to teach (which is sharing), and a real conversation is so valuable.

a friend and I met at her house for a meal and a mending lesson a few weeks ago. we ate together and caught up on lost time while she showed me how to repair the torn sweater I brought from home. there was so much peace - sitting on the living room floor with her and laughing at my crooked stitches. I’ve since mended a pair of my husband’s pants, patched a hole in my dad’s jacket, and gave my dress some stronger buttons.

a crooked stitch still strengthens the cloth. I am that much closer to needing less.

what could you teach me?

[cozy-aesthetics]

Learn Your Land ||  9 Wild Edible Mushrooms You Can Forage This Spring

[microcosmicobservations]

Check out the video I made on how to identify mushrooms! Stay tuned until the very end for a mushoomy surprise.

[npr]

People might not think of winter as a fruitful season for foraging wild edibles, but nutritionist and expert forager Debbie Naha says there’s actually a lot out there that you can find year-round.

Naha first got into foraging during college, when a fellow student told her that you could eat the dandelions growing on the campus lawn. That sparked her interest in wild plants; she’s been learning to identify and cook with them ever since.

“You learn a plant and you absolutely know what it is,” Naha says. “It’s like if someone handed you a peach and an orange, you’d say, ‘Well, of course I know the difference.’ And that’s how sure you become.”

VIDEO: We Went Foraging For Winter’s Wild Edibles

Video: NPR

[bleuridgewitchin]

My periods hitting me heavy, especially yesterday n today so s time to brew helpful teas🌿😙

(Above)

Mugwort: promotes circulation, is a sedative, alleviates gas, aids digestion, reduces menstrual cramps

Red clover buds: soothes breast pains/tenderness, reduces menstrual cramps, promotes circulation, promotes vaginal mucus and aids with vaginal dryness (warning for friends in transition! Red clover is said to increase estrogen!)

(Below)

Spearmint: alleviates nausea, indigestion, cramps, promotes circulation, stress relief

Willow bark: natural pain reliever (especially good for head and back aches)

Red clover buds: (see above)

[purebushcraft]

Mixture of 9 different herbs as a remedy for hay fever. I have a friend that suffers terribly from hay fever. Antihistamine tablets leave him feeling lethargic, achy and weak. He has asked me to make him a natural tea that could help him breath again and clear up his passages.

[linshortformerlin]

7 Tips for Foraging

Do you want to be more connected with nature in your craft? 

Foraging is a great way for witches to become more connected with nature and all of the steps of their crafts, not to mention it’s a cheaper alternative to buying everything you use. I’ve been foraging for years in regards to natural dyes, so I thought I would share what I have learned.

1. Be sure you are allowed to forage where you will be collecting your supplies.

2. Be sure you are allowed to harvest the plants you want to forage.

3. Be 110% sure of whether the plants have been treated with anything. Especially if you plan on ingesting them.

4. Following that, be 110% sure that the plant for your potion is safe for you to ingest. Check multiple current sources, and be sure it doesn’t interact with any medication you might be taking.

5. If you’re foraging plants for your consumption, be sure you harvest them further away from the roadway, as pollutants in the air and washed from the road during rain can contaminate the plants. 

6. Take only the part of the plant you need (leaves, flowers, roots etc) leave behind any bits you don’t need but had to remove as fertilizer.

7. Only harvest up to half of the available plants, to keep them growing in the area.

Happy foraging!