Witchy Tip: "Soften In" in Autumn

Give your plants — and yourself — a gentle transition this fall.

Witchy Tips, Seasonal LivingAmanda MidkiffOctober 16, 2019Witchy tip, houseplantsComment

What's Beyond the Veil?

Answer: all the good stuff.

"I was born in the wrong time..."

I hear this so often from folks in the herbal community…

Plant MagicAmanda MidkiffOctober 16, 2019smoke magic, safe to smokeComment

Can you trust your senses?

What if your relationship to taste was completely transformed?

HerbsAmanda MidkiffSeptember 27, 2019taste, flavor, deliciousness, bes, bevs, bev masterComment

why herbalism is inherently anti-fad

herbalism might seem to be rife with fads. but a foundation of herbal understand can actually make you fad-immune.

Farming, HerbsAmanda MidkiffSeptember 20, 2019herbalism, goldenrodComment

The Importance of Locally-Grown Herbs

Locally-grown herbs are the healthy, sustainable choice for you & the planet.

Farming, HerbsAmanda MidkiffSeptember 20, 2019Locust Light Farmlocal herbs, sustainabilityComment

It's ok to harvest herbs

“I feel bad picking them…” I hear this so often from students. Here’s why you don’t have to feel that way.

Herbs, Plant Magic, FarmingAmanda MidkiffSeptember 13, 2019Harvesting herbsComment

how gnomes teach ecology

As gnome-awareness sinks into your consciousness, it becomes an ecological awareness that is born of fervor rather than fact. And fervor is what drives action.

Gnomes, Plant MagicAmanda MidkiffSeptember 9, 2019Gnomes, elementalsComment

Witchy Tip: Don't Measure!

Learn how not measuring can strengthen your intuition!

Witchy Tips, Ritual, Plant MagicAmanda MidkiffAugust 6, 2019Locust Light Farmwitchy tip, potion, witch's vermouthComment

"Fall in Love with Running a Business"

All my advice about running a small business :)

FarmingAmanda MidkiffAugust 5, 2019Witchpreneur, Small Business, PodcastComment

magic in the bookstore (where else?)

how I went from being a curious herbalist to a bev-loving plant witch… Part 4 of 5

why radical plant empathy actually sucks

how I went from being a curious herbalist to a bev-loving plant witch… Part 3 of 5

Poetry & Storytelling, Plant MagicAmanda MidkiffAugust 1, 2019radical plant empathy, environmental despair, painComment

of rattles and ritual

how I went from being a curious herbalist to a bev-loving plant witch… Part 2 of 5

from herb-curious to curious herbalist

how I went from being a curious herbalist to a bev-loving plant witch… Part 1 of 5

Farming, Plant Magic, Poetry & Storytelling, RitualAmanda MidkiffJuly 29, 2019Story, herbalism Comments

A Prayer for Lammas

Lammas, the season of harvest, draws near.

Seasonal Holidays, Seasonal Living, RitualAmanda MidkiffJuly 29, 2019Lammas, Lugnasadh, Plant WitchComment

Witchy Tip: Harvest the Present Moment with Herbal Oxymels

Each month I share a tip for living as a plant witch in today’s world.

Seasonal Living, Witchy TipsAmanda MidkiffJuly 29, 2019Witchy tip, Oxymel, Summer SolsticeComment

How do we know what we know?

In every intro herbalism class, I get the same question: “How do we know all this?”

Why we need core shamanism

Core shamanism is a controversial topic. I feel it’s necessary.

Plant Magic, RitualAmanda MidkiffJuly 5, 2019Shamanism, core shamanism Comment