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It's bitterly cold and windy here today, so I'm re It's bitterly cold and windy here today, so I'm remembering warmer, greener days, and dreaming about next summer's herbal retreat in Ireland. I still have a few spaces left if you're feeling called to join me. All mature teens and adults are wholeheartedly welcome! It's going to be dreamy, indeed.
I’m over on @homeschoolunrefined today, sharing I’m over on @homeschoolunrefined today, sharing raw, honest truth about life and homeschooling. Pop o er to their page for all the details.
Today is the day! Hop to it and join us at @magpie Today is the day! Hop to it and join us at @magpie_gelato from 10 until 7. ✨ Not local? No worries! The online pop-up shop opens at 9! ---> www.driftlessmakers.com ✨ Magical maker folk include: @nataliehinahara: earrings +prints @rhythmbakeryvrq: bakery @zestinferna: willow baskets @danascheffenflowers: wreaths @zararosescobar: chocolate @louisagaugeknits: hand-knit woolens @redlanternleatherworks: custom leather works @franciszkavoeltz: poems-to-go me/@lusaorganics : soaps + balms @lythari_arts : polymer earrings ✨✨✨ #popup #holidayfair #handmade #driftlessmakers #viroqua #makersmarket
Local pals! Come see me (my small business alter e Local pals! Come see me (my small business alter ego @lusaorganics), @zestinferna , @nataliehinahara, and a handful of other badass makers at @magpie_gelato, this Saturday from 10 until 7. Can't wait to see your gorgeous (masked) faces in person! See you there. xox
I've been thinking about the consumptive madness t I've been thinking about the consumptive madness that is Black Friday/holiday gift season in America. So much spending-buying-consuming-obeying. And I can't help but wonder what it's all for. This consumption exploits the earth + workers, and leaves us feeling frazzled + depleted. This model serves no one but the big corporations who are running the show. What if we all just slowed down? Bought less, connected more. Put planet before profits, conservation before consumption, people before purchaces? I think all of us and this beautiful planet would take a deep restorative and healing breath. But gifts are lovely! And thoughtful, sustainable gifts always win. In my own family, we love to give experiences (a trip to the art museum, tickets to a play, a picnic in the woods, etc.). One year my family helped me plant 200 trees! And all it cost them was their time. Consumptive, sustainable gifts also win. Whether that's homemade baking mix or zero waste lip balms, spice mixes or cloth napkins, these gifts are practical + fun, and won't be cast aside. So what do you say we celebrate giving more thoughtful, sustainable, + loving gifts that are a vote for the sort of world you and I want to live in? One where sustainable, small businesses are in, and thoughtless consumerism doesn't stand a chance. With that in mind, I’m offering 15% off zero-waste essentials + my books at @lusaorganics AND I’m planting a tree for every order placed. For the good of this planet that we all call home. Included in the 15% off: ✨ Dish Soap Bars and Blocks + Stain Sticks ✨ Shampoo Bars + Herbal Hair Rinse ✨ Lip Balms + Deodorants ✨ Zero Waste Starter Kits ✨ and my books (Unplugged Family Activity Book + Herbal Adventures) Visit @lusaorganics and use code ZEROWASTEHOLIDAY between now and Monday. (coupon cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts). Then enjoy slow, simple, sustainable giving this year. One more thing. IIf you'd like, save, comment, or share this post it'll have a chance of it beings seen. The algorithms don't favor small, low-budget businesses like mine, and this small action can make all the difference. Thanks, friends. It means so much. 💛 Rachel
When my great, great grandmother Anna was just 16 When my great, great grandmother Anna was just 16 years old, she and her sister said goodbye to their parents, their community, and their homeland, then boarded a boat in Norway destined for America. And I wonder–at any moment on that long, 6-week journey did she pause and wonder about the people who already called the "New World" home? Because this world, of course, was only new to the newcomers. On the long timeline of North American human history, my great-great grandmother's arrival on this continent wasn't all that long ago. I still have her spinning wheel; her stories of the seven waterfalls of her childhood home in Norway are still shared in our family today. I’m a fourth-generation life-long Wisconsinite. My great, great grandparents arrived here from Norway and Eastern Europe, chasing the dream of a better life that the “new world” offered. These hills looked like the home they had left behind, and so they stayed. Yet a brief four generations later, I am keenly aware that I live on stolen land. I'm not here to take your turkey and stuffing away–rather I ask you to dig deeper than our modern traditions to understand the backstory of what we celebrate. And then to share that truth with your kids. Because putting away mythology and picking up history is our responsibility–as parents, as the descendants and benefactors of colonists, as Americans. And learning the truth–peeling it back layer by layer to realize how it affects Indigenous and non-native peoples to this day–is crucial for deeper healing. And sitting in our own discomfort is one small, first step along this healing path. Head to the link in my bio for some great books and resources for parents and kids, to help you begin to unpack this holiday and decolonize Thanksgiving. Picture: an autumn hillside covered in golden-leaves trees with a fern-covered Boulder in the foreground. This is Menominee land.
Savoring a rare quiet, solo morning at home. Sunri Savoring a rare quiet, solo morning at home. Sunrise tea and knitting (homegrown wool locally spun by @ewetopiayarn!), breakfast (homegrown eggs) and animal chores out of the way, now onto pressing tinctures and organizing my apothecary, while plotting ways to crush white supremacy and the patriarchy, destroy fascism, and outfox capitalism. And the sun is shining, a treat for Wisconsin in November. What’s cooking in your world this morning? Anything subversive, domestic, and satisfying (that elusive trifecta)?
I joked last year that I was going to let my teen I joked last year that I was going to let my teen son, Sage, caption all of my photographs going forward. This one? "I don't know what you're making in here but it smells disgusting." Because, well, fire cider. If you’re new to fire cider, I’m betting that this probably isn’t the most compelling sales pitch ever. But this witchy, pungent infusion is an incredible seasonal immune tonic. And funky scent or not, I’m betting that’s something we all could use in spades right now. To set the record straight, Sage despises apple cider vinegar in any form. So that’s the main bit of trouble with fire cider for him. Layer over that the smell of sliced, fresh horseradish punching him in the nose when he walked in the room, and he just couldn’t do it. To me, on the other hand, it smells delicious, nourishing, and like fierce immunity magic in a jar. Which, of course, it is. Made with fresh onions and garlic, horseradish, and aromatics, fire cider is spirited, spicy, pungent, and warming. This immune-supporting marvel is made with fresh herbs and aromatics, it’s just the kick our bodies need to stay healthy during this most challenging time. It takes just minutes to prep enough to last the winter, with extra bottles to pass along to friends. Will you make a big batch this weekend to share with those you love? Pop over to my bio for the recipe! What do you love adding to your fire cider formula? #firecider #freefirecider #folkremedies
Somewhat inexplicably (for a Norwegian-American ga Somewhat inexplicably (for a Norwegian-American gal), I've been called to Ireland again and again. First with my family for a mix of off-the-beaten-path treasures + some of the more typical tourist-sites; then again with my family, but heading fully off the beaten path and exploring ancient, prehistoric sites; and finally last fall with Chris and Tara of @wildroutesireland. When I journeyed through Ireland with Wild Routes in September, I was absolutely taken by the depth of connection to land and story and history and place that they (and our guides) cultivated. It moved me and it changed me. The secret groves of trees they led us to–down winding forest paths; the rare, wild plants we met there; the rich history hiding everywhere in plain sight. They revealed the stories of this land, woven so deeply that they are the very earth upon which we stood. This connection between plants and place, people and past enriched our journey in countless ways. It shaped me (and the others in our group) forever. And now it's your turn. Registration is now open for the Wild Ireland Herbal Retreat. We'll travel together to many of the sites I saw in September, and visit a few new(to me) places as well. We'll absorb breathtaking views and delve into history unfiltered. We'll listen to storytellers spin ancient tales, and forage along hedgerows and seashore. We'll distill flower essences in a charming copper still, infuse herbal oils, and learn more than we ever imagined (so much of it about ourselves). Are you ready to join me on this once-in-a-lifetime trip? Then drop me an email (retreat@lusaorganics.com) and I'll get you all the details straight away! And if you would, kindly leave a note below sharing 3 words and 3 emojis that capture how the idea of this journey makes you feel. It'll help ensure that others see this post as well. Mine are: ✨🌈🌿 Joy, wonder, courage
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