Tales of Desert Forest Goth

What is a Wildstead?    The simplest explanation is a Wildstead is a Wilderness Homestead, which uses rewilding techniques to live in balance and harmony with the land. It is an integration of food forests, rewilding gardens, and no-till gardens, using native and naturalized plants to sustain one long term. A wildstead is a dwelling in the wildlands where a rewilder dwells in balance with the wildlands and the seasons around them. Why Wildstead instead of just Homestead? A wildstead works with the land, the seasons, the animals, and the people to create an integrated, balanced dwelling for both rewilders and the creatures native to the area.  It respects the Native inhabitants of the land while seeking as displaced refugees of colonialism, to become as naturalized to the land as possible, without uncalled-for appropriations.  Homesteading has a tainted history, sadly interwoven with Native removal acts and colonialism.   Begun in 1860s  by Ab...

  Fire-Flowers Feast   has come to the Shadowlands! 'Tis the first celebration of Summer.  It is a time to be thankful for the blooming of summer plants, Summer Foraging, and the honoring of our elders.  After a day of prayers, preparations, and early Summer foraging  (if the weather allows ), friends and family gather about to feast together upon the bounty which we all pray continues through the growing season, giving thanks to Jesus for the Elders, living and past who have guided on our journeys in the shadowlands into the wyldwode. Example of Fire-Flowers Feast Blessing:   "Creator of All, we thank You for this Fire-flowers Feast as we honor our elders.  As we gather here this day, may we always give thanks for the warming of spring, the cooler clothing made by loving hands, and for fresh wild foods, berries, flowers, and wild game which now sustain us. We remember our Elders who have crossed from the land of living to the land of the ...