Early Spring in the Pacific Northwest (Physical Copy)

How This Zine Was Born

One of my biggest goals for 2024 was to begin mailing physical copies of newsletters, and upon creating a companion guide for our monthly Communal Nature Walk a few weeks ago, I realized that sharing this guide more widely would be a wonderful way to provide that newsletter for those who wanted to support my work.

As many of you who have been apart of my Substack since its’ inception just a few months ago, I have been playing with different ideas as to how to draw energetic insights from the micro-seasonal ecology around me. While the specific timing is perhaps unique to the Puget Sound (located in the Pacific Northwest), the medicine and guidance can be applied anywhere that Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter happens, but perhaps allowing folks to be in deep observation of their own region, as well as beginning to integrate the framework of energetic ecology in their own unique way. Many of the plants provided in the zine are ubiquitous across the United States, with the timing of their emergence, blossoming, and fruiting/seeding fluctuating a few weeks.

I am still playing with the micro-seasonal newsletters offered to all Substack subscribers, but the seasonal zine will only be offered digitally to paid subscribers, with physical copies available for purchase on my website.

What You Will Find in Our Early Spring Zine

• The Medicine of Slow Emergence

• Connecting with the Rhythms of Nature & Early Spring with the Chinese Lunar Solar Calendar

• Oregon Grape - Berberis aquifolium

• Red-Blossoming Currant - Ribes sanguineum

• Red-Blossoming Currant Flower & Sumac Infused Vinegar Recipe

• Stinging Nettle - Urtica dioica

• Fermented Nettles Recipe

• Nettle Pesto Recipe

• Resources for Additional Inquiry