Chronically Feral

i want to make a larger substack post on this subject soon, but i'm finalizing my permaculture design for my property right now and this is on my mind!

first of all, what is permaculture? in Practical Permaculture: For Home Landscapes, Your Community, and the Whole Earth, the author describes it as "meeting human needs through ecological and regenerative design".

permaculture design is already based around using natural systems as a frame of reference, such as fractals, spirals, grids, networks, & tessellations. building systems based on a bee hive or on leaf veins gives an extra connection to that source which we can imbue and utilize magically.

i also think that the entire property design process can become a hypersigil, alike any "art form". enchanting while designing, and integrating enchantments into the designs, can be done throughout the length of the design process.

specific locations and species/cultivars of trees and plants may be used as a wide-ranging hypersigil, or features may be designed to be specific altar spaces.

when you eventually set up gardens, or other designated areas of vegetation, you can also enchant and commune with the plant and seed spirits as they are planted. identification and pilgrimage through wooded areas may be followed by devotion. wards and other spellwork can be planted or affixed within structures and gardens put in.

i hope this post provided any of you with some ideas! if you are a witch interested in permaculture, i have some book recommendations under the cut:

“If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it’s that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.”

Start small and use what you have. You can use old milk cartons, old cans or even plastic fruit cartons.

I would recommend with starting off with flowers since they are usually easy to grow.

Get cheap seeds at Dollar Tree, especially flowers. They usually have seeds starting around Easter time. Their seeds are not perennial but super easy to take care of.

Also check your local library for seeds (especially for vegetable or fruit seeds). My public library has a seed library that is free to use.

Or use seeds from fruits and veggies from your local farmers' market.

For soil, check your local Lowe's/Home Depot/Tractor Supply for sale on soil. (Sales usually happen around spring break/Easter)

Check your local city (or cities nearby) if they have free mulch and/or compost. My local city gives free compost and mulch for residents and cheap options for non-residents.

Label the containers with masking tape and sharpie. Take photos of the care instructions on the seed packets and keep in separate folder on your photos app.

Dollar Tree also has cheap containers, gloves and gardening tools. I've used mine from there for around 3 years now and they are still going strong. You can also use a spoon and fork if you don't want to get extra tools.

General rule of thumb for watering is if the first inch of the soil is moist, the plant doesn't need water.

~Johanne d'Arc, patron saint of soldiers, prisoners, visionaries, and the genderqueer. A quote I use as a mantra in my day to day life when I feel my courage falter or my convictions become weak. La Pucelle, pray for us.

goodrx is the most well known one, but if i'm trying to find the cheapest price for a patient i compare it to scriptcycle, and use whichever is offering the best price. you just type in the medication (PLEASE make sure you're getting the right drug, dosage, and quantity) and your zip code and they will spit out some offers for you

some pharmacies may have their own discount card to compare to as well!

if you are getting a name brand medication, you can also look at the manufacturer's website to see if they offer any evouchers for you to use too