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Nature

New Year’s Resolutions: Stay Curious and Live Passionately

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date December 29, 2013
3 Comments on New Year’s Resolutions: Stay Curious and Live Passionately

cu·ri·os·i·ty Noun: a strong desire to know or learn something. Ever curious about the world around me, I picked up some of the rocks on the table in Susanna’s music room and turned one over and over in my hand. Immediately, I began asking Susanna a series of questions: Where did you get these? How […]

Tags 2014, concretions, environment, farming, geology, Iroquois, Lenape, Native Americans, nature, New Years Resolutions, New York, organic farming, Raven Crest Botanicals, rocks, Schoharie Creek, Sky Woman, The Great Turtle, Turtle Island, turtle shells

Organic Farming

Permaculture Techniques for a More Sustainable Organic Farm

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date June 12, 2013
4 Comments on Permaculture Techniques for a More Sustainable Organic Farm

Deep in the sticks of Schoharie County in upstate New York, lays Raven Crest Botanicals, a 250-acre sanctuary of an organic farm. Over 80 herbs are grown at Raven Crest for a variety of teas, tinctures, elixirs and skin care products. Susanna Raeven, owner of Raven Crest Botanicals, strives to bring “non-toxic, safe and effective, […]