09/23/2025
Nourished by the Wild: A Weeklong Irish Equinox Feast
A journey of wildcrafting, gathering and feasting, where red clover, nettle, hawthorn, dandelion, and autumn harvests guided us back into balance, honoring our ancestors at the turning of the season.
Each day we turned to the land for nourishment, remembering the first rule of herbalism, food as medicine.
Red clover gathered at Carrowmore megalithic tombs became a daily nourishing tea, restorative and grounding.
Hawthorn berries strengthened the heart, carrying forward an ancient ally of Irish tradition.
Nettle, abundant and iron-rich, gave us vitality, mashed into potatoes, stirred into lentils, and simmered with leeks into a warming soup.
Dandelion greens, bitter and liver cleansing, became our steady companion at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Rosehips, bright with vitamin C, joined hawthorn berries in jams spread across homemade berry scones and Appalachian biscuits.
Pumpkins stuffed with woodland herbs and mushrooms honored the fullness of the harvest.
Pancakes with fresh apples and cream carried the sweetness of the season, a simple offering of comfort and joy.
As the femine9, we worked collectively, each dish a practice of reciprocity with the land, each day an act of remembrance.
On the autumn equinox we shared one final feast, a circle of gratitude in honor of our Irish ancestors. It was a celebration of balance and change, light and shadow, endings and beginnings. A season remembered in taste, in ritual, and in the wild abundance that continues to nourish body and spirit.
It is an act of remembrance when we gather and share food, as medicine together. This is a cornerstone of herbalism. It is something we feel blessed to capture during each of our Sacred Travel Immersions.
