A major Celtic holiday Lughnasadh (Lúnasa in modern Irish) is being celebrated on August 1. Mistakenly called a harvest festival, it’s actually an anticipation of the harvests beginning in five to six weeks and was named for the Celtic god Lugh. Celtic gods

It’s so good to see everyone in the store again! With the new ritual of wearing masks and hand washing upon entry, having folks in the retail area makes us happy. I’ve relearned how important kindness is and how you, our customers, demonstrate this in your visits to our store. Small actions like holding the door for someone or letting an elder checkout first – it may appear as politeness but I think it’s a reflection of a deeper caring and awareness of our own humanity.

These past three months have felt like living in a Vitamix blender. First a global pandemic, then the explosive unveiling of marked racial inequality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of white police in Minneapolis. It wasn’t just this one man but ALL the other POC (People of Color) who have recently been murdered in the name of maintaining order and law.

Hello My Elderberries!

These past three months have seen a lot of changes in how we live and do business. If I was telling a story, I’d begin with “Overnight, reality changed. They awoke and realized the old order had shifted . Everyone was freed to create a new one. For some, it was seen as a challenge. To others, it represented a burden and a loss.” How will the story be written?