Midwinter: Brigid crosses, gardening and spring's beginnings

🌸 The speaker wants to make more videos this year, focusing on gardening, natural dyes, illustration, and crafty things.

🌸 They have a Patreon where they upload nature journal things, including a recent winter mushroom foraging video and a recipe for wild mushroom ramen.

🌸 The speaker asks for video ideas and suggestions from viewers.

🌸 They plan to upload around one video per week.

🌸 The speaker has been helping to clear an abandoned garden from bramble and is slowly transforming it.

🌸 They received a gorilla gardening grant to cultivate a patch of public land.

🌸 The speaker reads a poem called "Look Down, Hook Up" from a book called "Nature as a Human Right" by Oliver Eliason.

🌸 Sticky Willy is a plant with detoxifying effects that can be put in water.

🌸 Imbolc is a celebration that marks the return of light between the winter and spring equinox. The speaker makes Brigitte crosses to honor the midwinter season and hung them for protection in their home.

🌸 Brushes made from plants like broom or pine are a fantastic craft material for weaving and can be used to make baskets, braids, or even candles. The speaker loves making Brigitte crosses and provides a tutorial on how to make them.