Stirring the Cauldron

New Moon Newsletters from Jessica Prentice

...dedicated to keeping culinary traditions alive; promoting a local, seasonal food-system; supporting small farms and sustainable agriculture; celebrating the radical act of cooking at home; savoring life; being human; keeping a fire in the hearth.

• November 2006: Thanksgiving
• August 2006: New Corn Moon
• Late July 2006: New Wort Moon
• July 2006: Full Mead Moon
• Late May 2006: New Moon of Making Fat
• May 2006: New Milk Moon
• April 2006: New Egg Moon
• March 2006: New Sap Moon
• February 2006: New Hunger Moon
• January 2006: New Wolf Moon

Stirring the Cauldron: 2005
A Food Year in Moons

• December 2005: New Moon of Long Nights
• November 2005: New Snow Moon
• October 2005: New Blood Moon
• September 2005: New Corn Moon
• August 2005: New Wort Moon
• July 2005: New Mead Moon
• June 2005: New Moon of Making Fat
• May 2005: New Milk Moon
• April 2005: New Egg Moon
• March 2005: New Sap Moon
• February 2005: New Hunger Moon
• January 2005: New Wolf Moon

Stirring the Cauldron is both an actual, physical activity, and a symbolic and intentional ritual. In my experience these two levels of meaning are inseparable from each other and mutually enforcing.

• About Jessica Prentice
• FAQ's about the Cauldron
• Stirring the Cauldron 2004: A Food Year in Moons
• Stirring the Cauldron 2003: A Food Year in Moons
• Stirring the Cauldron 2002: A Food Year in Moons
• Where the Wise Foods Are: Bay Area Sources for Wise and Nourishing Traditional Foods
• Drop Where You Shop: supermarkets vs. farmers markets
• Imagine This... remember the meaning of true nourishment
• Heaven's Leaven: an article by Jessica Prentice
• Recipes for Seasonal Cooking
• Favorite Links