The folk record continues
Essays, plant histories, and dispatches from the farm — published at The Hag Under the Wood on Substack. The newsletter is where the real work lives.
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The Writing
Folk records kept in ink. Essays on plant lineage, Appalachian tradition, and the slow work of knowing a plant well — published on Substack at thehagunderthewood.substack.com. And a novel, rooted in the same soil.
The Apothecary
Small-batch teas, tinctures, salves, and oils made from plants with a real growing or sourcing story. Every remedy has a name, a place, and a history behind it.