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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76990456403637489432024-08-29T06:17:29.944-04:00limb and leafHandmaking/homegrowing resources, tutorials, recipes, & baby wrangling discoveries from the kitchen of Megan Clinch.© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-54754694911095282422014-12-02T22:20:00.002-05:002014-12-02T22:20:42.931-05:00Holiday Handmade Fair RVA 2014

Saturday, December 6, 2014 12-4 PM 400 W. 32nd Street RVA 23225 A seasonal spread of handmade things to eat, wear, play & gift! 10% of all vendor proceeds will be donated to benefit the East End Pregnancy Test & Help Center. Table 1 = Leila Gunning (edibles) Table 2 = Lindsay Krieger & Mary Earley (quilts & knits) Table 3 = Chrissy Black (sewn textiles) Table 4 = Courtney

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-91797625676402627082014-11-13T16:24:00.000-05:002014-11-13T16:24:22.823-05:00stress & sickness

One of the crucial changes we made after Elijah hit two months old (I perhaps should have started sooner) is that I take off with my girl(s) one night each week. From baby bedtime (approx 7pm) until my bedtime (at my discretion), My mum-in-law recently share the following with me: A friend of mine just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-57809525356582823922014-11-05T15:49:00.001-05:002014-11-05T15:49:56.126-05:00eat. sleep. read.

Brushing up on my children's lit exposure, & bracing myself in case our boys have no love for The Secret Garden, Heidi or Just So Stories, our library reservation list is lengthening with the waning sunlit hours. Similarities among our most beloved titles tend toward: detailed descriptions of nature plot based on ocean voyage crime suspense intelligent, articulate animal characters

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-86717969733222314172014-09-08T14:50:00.005-04:002014-09-08T14:53:44.152-04:00Rookie Book Learning

Lately I keep reading about children and young people born in hard times or hard places: third world countries or the inner city in a time of war. And the more I read these people's life stories, the more appalled I am with myself: the ease & comfort with which I choose to live and allow my children to grow accustomed to living. My conscience smitten, it's making me want new patterns, new

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-31873848768031349512014-07-08T13:03:00.007-04:002014-07-08T13:03:57.551-04:00Poor Wayfaring Stranger

Redemption Hill Music has released its third EP, Poor Wayfaring Stranger. Recorded, produced, & mixed by Stephen Wozny, with album artwork by artist Duncan Robertson, available for purchase & download at Bandcamp.  Lyrical rewrite & vocals on title track by yours truly. Enjoy!

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-32511634243631932672014-04-29T15:11:00.002-04:002014-04-29T15:15:50.477-04:00Mayday Handmade Fair

This Saturday's Mayday Handmade Fair is open to the public and free to all! Doors open at noon sharp. Feel free to RSVP or share via FB. In honor of Mother’s Day, 10% of vendor proceeds will benefit the East End Pregnancy Test + Help Center. Read here about my own reasons for supporting the center with proceeds from Limb & Leaf! I'll have fresh batches of Zzzzzzz Cream, Breathe Balm

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-51469106236284532542014-04-09T15:40:00.002-04:002014-04-09T15:46:55.576-04:00DIY Herb Love & Lore

Three more spaces available this Saturday for HerbShop. We'll be making first-aid remedies, drinking probiotic tea & identifying wild, healing herbs of spring! Sign up via the Square marketplace. Hope to see you there!

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-25545093053951706602014-04-08T20:34:00.001-04:002014-04-08T20:34:28.114-04:00Happy 3

photos taken at Belle Isle Skills Course In motion all day, we celebrate your three sweet years with us! Anything but subtle, fiercely loyal, we love to see you're "ready to be friends with anyone who was friendly & didn't give a fig for anyone who wasn't." What a gracious brother you are turning out to be.

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-60093442349661192112014-03-28T14:15:00.000-04:002014-04-09T15:47:21.304-04:00April HerbShop: Skincare & Seasonal Relief

LIMB AND LEAF HERBSHOP Skincare & Seasonal Relief Learn & practice hands-on methods for making herb infused oils & medicinal tinctures to help protect against & recover from common skin ailments & allergic reactions. Starting with an overview of herb properties, we will examine different extraction methods while learning when they can be best applied. The

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-69556089277172818632014-02-18T08:58:00.000-05:002014-03-28T14:16:31.238-04:00March HerbShop: Skincare & Seasonal Relief

LIMB AND LEAF HERBSHOP Skincare & Seasonal Relief Learn & practice hands-on methods for making herb infused oils, salves and poultices. Starting with an overview of herb properties, we will examine different extraction methods while learning when they can be best applied. The remainder of the class will be devoted to preparing an herbal first-aid & antibiotic salve, ending

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-19021687153622733782014-01-10T09:44:00.000-05:002014-01-10T09:44:52.695-05:00Frankie

Today I would like to tell you about my Nana. She passed away Wednesday, around five in the morning, peacefully sleeping at home, cared for by her children. Her grandchildren visited throughout December, knowing it was her last lap with lung cancer. She was my inheritance. Our beloved matriarch, a well-read & well-traveled woman, a loyal wife & longtime widow of her best friend, a

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-29825161248145765952013-12-08T09:44:00.000-05:002013-12-08T09:46:57.464-05:00Holiday Handmade Fair

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-64186755041039490322013-11-12T07:55:00.000-05:002013-11-16T14:36:45.458-05:00Limb and Leaf Herb DIY Workshop

Four years ago, as a new mama running out all of the gifted teas/soaps/lotions/powders, many aspects of natural, whole-body care felt elitist & pricey. The library & a YouTube video weren't enough to help me find raw, healing, plant-based ingredients that were affordable to DIY.  Herbs were once the medicine of the people. Their natural beauty & virtue have fallen out of

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-53088303184328738312013-10-29T14:16:00.000-04:002014-09-08T14:52:04.133-04:00Forest Nursery Homeschool

Mama's Goals for Winter Contentment Continue learning a healthy way to feed our family, one that nourishes our bodies & brains Include the boys in small bits of food prep & clean-up daily Read books on education & solidify our educational philosophy Spend 3-5 hrs outdoors with the boys daily, in fields & forests whenever possible Keep a nature journal(s) Practice

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-91792230114411432802013-10-22T14:11:00.002-04:002013-10-22T14:12:16.023-04:00Holiday Handmade Fair

Limb and Leaf will be selling again at the Holiday #HandmadeFairRVA on December 7, 2013 from 12-4pm. Make merry with us & shop for meaningful gifts made by hand!

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-44280248405153199172013-10-17T14:41:00.000-04:002013-11-25T10:15:08.442-05:00limb and leaf: holiday additions

Beard Kitten Meet your beard’s new best friends. Plant-based ingredients will tame whiskers, soften scruff, & encourage fuller beard growth while remaining pH neutral, hypoallergenic & make-out friendly. WHISKER WASH: The hardy, subtle fragrance works with rugged scruff or a full-grown beard, helping moisturize surface skin & condition follicles. 4 oz of raw vitamins &

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-9432833988919379842013-10-11T12:41:00.003-04:002013-10-11T12:42:21.725-04:00Handmade Fair RVA on Vimeo

Handmade Fair RVA from Gwenyth Gaba on Vimeo. Did you get to meet Gwenyth? We are so grateful she made this video for us! Plan to be in RVA December 7th; more info on the Holiday Handmade Fair to come...

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-9213155799044726652013-10-01T23:24:00.000-04:002013-10-01T23:24:48.755-04:00pulling back

This place is buzzing. Thanks to everyone who came to learn & make a mess together! I'm looking forward to making generous time for more and more gathering, in many changing forms as we grow. After the final edit, we'll be able to post a video of the Handmade Fair! For now, still shots of Saturday workshops. See more photos from this weekend on our Facebook page.

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-6224140124371503212013-09-20T18:26:00.000-04:002013-10-30T15:07:55.191-04:00limb and leaf

In prep for next weekend's #HandmadeFairRVA, allow me to introduce my wares! Small batch, herbal body care after the traditions of domestic medicine, repurposing containers whenever possible. Low tech kitchen techniques ease the ache in my heart to take natural resources & make products that please the senses, nourish the body & serve everyday life. Secret ingredient: love. All herbs

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-90393125103939534212013-09-05T08:06:00.001-04:002013-09-23T20:24:27.632-04:00Handmade Fair RVA

Perhaps I couldn’t have known how motherhood would change everything. At once I can feel those babies in my belly, on my hip, at my feet & the unfinished projects melt into a puddle. I wake up, pull back from the brain chatter and grasp for reality. My mind & hands itch to get moving: meaningful tasks, honorable work with measurable results. Making moves my mind & hands out

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-89844254187687224302013-09-04T13:55:00.000-04:002013-09-04T13:55:11.522-04:00Nana date

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-14608131250502476972013-08-20T17:02:00.000-04:002013-09-23T20:49:31.175-04:00Northern Grade RVA

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-76358519397872639082013-08-08T07:50:00.000-04:002013-09-23T20:24:27.630-04:00Fall Retreat Sign-up & Sessions

Hunt.Gather's Fall Retreat Registration is now open! We are coming together in hands-on, family-style workshops: from student to hobbyist to career artists to retiree. Sessions are open to the public, facilitated by local women & hosted by The 400 in RVA. Sign up HERE! $10 per session covers materials, so sign up to join the sessions that interest you most. (All skill levels welcome.

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-7067589918849769142013-08-02T17:18:00.002-04:002013-09-23T20:49:31.179-04:00First Friday

This evening & tomorrow afternoon, grab your #1 beau & join us in celebrating Richmond’s creative artisans at the High Water Pop-Up Shop hosted by Black Iris!  Ledbury, Shockoe Denim, The Odd Couple, Steady Sounds and Release the Hounds will be showcased in a two-day downtown display of local craftsmanship and utilitarian aesthetics. Shop runs from 5-10 PM Friday & 12-5

© 2008-2014 Megan Clinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755902402321118070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699045640363748943.post-12628846702684592342013-07-22T16:34:00.001-04:002013-09-23T20:24:27.626-04:00Save the Date: Handmade Fair & Fall Creative Retreat

Ladies, mark your calendars for Sept 27-28; the Hunt.Gather Fall Retreat is almost here! We will refresh & reconnect with our Creator & with one another in hands-on, family-style workshops: $10 per session covers materials. We'll kick-off with a Handmade Fair, coffee & live music Friday night from 6-7.30p.  Sign-up info at huntgatherblog.wordpress.com/ to