In this final part of the permaculture series, Karen takes you through the turning wheel: the seasons in the garden, the seasons of the year, and the seasons within ourselves.

Recorded from the back veranda as Beltane approaches, the episode opens with what’s happening in the garden right now: bottlebrush full of birds, borage buzzing with bees, strawberries ripening, and the hard reality of losing hives to Varroa. Karen explains why the four English seasons don’t fit here on Wiradjuri land, and shares the six seasons she learned at Greengate Farm, along with how to find the signs of seasonal change where you live.

She then walks through her Tarot timing cards for the seasonal self: Cups for spring, Wands for summer, Pentacles for autumn and Swords for winter. Along the way you’ll hear about preserving, honey garlic, winter solstice fires, crystals in the garden and the herbal teas she makes for clients.

To close the series, Karen reflects on the seasons of life, the autumn harvest queen, and why growing a garden that feeds you and others is an act of radical self-realisation, because you cannot be controlled when you can feed yourself.

✨ Beltane retreat: Sunday 8 November at Cindy’s Yoga Studio, Wodonga.  You can book here. 

Catch up on the full series, starting with Episode 26: Start Where You Are.

To watch the full powerpoint presentation on Karen’s website to see the steps she speaks of in this series of podcasts click here.