Celebrating the Seasons

Summer Solstice

In summer is bustling with the rigorous work of strawberry, blackberry, broccoli, and carrot harvests.

Dates: around June 21
Colors: yellow, gold, rainbow colors
Items: Sun wheel and dials
Rituals: community, career, relationships
Customs: bonfires, feasting, celebrating with others

The Summer Solstice is the time of the longest daylight when the Sun reaches the apex of its yearly cycle. This triumph of its power is also the start of its decline, as the year changes from waxing to waning. Characteristic summer flowers in the heat assume a deeper hue, and the migrating birds of Spring who have now had their young will sport and play till they depart before the Autumn Equinox.

The Guys of the Garden started their three month tenure off early with....what else....cooking!  Either it be a good breakfast.  Real early!  One year on June 21st at 5:35am they serve a sun-shine breakfast in the garden. They marked the garden and share Solstice based knowledge and how it affects the way a garden grows. They year, a pig roast is being planned as a fund raiser for the garden.

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Last updated: Friday, November 14, 2008