Live Well.
Hungry Folktale is a literary journal focused on compelling writing, whole food, nature, family, and photography.
Write Well.
Hungry Folktale publishes literary content celebrating great literature, whole food, photography, and gardening/living practices that coincide with nature. I believe in inspiring my readers to live conscious lives by providing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction content and inspiration that is engaging and enriching, while celebrating a healthy, purposeful life in tune with nature.
Eat Well.
Photo Credit: ms.akr
Like stories, food matters. Often stories and food live parallel lives with our most prized meals living within stories of family, good friends, and living. When we eat consciously, we often choose to eat meals that make us feel, remember, and relive the love, joy, comfort and good times we've shared with those we love. We serve those closest to us food that taste like love, because that is what good food is about--love.
Grow Well.
Start with nature. That's my motto for living a natural and conscious life dedicated to nourishing my soul. My life is rooted in my garden; it is where I write, find a higher sense of calling and living, find inspiration, peace and feed my family.
If we are to eat consciously, how our food is grown matters. My garden philosophy is get out of nature's way, do little harm, think beyond short-term growing goals and consider the animals, insects, and plants that share their home with us and our families. Organic gardening, as I see it, is the only way to care for my family, the land, and the creatures who call it home.
I am a urban 'farmer' who practices companion gardening, crop rotation, and organic pest and weed control. Though I can barely remember a life without a garden (my grandparents grew our food and raised poultry), I have been an organic vegetable gardener for the past fifteen years.