Thistledown: Regenerative Eating and My Beliefs

by Anthony Allesmith
Apr29
Thistledown: Regenerative Eating and My Beliefs

Food is one of the most intimate ways we participate in the world. This week, I share why I practice regenerative eating, how I view veganism within different food systems, and the values that guide my choices.

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Digital Druidry: Trusting the Web of the Wired World

by Anthony Allesmith
Apr21
Digital Druidry: Trusting the Web of the Wired World

Digital Druidry is more than metaphor — it’s a living path through the wired wilds. By grounding our trust in open systems and ethical tools, we keep sacred space in the digital realm just as surely as in the forest.

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In This Moment...

by Anthony Allesmith
Apr13
In This Moment...

Being present is not a skill to master — it is the way we are meant to live. In this Thistledown reflection, we explore the Druidic path of growing through challenges, finding simple joys, and rooting ourselves in the now. Whether through food, movement, music, or even the quiet spaces of the digital world, we return again and again to what matters most — this moment.

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Thistledown Druids

by Anthony Allesmith
Apr03
Thistledown Druids

Thistledown Druids do not seek to dominate. We do not seek to erase, overwrite, or co-opt. We strive to listen. To learn. To respect. To coexist. Our path is one of integration, not assimilation—knowing we will never be of this land by birth, but we can be in this land by relationship.

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Welcome to Thistledown

by Anthony Allesmith
Mar28
Welcome to Thistledown

There’s something magical about the way a thistledown floats—soft, aimless to the eye, yet moved with purpose by the wind. It doesn’t force its direction. It listens, lifts, and lands when it’s time.

Welcome to Thistledown—a space for the slow, the sacred, and the deeply rooted. This blog is a place where I’ll share reflections from the hearth, the woods, and the in-between: writings on ritual, regenerative living, intuitive cooking, plant allies, death care, and elemental rhythms that shape the way I live and serve through Rustic Earth.

Think of it as a fireside journal. A place where soul meets soil. Where thoughts are scattered like seeds—carried on the breath of intent, maybe landing somewhere in you.

Whether you're here for inspiration, guidance, curiosity, or comfort, I'm glad you've found your way. I hope you’ll return often—and bring your own stories to the flame.

With warmth and wildness,
Anony All
Rustic Earth