[{"id":469328199964,"handle":"byron-ballard","updated_at":"2026-06-04T07:03:46-04:00","published_at":"2024-03-06T06:25:30-05:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Byron Ballard","body_html":"Western NC native, witch, teacher and writer. Byron does workshops at the Appalachian Studies Association annual conference, the Conference on Current Pagan Studies, Rites of Spring, Florida Pagan Gathering, Gaia’s Womb, Glastonbury Goddess Conference, Hexfest, Pagan Spirit Gathering, Pagan Unity Festival, Sacred Feminine Rising, Sacred Space, Scottish Pagan Federation, Sisters Rising, Starwood, Trees of Avalon. She is a senior priestess and co-founder of Mother Grove Goddess Temple and the Coalition of Earth Religions\/CERES, both in Asheville, NC.\u003cbr\u003eHer books include Staubs and Ditchwater (2012), Asfidity and Mad-Stones (2015), Embracing Willendorf (2017), Earth Works (2018), Roots, Branches, and Spirits (2021), Seasons of a Magical Life (2021), and Small Magics (Fall, 2023) and upcoming book Feral Church (2024), The Ragged Wound: Tending the Soul of Appalachia.\u003cbr\u003eByron does a weekly podcast on Appalachian life and ways, with Alicia Corbin Knighten, called Wyrd Mountain Gals. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts.","image":{"created_at":"2025-09-15T17:20:15-04:00","alt":null,"width":1084,"height":1083,"src":"\/\/www.ashevillepagansupply.store\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/BB_b7699af6-709c-4de1-9382-db85e362bac2.png?v=1757971215"}},{"id":166444793910,"handle":"tea-accessories","updated_at":"2026-06-04T07:03:45-04:00","published_at":"2020-04-18T12:08:24-04:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Tea Accessories","body_html":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTea infusers \u0026amp; tea strainers for loose leaf tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTo use a\u003cstrong\u003e tea infuser\u003c\/strong\u003e, start by putting 1 to 2 teaspoons of loose tea into the infuser. Place the infuser in your mug and pour hot water over it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWait 2-5 minutes for the tea to steep before removing the infuser from the mug. The longer the stronger the tea.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDiscard the tea and rinse out the infuser.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTo use a \u003cstrong\u003etea strainer,\u003c\/strong\u003e place the strainer over the mouth of the teacup.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAdd 1 to 2 teaspoons of loose tea pour hot water over it and wait for the tea to steep before removing the strainer from the cup.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDiscard tea and rinse out strainer.\u003c\/div\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2020-04-25T07:43:57-04:00","alt":null,"width":1089,"height":1092,"src":"\/\/www.ashevillepagansupply.store\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/TA.png?v=1758124857"}}]
