Gisela von Kreutzbach and I traded the position of Deputy MOAS for Agriculture back and forth a few times but I've held that position now for the past two years. When I took the position I requested that Forestry be added to the title so that those people would have a voice as well. In that roll I make sure there is always an Ag/Forestry track at Atlantian Universities and other events such as War of the Wings. I encourage and promote those related arts and sciences Kingdom-wide and support those communities in a number of other ways.

One aspect of the SCA that has always dismayed me was the lack of attention the agricultural world receives in the SCA when it is, in fact, the basis of absolutely everything a medieval person’s world would revolve around. Lord or knave, sinner, or saint, all were dependent upon agriculture. To address this lack of knowledge and understanding of such a fundamental aspect of medieval life, a few of us began the Gardens of Thyme event to promote Medieval Agricultural A&S in the Kingdom. The Gardens of Thyme grew to include the Forestry arts and sciences and the event became The Gardens of Thyme and Oakwood. We also held the first Known World Agricultural Symposium, which drew individuals from five different kingdoms. I’ve served as competition coordinator, and display coordinator at each of those events, as well as teaching classes and being one of its founding organizers. At War of the Wings 2018 I organized an agricultural village. Sadly, I had to withdraw my participation from that event due to cancer surgery, but not before it was organized and ready to go with a structure and classes all set. Annora Hall was instrumental in organizing that making sure it went off smoothly.

1. After speaking with many people about an Agricultural guild who were fixtures at the Gardens of Thyme event and regularly teaching Ag related classes across the Kingdom, I felt it was time to get that rolling. I researched the structure of different guilds and wrote up a guild charter with the guidance of Etienne La Mons d’Anjou. The research and earnest conversations took about a year and by War of the Wings 2022 I had the charter ready and a group of individuals committed to making sure the guild would thrive. Their Majesties gave us their blessings and the charter was signed at Twelfth Night 2023. I promised to organize the guild, get it going, and run it for a year but then planned to hand it off to others so that it wasn’t just “my” guild. I wanted strong participation in growing the guild and buy-in from a growing community. It’s their guild. We decided to use the existing Facebook group Agricultural A&S in Atlantia since most of us were already communicating on there. This past War of the Wings (2023) I handed off leadership of the guild to a new person but I am still actively participating and guiding the new leadership. The guild charter can be found here.

   The guild has had two events in 2023, a beginning beekeepers day and a garden walking tour of Old Salem Gardens. We have several meetups, virtual and in person planned for the coming year.

1. 1. Royal Forestry Guild

      • Active oathed member of the Kingdom of Atlantia Royal Forestry Guild

      • Rank of Forester.

      • Joined the Guild in 2021

      • I’ve contributed a few articles to our newsletter.

   2. Atlantian Brewers Guild

      • Member

   3. SCA Beekeepers Guild

      • Member

   4. Atlantian Herbal Guild

      • Member

   5. Sacred Stone Cooks Guild

      • Founding Member

1. History

   • Target Archery Marshal since about 2005.

   • Co-founder of Southern Atlantian Archery Day (SAAD)  .

2. My Events

   •    Autocratic and co-autocratted three Southern Atlantian Archery Days. 

     • Target Archery Marshal in Charge for 4 and Deputy Target Archery Marshal in charge for 3.

3. Became Kingdom Deputy Earl Marshal for Target Archery in 2012

   • Created the Youth Marshal Program.

   • Created the Mentor program for marshals.

   • Created a Target Archery DEM book (Wisdom and Folly) to be passed along to each DEM that shows the history and changes. (May be online now.)

4. Sponsored Archery A&S competitions:

   • Arrow making competition at a Ruby Joust.

   • Archer Related Leatherworking competition at a KASF.

   • An all things archery at a KASF.

   • A target making competition at a War of the Wings, populace vote. 

   • Archery related poetry competition at a SAAD.

   • Bardic Competition at a SAAD.

1. November 19, 2005 – Medieval Gardening, two hours

2.    June 6, 2009 – How to run a Successful Target Archery Shoot at Events

3.    June 6, 2009 – Cordial Making Basics

4.   June 8, 20 13– How to Run Archery at Events

5.    June 1, 2013 – Bees in the Garden

6.    October 10, 2014 – Youth Archery

7.    October 10, 2014 – Target Archery Marsal 101

8.    March 1, 2014 – How to Run Archery at Events

9.    March 1, 2014 – Lacto Fermentation as a Medieval Food Preservation

10.   September 19, 2015 – Archery Marshal in Training

11.   September 19, 2015 – How to Run the Archery Range for Events

12.   May 21, 2026 – Gardening Basics – medieval gardening

13.   February 4, 2017 – Medieval Kitchen Gardens

14.   February 4, 2017 – Keeping the Harvest, Medieval Food Preservation

15.   February 4, 2017 - Gardening for Kids

16.   June 10, 2017 – Medieval Kitchen Gardens

17.   October 21, 2017 – Keeping the Harvest – Medieval Food Preservation

18.   August 25, 2018 – The Medieval Kitchen Garden

19.   February 2, 2019 – Keeping the Harvest, Medieval Food Preservation

20.   February 13, 2021 – Medieval Kitchen Gardens

21.   February 13, 2021 – Beginners Guide to Growing a Medieval Kitchen Garden

22.   February 13, 2021 – Keeping the Harvest, Medieval Food Preservation

23.   September 18, 2021 – Growing Medieval Vegetables

24.   June 11, 2022 – Medieval Kitchen Gardens

25.   June 11, 2022 – Growing Medieval Vegetables

26.   June 12, 2022 – Keeping the Harvest, Medieval Food Preservation Techniques

27.    May 14, 2022 – Fire Chicken, Cooking over a fire

28. May 15, 2022 - Growing Medieval Vegetables

29.    October 14, 2022 – Keeping the Harvest, Medieval Food Preservation

30.     February 4, 2023 – Growing a Feast

31.     June 10, 2023 – Growing Medieval Vegetables

32.   June 10, 2023 – Keeping the Harvest

Archery for Kids

Running Archery at Events

Medieval Food Preservation Techniques

Medieval Kitchen Gardens

Growing a Medieval Feast

Other classes were taught at In a Phoenix Eye – Sacred Stone, War of the Wings, Gardens of Thyme and Oakwood, and many classes on the archery range for beginners, kids, and marshals.

Growing a Medieval Feast YouTube Video

Growing a Medieval Feast

Growing Medieval Vegetables

·         Lacto-fermentation as a Medieval Food Preservation Technique

·         Notes Keeping the Harvest  and Presentation

·         Medieval Kitchen Gardens class handout

·         Three Ways to Cook Chicken Over the Fire (Gardens of Thyme and Oakwood) 

Growing a Feast – Working with the head cook for The Barony of the Sacred Stone’s Baronial Birthday, I came up with a list of items that grow well in NC that are also medieval appropriate for a feast.

War of the Wings A&S Display of Medieval Variety Plants

Growing Medieval Period Thatching Wheat – a yearlong process that ended in hives.

Making a Medieval Period Clay Oven in my backyard (With the help of the Sacred Stone Cooks Guild.) Documentation     (Pictures and writeup coming soon)

Growing Medieval Period Gourds -

Growing Medieval Period root crops

1. Competitions Entered

   ·         To – From Competition, KASF – Growing a Feast (won competition)

   ·         Period Cooking Competition – Meat Pyes (won competition)

   ·         Poetry Competition, Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday – (I won)

   ·         Poetry Competition, Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday – (Didn’t win)

2. Largess

   ·         Multiple War of the Wings, Baronial Birthday, Pennsic, Ymir, and other events over the years I’ve provided pickles (both modern and period recipes), cordials, honey, and fruit jams all from vegetables and fruits grown on my property such as grapes, blackberries, mulberries, strawberries, peppers, blueberry (not medieval period, plum, fig, and apple.

   ·         Most recently at War of the Wings 2023 for the Bakers Dozen Competition I provided Pumpkin bread (modern recipe from period pumpkins I grew, also the eggs from my chickens, and ginger from my garden); Honey from my beehives; Dried English Thyme from my garden; sweet Moroccan pickles (period recipe using cucumbers from the garden). What’s even better, I won the competition!

What’s Growing

·         Seamus’ Wood

·         A Grimm Fairy Tale – (Did You Shear the Sheep)

·         A Father’s Proud Tale – (My Wandering Willie)

·         We Are the Archers

·         Tim’s Archery Poem

1. Keeping bees since 2006

2. Taught 2023 beginning beekeepers day

 The Barony of the Sacred Stone, Baronial Beekeeper – Sine and Oshi

The Barony of the Sacred Stone, Baronial Brewer – Marc and Ailenor

·         Canton of Crois Brigte – Canton Archery Marshal 2006 to 2016, organized weekly practices, recruited new archers and marshals, marshalled events.

·         The Barony of the Sacred Stone – Knights Marshal for three years, roughly 2016, made reports at Monthly Baronial meetings of marshal activities, made sure marshal warrants were up to date, sent reminders, etc.

·         Southern Regional Target Archery Marshal for quite a few years

·         Kingdom Deputy Earl Marshal for Target Archery

·         War of the Wings I – Deputy Target Archery Marshal

·         War of the Wings II – Target Archery Marshal in Charge

·         War of the Wings III – Youth Target Archery Marshal in Charge

·         War of the Wings IV – Target Archery Marshal in Charge

·         For the rest of them until 2018 I was either Target Archery Marshal in Charge or Deputy

·         Event Marshal for one of the Of the Stone events 2016ish

·         Target Archery Marshal in Charge for various events such as Ymir, Hawkwood Baronial Birthday, Sacred Stone Baronial Birthdays, Below the Salt, Return to Crecy, Southern Atlantian Archery Day,