Marina Newman

In a climate that periodically challenges women’s autonomy over their bodies, the witch emerges as an empowering figure to be embodied rather than feared.

I saw my friends’ lives like scenes from an early 2000s college movie, the kinds I saw glimpses of in adults’ eyes when they''d tell you, wait for college.

With the rituals we would usually perform to mark these transitions prohibited — rituals such as singing happy birthday before blowing out candles on a cake in front of your friends and family, or making the pilgrimage together to the grocery store to buy your first bottle of wine while still nervously feeling like you’re somewhere you shouldn’t be — we’re forced to create our own rituals. 

Many seasoned and new home gardeners, disillusioned by the lack of products made available to them at the grocery store and worried about the danger posed by entering a densely populated space, have resorted to growing their own food in their backyard.