Black Pepper: King of Spices
It’s hard to imagine entering a diner, sitting down on the shiny…
Curious Indigo
Indigo: a profound shade of blue sourced from nature’s color palette; A…
Ginger and Chiya
Ginger, also known as Zingiber officinale is native to tropical climates like…
Aloe: The Plant of Many Wonders
Aloe vera is one of the over 300 species of Aloe belonging…
Sugar Cane and the Tropical Traces of Empires
Take a moment and think about how easy is to get sweet…
Season it with Leaves
Culinary herbs are plants with aromatic properties and that are used for…
The Herbarium of Endangerment: Vanilla planifolia
One may be most familiar with vanilla’s taste and aroma. The fruit…
Okra’s journey to the United States
Many culinary delights that Americans enjoy today, especially in the Southern United…
Reindeer Lichens
In this most wonderful time of the year, Christmas is naturally on…
The Three Sisters
Companion planting is the technique of growing plants closely together for mutual…
The Sacred Plant of Peru: The San Pedro…
For thousands of years, the indigenous people of Peruvian Amazon have used…
Traditional Medicine: Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia L. is a plant species that is used in the…