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When most people hear the word “herb” today, they think of flavorful additions to cooking or natural medicines. In ancient Greece, herbs were both of those things and much more. Herbs had fabulous origin stories, magical properties, and were valued by mortals and immortals alike.
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Mugwort was named after A...
Bright orange turmeric rhizomes ready to cook with—or plant.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a member of the Zingiberaceae family and an exotic tropical herb that we love to grow and use. Though we refer to the underground parts as “roots”—and they do have botanical roots—the parts we desire to consume are underg...
A close friend of mine and I often exchange our own version of “Word of the Day”–words new to either of us, usually found through some academic reading or discourse. Oftentimes, though, I have no clue about the word she sends me, but she usually knows the word I send her. Clearly, she’s the smarter one, but I hold no bitterness toward her for her sup...
Interestingly enough, I found myself gazing at an adorable little mushroom-covered tree skirt in November, of all months. Not even a jingle bell in the air yet. It made me laugh, because when I was running my own gift business, we lived by one sacred law: Christmas did not begin until the day after Thanksgiving. That was the line in the sand. W...