...horses were my first teachers. Flax never really left me. Over the years it simply followed me home. Today I still feed it to the horses I work with. One...
My entire life I have been an avid reader. As a child, I would consume books like pieces of candy. Books can teach you so much about the world around...
...Atreya teaching medical students how to use it (Singh and Kuma, 1998). A plant that is commonly accepted to be ashwagandha appears in the oldest surviving copy of Dioscorides’s De...
...well in containers that can be protected or brought indoors during colder months. The leaves have a slightly bitter, earthy flavor and are often used in teas, tempura, or sautéed...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...chile peppers! Our morning session is more about the many types of chiles, their characteristics, and pungency. Our afternoon program concentrates on chiles in the kitchen with a cooking demo....
...of celery. No one noticed the nearby serpent, who bit Opheltes, killing him. The herb parsley grew from his blood. Funeral games were held in Opheltes’s honor and became the...
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
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...
...But, there are new things, she assured me. After she shared a few teasers, I heartily agreed: There are always fascinating new things to learn! Maybe there will be new...
