...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...
...you, and are a formative form of media in many children’s growth. And one thing I have noticed about reading children’s books is how often they reference herbal plants, both...
...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...
...commonly used in herbal teas. It has a long history of traditional use and is valued in various herbal practices. Fish mint spreads readily and can become quite vigorous, so...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...Looking forward to seeing y’all soon—here’s a little teaser of what we will talk about! Good for You and Happy, Too! Since we are confessed chile heads, we generally...
...of the healing effects of gardening—something many of us can confirm. The favorite discussion topics of the herbal discussion group were a profile of herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons, herbal actions—how...
...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...
