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Rose Hips: A Tart Botanical with Deep Herbal Roots

Rose Hips: A Tart Botanical with Deep Herbal Roots

Bright, tangy, and often overlooked, rose hips are the fruiting bodies that form just beneath the petals of wild and cultivated rose plants. While roses draw attention for their fragrance and beauty, it’s the small, vibrant hips that have captu...
Herbs, History, and the 4th of July

Herbs, History, and the 4th of July

                            Last week, we gathered around the big table, iced teas in hand, brainstorming what to share for the 4th of July. We tossed around ideas, fireworks, sum...