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Silphium Cyrenaicum 07/19/2025 Crop Silphium Cyrenaicum

Silphium is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. It was an essential item of trade from the ancient North African city of Cyrene, and was so critical to the Cyrenian economy that most of their coins bore an...
Southwest Foraging 07/19/2025 Books Southwest Foraging: 117 wild and flavorful edibles from barrel cactus to wild oregano

Herbalist, educator, and lecturer John Slattery shares his expert foraging knowledge, including traditional methods of gathering and processing. Savor fresh mulberries along the trail, or blend them with foraged nuts and seeds for snacking. Enjoy a simple but delicious sun tea made from desert willow flowers. Along the way,...
John Slattery 07/19/2025 Person John Slattery

Over the past few decades, John J. Slattery’s mission has been stewardship of local plants and supporting the dynamic heritage of traditional herbal practice in the Sonoran desert region. His work is a reflection of years of direct experience in the field in the American Southwest and northern Mexico,...
Mesquite - An Arboreal Love Affair 07/19/2025 Books Mesquite: An Arboreal Love Affair

In his latest book, Mesquite, Gary Paul Nabhan employs humor and contemplative reflection to convince readers that they have never really glimpsed the essence of what he calls “arboreality.”

Mesquite is a book that will delight mystics and foresters, naturalists and foodies. It combines cutting-edge science with...
Gary Paul Nabhan 07/19/2025 Person Gary Paul Nabhan

Gary Paul Nabhan (born 1952) is an Agricultural Ecologist, Ethnobotanist, Ecumenical Franciscan Brother, and author whose work has focused primarily on the interaction of biodiversity and cultural diversity of the arid binational Southwest. He is considered a pioneer in the local food movement and the heirloom seed saving movement.
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