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Herb Plant Profile

Sea Oxeye

A daisy-like salt marsh flower that is common to Florida beaches.

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Self-Led Plant ID Walk

Weeds and Deeds offers the Tallahassee community this plant guide in recognition of the 10th anniversary of Latino/a/e/x Conservation Week (LCW).

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Shepherd’s Needles

A common wildflower that grows in fields and lawns across the Southeast, Shepherd’s Needles has a wealth of medicinal and food value.

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Herb Plant Profile

Spiderwort

A striking and easily identifiable plant that grows throughout North Florida. Spiderwort blooms throughout the Spring, Summer and Autumn.

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Herbal Recipe

Té Corazón Lastimado (Wounded Heart Tea)

Poniendo a Tierra el Dolor Con la Verdad La semana pasada recibimos la noticia devastadora de que une queride miembre de nuestra comunidad fue disparade por la policía en el condado de DeKalb de Atlanta, Georgia, mientras defendía el bosque Weelaunee de destrucción. Se devastarán ochenta y cinco (85) hectáreas de tierra ocupada por colonos, […]

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Tiger Balm

A DIY Recipe for the Lunar Year 2022

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Tulsi & Lemon Balm

This combination of herbs is a great mood-boosting combination to stave off anxiety. Studies have found that Tulsi is a powerful adaptogen with anti-depressant and anti-anxiety properties comparable to some conventional medications. The herb relieves anxiety, improves sleep, and reduces mood swings. 1 Lemon balm is also shown to be effecting at improving anxiety and depression.2 […]

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Herb Plant Profile

Violet

These small shade-loving plants cover our forest floors in spring and autumn. One of the first flowers of the season, violets have a lot to offer pollinators. As a medicinal herb used for thousands of years, they have a lot to offer us too.

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Violet Syrup and Alternatives

Violet syrup is a gentle and tasty way to prepare the herb for medicinal and culinary use. For children, a syrup made from violet flowers is a gentle and sweet-tasting way to relieve a cough or sore throat, or as a mild laxative. The syrup can also be used to sweeten and flavor tea, coffee, baked goods, and countless other yummy things

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“Superfood” Fads Harm People & Communities: Drumstick Tree (Moringa)

Making nutritional and medicinal plants a commodity by selling them instead of eating them has a negative impact, particularly on already struggling populations.

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