Today, herbalism and wild plant foraging has become an increasingly popular alternative to modern medicine. Herbal medicine is still widely used among American-Indian, Chinese and European populations ...

Tea brewed from the leaves of the yaupon holly has been part of the North American diet for more than 1,000 years, consumed by Indigenous tribes as a stimulant, a medicinal remedy and a ceremonial ...

An American Indian Cultural Garden is being constructed just a 10-minute walk ... Graham helped establish the Healing Green ...

Scarlet sage is well-known for attracting several bird species, including cardinals. To make your garden more bird-friendly, ...

November is National Diabetes Month, and the Food for Life plant-based nutrition and cooking class program is launching Wipe Out Diabetes to help people prevent, improve, and, in some cases, reverse ...

Poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum, is flaming red in the fall landscape. However, don’t gather them for any bouquets to ...

Being a native wildflower in much of the US and Canada, learning how to grow and care for lupines is a cinch—but there are ...

She said during her time as a student at the University of Minnesota, she struggled to find a sense of peace on campus. That was, until she started going to the Native American Medicine Garden (NAMG), ...

Pella Public Library will welcome Central College professor Paul Weihe Monday for the program “The Heritage of Traditional Plant Uses by Native Americans.” ...

New, non-hallucinogenic versions of psychedelics are blurring the boundaries of the drug trip.

From non-human primates to beetles, dozens of species intentionally ingest ethanol, and even have special enzymes to ...

Dakota Middle School in Rochester, shown in June. Rochester Public Schools is expanding its Native American education ...