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At Botana, we put a lot of attention on working with the soil, from companion planting, cover crops, natural mulching, and applying compost teas to feed the microbes in the living food web
PERU, Madre de Dios, September 16, 2024 — Paul Rosolie, speaking on behalf of Junglekeepers, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the Peruvian Amazon, announced today that fires across the Amazon have reached alarming new heights, with fire activity hitting a 14-year record, according to Reuters. But beyond the numbers, Junglekeepers is witnessing the crisis firsthand […]
We all know superfoods are big business, with countless herbs, flowers, fruits, and trees from around the world celebrated as the anti-aging, life changing next big thing. Well, there’s a reason for this: plants have been used for their medicinal and wellness properties since…forever. Moringa is one of these powerful plants, with records in Ayurvedic […]
By Jeff Rechtman I went to Burning Man. I’m still processing, but here’s my thoughts: Burning Man is the epitome of a phenomenon. I can’t think of anything else more phenomenal than BM. You can’t make this shit up. Burning Man is not just an art festival or a party in the desert. It’s a […]
There are records of bamboo being used as far back as 7000 years, being used for everything from building to food to writing. There are native types of bamboo everywhere in the world except for the poles, and while its technically a grass, can grow as tall as trees, but with mind-blowing speed. Its easy […]
Globally-recognized electronic music project hailing from the deserts of New Mexico and California
Drawn by the rhythms of African drums from an early age growing up in Benin, West Africa.