I've recently returned from a 10-day trip to England with my older sister. We rented a car and braved the roads to visit Cornwall, Devon, Dartmour, and the Cotswolds. Some of the highlights were meeting Larkin, a Harris's hawk, on the streets of Holsworthy; seeing The Rites of Dionysus installation at The Eden Project; and wandering the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

These are the Greek medicinal herbs I reach for most often when First Aid or acute health issues arise…

Oh, the famous “Mountain Tea”; every Greek villager seems to know the power of this herb! Also known in English as Ironwort or in Greek as τσάι του βουνού, this herb is high in antioxidants and is traditionally drunk as a tea to support…

Music accompanied most, if not all, rites of passage, communal events, and private life in ancient Greece. Here is an introduction to a few of the most well-known and important instruments of the ancient Greek world, including their myths and origin stories — the gods, places, and plants that were connected to the sounds of the ancient landscape.