Notes from a plant nerd: In the pines
In the Cherokee cosmology, evergreen trees were given their ability to hold onto their leaves all winter as a reward for s taying up all night long for seven days, keeping the sacred fire lit.
In the Cherokee cosmology, evergreen trees were given their ability to hold onto their leaves all winter as a reward for s taying up all night long for seven days, keeping the sacred fire lit.
Did you know that there are 2 different types of persimmons?
There are astringent and non-astringent persimmons.
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1. a surface to another surface - e.g. using the same cutting board to prepare raw meat and cooked meat
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