by Shayla Woodson As a student herbalist learning my craft, I’m always excited to venture out into the world and gain valuable field experiences. I’ve travelled and explored herbal gardens and habitats locally, within the United States, and abroad. I recently had the opportunity to travel to Freeport, Grand Bahamas to conduct field research on…
It is time to change the tendency in modern societies to discriminate against the health-based wisdom of People of Color and Indigenous people.
RACE, RIGHTS, AND RESEARCH IN CARIBBEAN ETHNOBOTANY by Rachel Thomas It was almost twenty years ago when I first arrived in Costa Rica. Already a student of herbalism in a classroom setting, I was attracted to the possibility of learning about plants directly from those who used them ancestrally. Lucky for me, and many…
Los Poderes Mágicos del Agua de Arroz La primera vez que viví en Costa Rica, fue con la familia Fonseca, bien adentro en la jungla. Rosa y Albino hacían casi todas sus propias medicinas en casa utilizando simples ingredientes y plantas de su jardín. Aquí fue donde aprendí por primera vez el…
¿Qué es la Herbología Tradicional Latinoamericana? Utilizar plantas para restaurar la salud es una tradición común en las culturas alrededor del mundo. Algunos sistemas de medicina herbaria son más prominentes y mejor documentados que otros. El Comercio de Especias popularizó el uso de hierbas de uso culinario y medicinal como el romero, el…
Hidden Garden has created a circle of plants which are all of African origin or of great importance in Afro-Costa Rican ethnobotany. For many years we have been researching the ethnobotanical experience of the Afro-Latino Diaspora and hearing stories of interdependent survival. Based on years of research here at the garden and the revolutionary book, In The…
A Botanical Story of Slavery and Survival Some of the stories about the most massive forced migration in history are hard to come by. Contrary to popular belief, there was a great variety in how Africans experienced human trafficking and the ingenious ways that they developed to survive the inhumane conditions. After decades of…
Begonia Hamelia Patens Smilax
