New Connections and Old Tools
By: Linwood Watson, MD (picture by Linwood Watson, MD) As so many of us race to a new smartphone or app update, one lesson the NC Native...
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Passion and Understanding- Bees and Flowers: An Elder’s View
Author's note: The following piece is another series of conversations with an elder from The NC Native Ethnobotany Project. Keep reading...
A Brief Ramble on Blackberry Brambles
Image credit: FeastandFarm.com Few things speak to a rural Eastern North Carolina summer than a spoonful of Cool Whip whip cream on top...
Fun in the Winter: Reclaim Your Perception With Honey
Disclaimer: The term/activity of “honey tasting” unfortunately sounds snobby, stuck up, even hoity-toity. To benefit and be amazed by...
The Consequences of Knowledge
On a crisp and sunny October day, the Mulberry man and his wife ended a two-year quest to find a fabled century old mulberry tree. The...
Elder and Berry: When Our Medicines Meet
Picture of elderberry syrup Image Credit: Randi Byrd
A “Gateway” Fruit You Need to Try…And Then Share
In medicine and public health, we often talk about “gateway drugs”, which are often legal, or misused legal substances that young people...
Fueling Your Passion for Botany and Food: The Passionflower and Maypop
The passionflower vine (Passiflora incarnata) is native to the southeastern and central US. It is a sun loving vine that can grow up to...
Connecting the Parts With An Elder
(Author Note: The following is an accurate paraphrasing of an interview with a Haliwa-Saponi elder. It is shared with permission. It is...
A Broken Body But Unbroken Spirit: The American Chestnut
by Linwood Watson, MD (Haliwa-Saponi) Talk to any rural old timer about great trees, and the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) will...
A Native American Fruit You Need to Try!
Contributed by: Linwood Watson, MD, Haliwa-Saponi (and small time orchardist) Most people figure that once late fall sets up, tree fruits...