Articles

Oshá Root: Bear Medicine

by Jessa Fisher and Phyllis Hogan In the herb room at Winter Sun Trading Company in downtown Flagstaff, we are always surprised when someone comes into the store and has...

Walk of Life

by Jessa Fisher and Phyllis Hogan Beauty Before Me Beauty Behind Me Beauty Above Me Beauty Below Me As I walk, I walk with Beauty - traditional Navajo Prayer What...

Pulsatilla: The Pulse of Rebirth

by Jessa Fisher and Phyllis Hogan Yippie Skippie! It is March. That means the end is in sight and the beginning is upon us! I know all you winter recreationists...

You Betcha, Betony!

by Jessa Fisher and Phyllis Hogan Plants are like people. Every single species of plant has a distinct personality and a special roll to play, with a unique assemblage of...

Amazonian Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin Explains W...

by Jessa Fisher The Arizona Ethnobotanical Research Association (AERA) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization established in 1983 in order to promote environmental education and ethnobotanical awareness in the Southwest. ...

What's Up, Dock?

by Jessa Fisher and Phyllis Hogan Bugs Bunny would love our April plant- it's almost like a carrot, but with four times the carotene! We are talking here about the...