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About Me — JM Heatherly

Writer, Gardener, Musician, Organizer & Humanist from TN. — Origin Story My story began in 1990, at a rural town in northwest Tennessee, near Reelfoot Lake. It’s a small railroad town established during the antebellum south; Union City intersected the Nashville/Northwestern Railroad with the Mobile/Ohio Railroad. My parents named me Jon Mychal after my Great-grandfather, John Allison Heatherly — a WW2…

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About Me — JM Heatherly
About Me — JM Heatherly
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The Daily Cuppa

·Mar 8

The Secret Source of Yummy Root Beer

A wild tree — Go outside and find that sassafras trees grow wild in East Asia and the United States. The genus contains three species, and folks harvest its root to flavor and thicken foods. The three main species of sassafras contain safrole, its active compound. One cup of tea contains high levels of…

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The Secret Source of Yummy Root Beer
The Secret Source of Yummy Root Beer
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Mar 5

Whet the Palette with This Sweet Treat

To our loyal bees — We love our pollinators, and they love sugary snacks like anise hyssop. Recall where planting one acre feeds 100 honeybee hives. What better libation than a little sugary sweetness! An apéritif intends to stimulate the stomach in preparation for a meal — a liquid appetizer. While Native Americans use this…

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Whet the Palette with This Sweet Treat
Whet the Palette with This Sweet Treat
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·Feb 26

Money Plant Loves Light and Attracts Coin

A token of friendship — The Chinese Money Plant originated in South China in the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. This part of the southern Himalayas provides its ideal condition between 1500–3000 feet. It likes to grow in rocks and wet places. Scottish botanist George Forrest first propagated this in the early 20th century, and it…

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Money Plant Loves Light and Attracts Coin
Money Plant Loves Light and Attracts Coin
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·Feb 25

Popular Savory Tops Tables as Food Spice

From France to Bulgaria — Summer savory flowers in the northern hemisphere from June through September. Many cuisines incorporate this herb as a replacement for black pepper. Find this popular variety in many herb blends. German folks replaced black pepper with savory during times of shortage. Bulgarian tables have salt, sweet pepper, and savory as…

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Popular Savory Tops Tables as Food Spice
Popular Savory Tops Tables as Food Spice
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Feb 24

Herb Appendix

Find a summary of all referenced herbs curated by JM Heatherly — Herb: Angelica medium.com Best Herb to Save the Bees Hints of anisemedium.com Treat Worms and Find the Green Fairy A bitter aromaticmedium.com A Sacred Herb Known as Basil A peppery mintmedium.com Upgrade Soup or Sauce with Bay Leaf A peppery, piney seasoningmedium.com Benefits When You Brew Bee Balm A minty, sage-like teamedium.com

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Herb Appendix
Herb Appendix
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Feb 24

Spice Appendix

Find a summary of all referenced spices curated by JM Heatherly — Black Pepper, a Spark of Global Trade Spice of legendmedium.com Cayenne Can Spice Food and Protect Self Dragon’s Heatmedium.com The Gift of Chili Pepper A spicy American fruitmedium.com Cinnamon, a Gift Fit for a Noble A woody spicemedium.com The Sweet Clove of Yore Since late antiquitymedium.com For the Love of Garlic A cousin of the onionmedium.com

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Spice Appendix
Spice Appendix
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·Feb 22

A Robust Root from South Asia

Curry buns, anyone? — One finds turmeric in India and tropical Asia, where over 40 varieties exist on the subcontinent. This tuber contains a compound called curcumin — which gives its yellow color. This root provides the base for curries and finds use in Ayurveda, where it’s called haridra. Cuisines across Asia and the…

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A Robust Root from South Asia
A Robust Root from South Asia
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·Feb 17

Liven Your Space with Noble English Ivy

A spritely groundcover — English Ivy comes from Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. This woody vine makes a name for itself by spreading out among land and up tree canopies. Because of its aggressive nature, it overtakes native varieties quite. Gardeners treasure this species but keep it contained. Dionysus, the god of wine…

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Liven Your Space with Noble English Ivy
Liven Your Space with Noble English Ivy
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·Feb 14

Forage Winter Savory for the Perfect Pair

With Beans or Fowl — Humans began using savory in Ancient Rome and earlier. Winter savory grows perennially, but summer savory produces seed annually. Find evidence of its use from southern Europe to northern Africa. Savory’s genus derives from Satyr, a masculine Greek nature spirit. The Persian spice Za’atar shares this linguistic origin. Stories changed…

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Forage Winter Savory for the Perfect Pair
Forage Winter Savory for the Perfect Pair
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