Herb Collection

Make Food and Drink Sweet, No Sugar

A sweet herb’s story

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Image by Flyingbikie via Wikimedia

The Guarani people discovered or cultivated stevia, and they called it caa-hee (honeyleaf). The Guarani live from Paraguay to Brazil, and they persist despite colonization. Major corporations like Coca-Cola turned this into a $500m industry without speaking to indigenous locals or compensating them for their…

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JM Heatherly
The Daily Cuppa

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