“Freshly cut oak is given time to dry, which not only makes it easier to work with but also concentrates those important… — Amy Stewart Time Copy Share Image
“Romans thought the vine killed trees by strangulation and named it “little wolf,” which explains the origin of the plant’s genus, Lupulus.” — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“When rum goes into a barrel, the same wonderful interplay of alcohol and wood that makes whiskey so mellow and smooth also… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Later, when beekeepers realized that they could get lighter, sweeter honey by placing beehives near particular crops like clover, alfalfa, and citrus,… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
“Farmers in the United States are also permitted to spray the fruit with a synthetic dye called Citrus Red No. 2. The… — Amy Stewart Grocery store Copy Share Image
“I have come to understand, like Darwin had, that earthworms are not destroyers, but redeemers. They move through waste and decay in… — Amy Stewart Earthworms Copy Share Image
“People here had redwood trees in their backyards. You were never far from the infinite.” — Amy Stewart Infinite Copy Share Image
“But gardening is none of that, really. Strip away the gadgets and the techniques, the books and the magazines and the soil… — Amy Stewart Books Copy Share Image
“The male doesn't eat - it doesn't even have a mouth or an anus - so it does nothing but mate until… — Amy Stewart Death Copy Share Image
“The soldiers had, apparently, been given beehives filled with the honey of bees that had feasted on rhododendron and azalea, plants that… — Amy Stewart Copy Share Image
