plants
Symbols of Waste
The power of wastefulness
![photo of silkworms in box by Quant Nguyen Vinh](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/07/pexels-quang-nguyen-vinh-4543857.jpg)
Breakdown
The spread of euphoric gum
![Breakdown](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/05/pexels-eva-elijas-5501018.jpg)
Herbs
Magic hedgehogs & other Bulgarian rituals
![Herbs](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/05/pexels-photomix-company-1002703.jpg)
Blame
Food twins and the threat of blights
![Blame](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/04/pexels-arminas-raudys-802783.jpg)
Capsaicin
Antifungal, cancer preventative, prehistoric palliatives
![Capsaicin](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/04/pexels-shivam-patel-4066828.jpg)
Potatoes
Crops for justice, empire, & tax resistance
![photo of purple potato flowers with yellow stamens by Keith Weller via wikipedia & the usda](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/02/Potato_flowers.jpg)
Salt
Salt-tolerant plants, astronaut pee, & the evolution of blood
![Photo of three men carrying salt at sunset by Quang Nguyen Vinh from Pexels](/content/images/size/w1460/2021/12/pexels-quang-nguyen-vinh-2153002.jpg)
The Laundress & the Fungal Growth
The art of getting clothes clean is basically magic
![Photo of woman in garden by Enric Cruz López from Pexels](/content/images/size/w1460/2021/10/pexels-enric-cruz-l-pez-6272310.jpg)
Roses
Sweet scents & old, stubborn roots
![Photo of Pink Roses by Adrianna Calvo from Pexels](/content/images/size/w1460/2021/08/pexels-adrianna-calvo-1086178.jpg)
Cat and Wolf
A single fungus can destroy an entire way of life
![Cat and Wolf](/content/images/size/w1460/2021/07/1024px-American_Chestnut.jpg)