Lingzhi, more specifically Ganoderma lingzhi, is more commonly known as reishi. It has been trending in online stores and even in nootropics community for a wide variety of purported benefits. It is a

Hello fellow Hivers! It’s been a while since I’ve posted – I’ve had the best of intentions but time just ran away from me. I decided to get back into the habit of sharing some of my day-to-day interests

Gordon’s Bay is a coastal town in the Western Cape of South Africa. The bay was named after the Dutch explorer Robert Jacob Gordon, but before that, it was named “Fish Hoek” (a name that would later belong

This tiny grasshopper landed on my hand and I realised I really didn't know very much about them. Let me share some of the things I learned: Grasshoppers are some of the most ancient insects They hatch

A few notes from Paul Stamets’ fascinating video about how mushrooms can save the world. Firstly, who is Paul Stamets? He’s quite a big name in the international mycology community. He has published numerous

This is in reaction to and also my first contribution here! An old snob sits on a crooked wooden bench under a camphor tree in a public garden. She shoots disapproving glares at the children running loudly

What’s in a harvest? Harvest: noun the gathering in of ripened crops. Before crops can ripen, seeds must be sown, or clones cut from mothers. Even before this: the soil is prepared. We maintain, we water,