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Juniper Berry Jingle, a Nature in a New York Minute Video
Junipers are the source for a whole suite of products from gin to natural insecticide to…contraceptives? Biologist Kelly Rypkema shows us the real plant behind all these claims and shares her own special recipe for spicing up the holidays. Trouble more »
Posted in Plants, Trees, Videos, Winter
Tagged berries, cedar chest, cedar tree, Christmas, Christmas recipes, cider, cones, contraceptives, evergreens, gin, herbal remedies for cellulite, home remedies for moths, juniper, juniper berries, juniper tree, Juniperus, kelly rypkema, medicinal use plants, medicinal uses of juniper oil, mulling mix, mulling mix recipe, mulling spices
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Juniper Mulling Mix Recipe
Spice up your apple cider, or other winter beverages, with juniper berries, appearing right now on the juniper trees (aka cedars) in your neighborhood. 1 tsp juniper berries 1 tsp whole allspice 1 tsp whole cloves fresh orange peel 1/4 more »
Posted in Nature by the Seasons, News, Plants, Trees, Winter
Tagged cedar tree, juniper, juniper berries, Juniperus, mulling mix recipe, mulling spices, recipe
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Nature Minute makes the HuffPost
Nature Minute episodes will now be appearing in the Huffington Post Green section. Find them by becoming a Fan of Kelly Rypkema (that’s me!), and please comment, tweet, or share the posts. With enough activity, we might get featured – more »
Posted in News
Tagged Huffington Post, HuffPost, kelly rypkema, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute
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