Journal

Vanilla Is an Orchid, and It Grows Wild in the Amazon

Vanilla is the cured fruit of a climbing orchid, hand-pollinated one flower at a time. It is native to the American tropics, and Peru's Amazon grows its own.

Most evening tea isn't tea.

Sleepytime, Bedtime, Calm: the classic blends on the American bedtime shelf are tisanes, no tea leaf in the formula. Dusk is actual tea, and the black leaf is there for structure.