The Effigy That Burned Our Hard Times Away For generations in Barbados, the end of the sugar cane harvest wasn’t just marked with music and revelry—it ended in fire. A towering effigy, known as Mr. Harding, was paraded through the streets and burned to ashes. To outsiders, it may have looked like a curious tradition. […]
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Long before it became a spa staple, lemongrass—known to many of us as fever grass—was a cornerstone of Caribbean home medicine. Boiled into teas, used in bush baths, and bundled into corners of the home, it was our grandmother’s remedy and our first defense. In this post, we unpack the healing legacy of lemongrass, and how we honor it in scent.
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