The Spirit of Botany Quotes

“Winter represents rest, hibernation, and even death. We humans--driven by our demanding work and school schedules--tend to forget that winter is a time to slow down, but our fellow animals and plants prepare accordingly, allowing themselves a season of rest.”
― Jill McKeever, The Spirit of Botany: Aromatic Recipes and Rituals

“Autumn brings the harvest. There's a race to gather the final fruits of the year's labor, and then to dry, preserve, and store them for winter. (Because most of us no longer homestead, this autumnal hoarding impulse often expresses itself as frenzied holiday shopping.)”
― Jill McKeever, The Spirit of Botany: Aromatic Recipes and Rituals