Hippie Dippy Banter from Episode, All Things Green? Gardens!
Hello everyone! We hope all are well and that each of you have started your week renewed and full of the energy you need! Welcome to our first blog post with the Hippie Dippy theme! We're excited to explore our world with you and learn new things! Today's post is about Cayenne, aka chili/ pepper! Some of this may sound familiar from last week's episode and that is because we are taking the topic from the audio and expounding upon it here! So with that, here is Cayenne, ENJOY! CAYENNE Breaking Cayenne down. It is known in the botanical world as capsicum annuum/ capsicum frutescen. It is described as hot, spicy/pungent, herb, chili, chili pepper, and in the family of Solanaceae (Nightshade). So, why is this a big deal, you may be asking? Well, Cayenne has an active ingredient known as capsaicin (look familiar? capsicum vs. capsaicin...). It is what gives this pepper its spiciness! That's not all it gives. It is said that the following benefits of having this in your li...
