Daily Prompt: We Got the Beat

Daily Prompt: We Got the Beat by Krista on February 25, 2014 Have you ever played in a band? Tell us all about that experience of making music with friends. If you’ve never been in a band, imagine you’re forming a band with some good friends. What instrument do you play in the band and...

Harvesting Essential Oils

Logo by Hemant HARVESTING ESSENTIAL OILS When harvesting the raw material, from which essential oils are extracted, timing is very important. The work begins around 4:30 a.m. in Madagascar, where they harvest the blossoms of the ylang-ylang tree; in France, where they grow Jasmine; in Bulgaria, where they pick the damask rose. By 9:30 a.m.,...