Those who prefer autumn to the hot summer months may already be dreaming of cozy days spent inside with a cup of tea. If you have a garden, you can start making that dream a reality right now by planting certain herbs that are great for a cuppa, like mint, chamomile, and lemon verbena. Learn more about crafting an herbal tea garden from the Associated Press’ gardening columnist.
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Environment
Meet the Beloved Forager Who Was Once Arrested for Eating a Dandelion in Central Park
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Not many people can say they were arrested for picking and eating a dandelion in New York’s Central Park, but there’s at least one: Steve Brill, also known as “Wildman.” Although the 1986 charges were eventually dropped, the story made national headlines (he even landed on Late Night With David Letterman), and the city ended up hiring him to lead foraging walks in the very place he was arrested.
Four decades later, the bespectacled 77-year-old forager is still hosting nature tours in the park to help people identify, responsibly harvest, and cook with plants and mushrooms — and ultimately, get “closer to nature, one bite at a time,” per his website. He also has several books, an app, and even a plant card game.
It should be noted that urban foraging in New York is technically illegal. But Brill ensures he’s only picking invasive and renewable resources, and maintains that what’s gained in awareness is irreplaceable. “People appreciate what’s going on, how the ecosystem works,” he told the Associated Press. “Then they become more protective.”
See Wildman in his foraging element — or if you’re in the New York area, check out his calendar to foray into nature with him.
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With Youth-Led Nonprofit, Teen Is Breaking Down Mental Health Stigmas for Teens of Color
The Jed Foundation
When Sarah Shelke was 13 years old, a close teenage family member was diagnosed with depression. It was the first time Shelke witnessed mental health struggles in the real world, and her natural instinct was to educate herself. Within months, she’d enrolled in psychology classes at a community college.
“That was really where my idea for advocating for mental health accessibility came from,” Shelke, now 18, tells Nice News, noting that her loved one “faced a lot of financial barriers and also cultural stigma to seeking help.” The daughter of South Asian immigrants, Shelke explained that, as can often be the case with families who move to the U.S., working hard was a top priority — accessing resources like therapy was not.
Her newfound understanding inspired her to create Mind4Youth, which began as an educational Instagram account when Shelke was 14. Today, it’s one of the world’s largest 100% youth-led nonprofits focusing on teen mental health, particularly for teens of color.
Last month, Shelke — who recently graduated from high school in Cupertino, California — was honored for her work by The Jed Foundation, a national nonprofit that helps protect teens’ mental health. Keep reading to learn more about the award and Mind4Youth.
Sports
Marathon-Running Nun Has Raised Over $2.6M to Feed Chicago Families
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Before becoming a Catholic nun, Sister Stephanie Baliga was an elite runner — the sixth-fastest college freshman in the U.S., chasing a dream of going pro. When an injury her sophomore year forced her to press pause, though, she realized her true calling wasn’t running but instead devoting everything to God.
For the past 15 years, Baliga has used her athleticism to help raise over $2.6 million for the Mission of Our Lady of Angels, or MOLA,by running the Chicago Marathon. MOLA’s food pantry serves hundreds of local families each week, regardless of faith or creed. “It totallychanged the way I live my life,” Baliga recently told WGN. “Our neighborhood has been very, very volatile in every possible way, so the fact that something is stable is a huge gift to people in this neighborhood.”
This fall, Baliga, who also helps staff the pantry, will join nearly 200 members of the church’s charity running team to compete in their 16th consecutive Chicago Marathon, where they’re sure to be cheered on with hilarious signs throughout the 26.2-mile route.
“God’s will is whatever is in front of you right now,” she said, “and one of the best ways you can do that is just by doing what we’re doing every day and just keep doing it.” See Baliga run.
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Four rare spotted skunks were released into the wild after weeks of rehabilitation in California (read more)
Inspiring Story
A powerful lesson
As part of a school project, Sara Gudiel, an occupational therapy student at Touro University Nevada, developed a six-week curriculum to help teens and adults with Down syndrome build independence. She introduced it to a center in Las Vegas, and it proved so successful that the program is now being rolled out at 61 other locations across the country. “What Sara Gudiel has accomplished is remarkable,” Touro President Alan Kadish said, adding: “She saw a gap in services for adults aging out of the system and creatively used her skills and training to build something that didn’t exist before.”
Photo of the Day
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Last week, a group of police forces crept out in the dead of night for a secret operation: escorting the Bayeux Tapestry across the English Channel from northern France to London. The 11th-century work of art is the only surviving pictorial narrative of the Norman Conquest of 1066 — the last time England was conquered. And for the first time in nearly a millennium, the nearly 230-foot-long embroidered linen is back on English turf, where it will be on a yearlong loan from France’s Bayeux Tapestry Museum to the British Museum.
The British Museum is not taking the gesture lightly, calling it “one of the most significant international museum loans ever undertaken between the two countries.” See more photos from the covert mission, years in the making.
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