EAST PROVIDENCE — I was doing some reporting this March along the coast — OK, I was walking aimlessly along the beach in Westerly — when I saw it: a nice hunk of what appeared to be Irish sea moss, an ...

THE STORY OF the drink Irish Moss begins, counterintuitively, in Peru. It was the harsh mountain climate of the Andes that gave the world the potato, that most prolific of tubers, which seduced the ...

There are few things more on trend than grass-alternative lawns right now; between wanting something lower maintenance and lower cost, different options like clover, chamomile, and creeping thyme are ...

What is Irish sea moss good for? Irish moss is a type of seaweed that grows in the wild Atlantic waters on the west coast of Ireland. It’s known by foodies and nutrition experts as a superfood due to ...

Sea moss, also called Irish moss, is a type of edible red seaweed. Celebrities have said they take it for better skin and less inflammation. A dietitian said it has some good nutrients, but isn't ...

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