Uchche in the Garden: How Bitter Melon Helped One Woman Reconnect With Family Roots

The resilience of uchche, bitter melon – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) In the early months of the pandemic, a woman living alone in a San Diego neighborhood found herself reaching for something familiar amid widespread isolation. She extracted a single seed from a package of frozen bitter melon and placed it … Read more