Never enough thyme

 Judi Daykin's crime novel The Wild Thyme Farm Murder features the fictional Wild Thyme Farm, a family business, as the setting for a murder investigation. In the story, a body is discovered in the wreckage of a torched barn on the farm

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Spice fraud (real crime)

In general, dried herbs and spices are frequently targeted by fraudsters who mix or dilute them with cheaper ingredients to increase profits. While thyme is not the most common target, fraudulent practices in the spice industry have led to many criminal cases. Past cases of spice fraud involved: 

• Mixing oregano with olive leaves