Five Kitchen Herbs for Cold Season
Posted on24 Sep 2013
Tucked away in our kitchen pantries and cupboards, in our windowsills and gardens, are familiar and friendly herbal mainstays that are as... Read More
3 Easy Ways To Dry Herbs
Posted on16 Sep 2013
As summer winds down, things change. The children go back to school, the days are getting shorter, and gardening season is drawing... Read More
3 Herbs For Anxiety
Posted on16 Sep 2013
Anxiety can be a problem for many of us. Sometimes, we feel anxious and stressed after a particularly busy day of deadlines,... Read More
5 Tips for Getting a Start on Next Year’s Garden
Posted on09 Sep 2013
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With the coming of fall, it can be daunting to be faced with six months of very little gardening to do. Or,... Read More
Oats: Herbs We Love For Summer
Oats (Avena sativa)Â and their versatile components have been used for everything from stuffing mattresses, poultices, facial scrubs, cereal, teas, and baths. This... Read More
How to Grow Fresh Basil
Posted on14 Aug 2013
Whether it’s to cleanse the blood, act as an anti-inflammatory, or simply to make pesto for an Italian feast, basil can be... Read More
Catnip: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on10 Aug 2013
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)Â or catmint, is probably best known as a stimulant for cats, inducing euphoria and friskiness. The scent alone is irresistible... Read More
Herbs for Prostate Health
Posted on08 Aug 2013
It’s a scenario familiar to many aging men: he goes to bed, much as he has for decades, only to wake up... Read More
Rose: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on07 Aug 2013
Rose. The Queen of Flowers has origins in the Middle East, and has been cultivated and cherished the world over since antiquity.... Read More
Chamomile: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on31 Jul 2013
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) is a delicate, apple-scented member of the Asteraceae or daisy family, and makes one of the most popular... Read More
The China Study Cookbook Review & Giveaway
Posted on25 Jul 2013
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What one chooses to eat is often based on emotion and addictions, unconscious habits, and unquestioned cultural mores. Because how we eat... Read More
Hibiscus: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on24 Jul 2013
Hibiscus, also known as Jamaica flower, is one of our very favorite herbs for summer because, like spearmint, its flavor is easily... Read More
A Simple Solution for More Rejuvenating Sleep
Posted on24 Jul 2013
Since we were young we have been taught the value of getting a good night’s sleep. Sleep does everything from helping us... Read More
Basil: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on16 Jul 2013
Culinary herbs are so often overlooked as medicine. But great power lies in our humble spice jars and kitchen windowsill plants, including... Read More
DIY Curtain Holdback
Posted on11 Jul 2013
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Items needed for the DIY Curtain Holdback: Door Plate of choice Door Knob of choice (must have threaded type for screw) 2... Read More
Plantain: Herbs We Love For Summer
Posted on07 Jul 2013
When I was a little girl, my parents, unlike our neighbors with their perfectly smooth “chem lawns,” never applied pesticides or weed... Read More
Nourishing Weedy Tea
Posted on22 May 2013
Herbalists have an eye for beauty and worth, seeing usefulness inside what others consider useless. Often reviled plants like nettles, dandelions, burdock,... Read More
On The Road
Posted on23 Mar 2013
We are packing up our cameras and notebooks and heading out on the road to bring you exclusive interviews and personal stories... Read More
Flowers For The Home
Posted on22 Mar 2013
Flowers in the foyer, fresh lemons in the kitchen and plants, well…everywhere else! They say that the kitchen is the heart of... Read More
Tea Time Before Bedtime
Posted on20 Mar 2013
Children of all ages love to have tea. They love the ceremony that having tea provokes. It can be a time to... Read More
Spring Tonics
Posted on20 Mar 2013
Despite the snowy view from our windows, it’s the official first day of spring, the Equinox, so called because the earth’s tilt... Read More
Scientists in the Making
Posted on19 Mar 2013
Hypothesis hy-poth-e-sis (hahy-poth-uh-sis) Plural: Hypotheses (seez) Definition: A proposition or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of... Read More
Brighten Up For Spring
Posted on14 Mar 2013
I do believe home is built around the table and that is why I delight in all the ways to decorate it.... Read More
Hands in the Dirt
Posted on14 Mar 2013
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The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed... Read More
Signs Of Spring
Posted on13 Mar 2013
I had the most wonderful surprise on my afternoon walk yesterday. The snow is melting, the breeze is warming and the flowers... Read More
See The Flowers
Posted on08 Mar 2013
I often have to pause and ask myself, what are my eyes fixed upon? It is usually a pretty straightforward answer. Being... Read More
Cup in Hand
Posted on04 Mar 2013
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What goes through your mind at the mention of tea? I used to think Lipton and I’m not kidding! Preferring coffee over... Read More
What is a Weed? Finding Appreciation
Posted on09 Jan 2013
By Kerry Maegan Hughes-Rico, M.Sc. – Herbalist and Ethnobotanist What is a weed? There was a time in my life when weeds... Read More
Hawthorn Tea for the Winter Heart
Posted on20 Dec 2012
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The trees are bare, the leaves are raked, and the gardens are tucked in for a long winter’s nap. But the pink... Read More
Buckwheat Pasta with Spinach Pesto
Posted on17 Dec 2012
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Take your fresh pesto (from this recipe) and make it into a tasty dish with buckwheat pasta, cooked greens and a sprinkling... Read More
