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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 11, 2019 | Other Culinary
In a small café in St. Augustine, Florida, I was served tea made from yaupon, a caffeine-containing holly shrub that grows wild in southeastern Florida. The infusion made from its dried young leaves tastes like black tea without tannic bitterness and has the pep power...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 8, 2019 | Other Culinary
If you are interested in herbs you may want to participate in #herbchat, an herb-focused Twitter chat. A Twitter chat is when people tweet about a particular topic using a hashtag. By using the hashtag, participants can tweet—talk—to each other and stay on topic. Most...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 6, 2019 | Beauty, Fragrance, Other Culinary
“No wonder that cheek in its beauty transcendent, Excelleth the beauty of others by far; No wonder that eye is so richly resplendent. For your heart is a rose and your soul is a star.” -Frances Sargent Osgood ‘Tis the season for old-fashioned love potions. Many...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Feb 4, 2019 | Other Culinary
On a recent Herb Society of America webinar, William Varney inspired viewers with a talk about enhancing life using herbs in the home, kitchen, garden, and bath. Varney, owner of URBANherbal in Fredericksburg, Texas, and co-author of Herbs: Growing and Using Plants of...
