...to that warm kitchen above the barn. The chickens enjoy it too, and that doesn’t surprise me at all. One of the things I love most about herbs is that...
...found on my journey of reading children’s books was in the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery. When talking to Marilla after moving into the house at Green...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...chile peppers! Our morning session is more about the many types of chiles, their characteristics, and pungency. Our afternoon program concentrates on chiles in the kitchen with a cooking demo....
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
...not necessary. Potted turmeric will sit indoors, seemingly devoid of life during winter months and then send up strong green shoots in late spring. In zones 6 and 7, new...
...pots, fragrant teas, all the small green comforts that soften the long nights. But the season has a way of surprising us, nudging our attention toward something unexpected. And this...
...VIOLET INTRIGUE, ‘Buena Vista’, and ‘Sharon Roberts’. These strongly floral noted lavenders pair well with black and green teas, as well as their counterparts of sage, savory, oregano and basil....
...to steady us when the days grow short. There’s sage, soft and silver-green, still clinging to its place in the garden even after the first frost. I love to rub...
...with chartreuse towards the edge of the leaves. ‘Purpurascens’ has both green and purple leaves. ‘Tricolor’ is a suffusion of green, white, purple, and pink, and I love ‘Berggarten’ for...
...spices such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, cilantro, cumin, asafoetida, green chiles, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, fennel seeds and so on” with their geographical neighbors. But the...
