...make salad dressings with it, sprinkle it over fruit, and add it wherever it seems welcome. I know many people prefer to grind flax, and there are good reasons for...
...(Theobroma cacao) is the thing that chocolate is made from. By taking the common candy that everyone is familiar with and introducing how it is derived from the seed of...
...to Japan, particularly Hachijō-jima, where it has long been valued for both its culinary and traditional uses. It produces celery-like leaves with a slightly savory taste in the stems and...
March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...will not occur. Saving Seed To save chile seed for next year, remove the seed from raw, mature peppers, rinse, and place on paper towels or a small piece of...
...nutrient-dense seed oil. Evening primrose oil is a popular ingredient in natural products for its ability to support the skin’s moisture barrier, soothe dryness, and nourish mature or sensitive skin....
...book tells the story of Russian botanists who saved the world’s largest seed bank during World War II, despite people starving due to the German blockade of St. Petersburg. ...
...choices to add an herbal take to lawns Ground Cover Herbs: herbs as steppers, pretty pathways, or ground-hugging edge definers. Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile and Matricaria recutita), thyme (Thymus), sweet woodruff...
...the form of her namesake herb. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) & Celery (Apium graveolens) In the Peloponnesian city of Nemea the royal family celebrated the birth of their son Opheltes by...
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
...purchase turmeric “seed” online from garden catalogs or may occasionally find nursery-grown plants. Tissue-cultured seed is preferred by many because it is disease free. Planting turmeric “fingers” or seeds Fresh...
...into the roots of evergreens and trading nutrients back and forth like it is tending a tiny underground pantry. It is good for the trees, good for the soil, good...