by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 13, 2016 | Other Culinary
When Martine and Edgar Anderson retired five years ago, they moved to remote Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin and started their second careers as lavender farmers. On the north edge of the “lavender belt,” Washington Island is in growing zone 5B. Martine...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 11, 2016 | Other Research & Education
An avid outdoors-woman, Heather Housekeeper is the author of A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mountains to Sea Trail (Hither Page Press, April 2014) and A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Finger Lakes Trail (Pisgah Press, April 2016)....
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jul 5, 2016 | Other Gardening
Most of us grow herbs to treat the senses with beauty, aroma or taste. We may tap their chemical properties to treat internal or external illness. Whatever the case, we likely use plant material to enhance life. That wasn’t (isn’t?) always the case. The poison garden...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jun 29, 2016 | Crafts & DIY, Other Gardening
In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Each within his green enclosure is a creator, and no two shall reach the same conclusion. – Louise Beebe Wilder While my interior décor is tastefully subtle in its use of color, my...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Jun 27, 2016 | Other Culinary
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, near Pittsburgh, Pa., has a series of elevated herb beds built in a sunny spot near the golf course to serve the property’s nine kitchens. Given management obsession with quality and commitment to local, sustainable sourcing, it’s no...
