by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 4, 2016 | Other Research & Education
I’ve swept away the last sugar cookie crumb and crushed cardboard packaging for recycling. My Christmas holidays are finished and a Valentine’s heart wreath adorns my front door. Now what? It’s time to cozy into the corner of the brown leather sofa, flip...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 30, 2015 | Other Culinary
I’m a dedicated supporter of small and local businesses. I buy organic, grass-fed, cage-free. I avoid corn syrup and hydrogenated fat. I advocate social responsibility and promote social justice. Given my crunchy idealism, I sometimes, even unfairly, snub...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 29, 2015 | Other Culinary
Mistletoe hangs in the archway to my kitchen. I hung it for a late December party and it will remain through January. The dried leaves are a spot of color in an otherwise grey and gloomy season. I know it promotes kissing in modern culture. Pretty ironic for a...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 17, 2015 | Other Culinary
A healthy ecosystem requires butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. In fact, more than two-thirds of the food we eat depends on their role as pollinators. Alas, many of these insects are suffering from loss of wildflower habitat, pesticide poisoning, and...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 14, 2015 | Other Culinary
The mountain mint in Karen O’Brien’s garden was more than pretty; it was a pollination feast. Until, one fall morning when a helper mistook it for a weed and yanked it from its bed. Undeterred, O’Brien set out to replace the plant the following spring. And, she did it...
