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by herbsocietyofamerica | Apr 11, 2018 | Other Culinary
When the forest floor is warmed by the sun, before the trees leaf out, ramps make their way into the light. And folks in the know are ready to harvest the harbinger of the new foraging season. As long as I can remember my dad was one of those folks. Ramps, for those...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Apr 9, 2018 | Other Culinary
Hops is a perennial vine reaching a height of over 15 feet. The flowers are chartreuse green blooming in July, and the leaves are bright green and heart shaped, similar to grape leaves. A “hop” is a green cone around the female flower of the hop plant....
by herbsocietyofamerica | Apr 5, 2018 | Other Culinary
In 1995, when I was a member, the International Herb Association (IHA) designated Herb Education Week to be the week before Mother’s Day. For that week members were charged with educating the public about herbs and their varied uses. As leaders of herbal businesses we...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Apr 2, 2018 | Seasonal Gardening
In a final section of Rodale’s Basic Organic Gardening, author Deborah L. Martin offers a Seasonal Garden-Care Calendar as a loose guide to timing garden tasks. Checking in with such calendars keeps me on target. Despite the latest dusting of snow in Geneva, Ohio,...
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by herbsocietyofamerica | Mar 30, 2018 | Other Culinary
It’s been a while, but I’m still here. Or actually I’m back. Thanks for your patience while I’ve been on a three-month RV adventure through the Southwest. You see I live in Northeast Ohio – growing zone 6a. While my boyfriend isn’t a gardener, he prefers growing zones...
