by herbsocietyofamerica | Jan 2, 2017 | Other Research & Education
If everyone else is doing it, I often run the other way. Or so I’d like to think. I consider myself my own woman making my own decisions without an external script. (WestWorld anyone?) Unless everyone else is growing an herb. Then, I want to be part of the club. I was...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 29, 2016 | Other Research & Education
The first #GivingTuesday for The Herb Society of America raised $3,000 for the Donald Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grants. Members and non-members contributed $1,400 and a matching donation rounded the number to $3,000. The grant encourages schools to teach the use...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 27, 2016 | Other Culinary
I’ve been preparing mint, pineapple sage, rose petals, rose hips and more so I can blend my own herbal tisanes. I’m not looking to be exotic. In fact, I’ll have more fun with the packaging than the tea blend. The question now is how do I package? Do I put mix loose...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 21, 2016 | Herbal Remedies, Holidays & Celebrations
Need a hand with stress? A steamy mug of chamomile tea can take the edge off holiday anxiety and promote sleep. While herbalists have been promoting it as an insomnia treatment for years, science lies behind it, according to research from the Integrative Medicine...
by herbsocietyofamerica | Dec 13, 2016 | Other Culinary
With a challenged economy on Washington Island, Wisconsin, in the early 2000s, business leaders looked at the 23 square miles for business ideas. Tourism is a summer business. And the population – thus workforce — drops in the off season. Lake winds freeze this...
