January 26, 2026 | By Ellen Zachos
When most people hear the word “herb” today, they think of flavorful additions to cooking or natural medicines. In ancient Greece, herbs were ...
August 14, 2023 | By Bevin Cohen
I’ve enjoyed gardening for most of my life. As a young kid I used to grow radishes in a flowerpot on the balcony of my grandmother’s apartment. ...
August 29, 2022 | By Erin Presley
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre, free admission public garden in Madison, Wisconsin, in the heart of the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk ...
June 27, 2022 | By Chrissy Moore
To continue my periodic series on The Herb Society of America’s business members, I’d like to introduce our readers to Jane Hawley Stevens, ...
August 2, 2021 | By Maryann Readal
Hot! Hot! HOT! – but not the hottest! Cayenne pepper, Capsicum annuum, is hot, but it reaches only 30,000 - 50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) on ...
May 20, 2021 | By Jen Munson
Registration is now open for The Herb Society of America’s 2021 Virtual Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members (Virtual EdCon). ...
October 23, 2020 | By Jen Munson
Face it, 2020, for the most part, has been a bust! The pandemic has cancelled events, reduced travel, and all but eliminated herbal adventures. ...
August 17, 2020 | By Bevin Cohen
I’ve long been amazed by the generous bounty offered to us by Mother Nature. Even as a young boy picking wintergreen berries in the woods, I ...
March 30, 2020 | By Paris Wolfe
When Jeremy Umansky was at culinary school in 2006, a professor took him foraging in the Hudson Valley. They were looking for fiddlehead ferns, ...
April 10, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” ...
March 4, 2019 | By Jen Munson
The Herb Society of America is now accepting scholarship applications for its Mad for Herbs in Mad City Annual Meeting and Educational Conference June 13 to 15 in Madison, Wisconsin. The scholarship (value $325) is sponsored by Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm in Door County, Wisconsin.
March 1, 2019 | By Jen Munson
Registration is open for The Herb Society’s Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members (EdCon). This year we head to Madison, ...
June 13, 2018 | By Paris Wolfe
Share pictures of your herb garden for a chance to win the book "What Can I Do With My Herbs?"
April 25, 2018 | By Pat Crocker
Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) once said, “Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is ...
November 15, 2016
Join The Herb Society of America from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, November 20, for an Open House full of holiday cheer with a wonderful selection ...
February 29, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
Before you head to Asheville for HSA’s annual meeting, get reservations at the area’s top restaurants. They fill up fast. With 250 to choose ...
February 3, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
If you're still looking for lodging for the April 29 Annual Meeting in Asheville, NC, consider the city's vibrant Bed and Breakfast community. ...
January 6, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
All photos courtesy of The Biltmore Company
When you plan for this year’s Herb Society of America Annual Meeting on April 29, 2016, ...