September 29, 2025 | By Chrissy Moore
We’ve all had moments of déjà vu. Recently, while working alongside Pooja Pant, a former research scientist at the National Arboretum and a …
August 18, 2025 | By Bevin Cohen
November 18, 2024 | By Hazel Weakley
This summer, my Girl Scout troop had the amazing chance to visit Zurich, Switzerland, to study sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of …
April 29, 2024 | By Susan Belsinger
Springtime is my favorite time of year because the earth awakens and sends up green growing plants, which provide us with the first garden …
March 4, 2024 | By Maryann Readal
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativuum) is an herb that elicits strong feelings of like or dislike. Those who like the herb appreciate its sagey-lemony …
April 19, 2021 | By Zainab Pashaei
I’m not talking about time travel. Nowruz—the equivalent of the New Year—was just celebrated on the spring equinox in Iran as well as in …
January 4, 2021 | By Maryann Readal
The spotlight is shining on parsley this month. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for January …
February 22, 2017 | By Paris Wolfe
Global influences are keeping American kitchens busy, according to herb and spice leader McCormick & Company. “The 2017 Flavor Forecast …
August 17, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe and Carmen Ketron
The body needs fluids for health. Spa waters – those infused with herbs, fruits and flowers – make that experience interesting. And, perhaps …
August 10, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
Drying herbs is easy, but takes time. And, that’s where I failed. Patience.
I had a loose pile of mint sprigs resting on an aluminum cookie …
August 3, 2016
Brent Fogerty was writing for an advertising agency in Dallas for two years and was unhappy with the job. So, he jumped. Experienced in …
March 26, 2016
Equinox, Easter, spring formalize the beginning of gardening season here in the northeast Midwest. They also foreshadow a plague of garden …
January 20, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
Saturday morning over fried eggs and rye toast at Mary’s Diner, my boyfriend texted me a link to Rodale Organic Life’s “Grow Healthy Plants from …
November 16, 2015
Two herb-influenced cocktails among America’s best in 2015.
November 2, 2015
Lavender jelly has been the most inspired spread. My friends are in for a sublime holiday gift.
October 26, 2015 | By Fern Glazer
Mint use has grown 25 percent on menus at all segments in the last four years. While the strongest growth is coming from beverages, mint has been growing in appetizers and entrées as wel
August 21, 2015
Paris Wolfe has been a journalist since the mid-1980s. She’s been herb gardening since she moved into her first house in 1990. Writing about …