You may be one of the growing numbers of home gardeners who have put shovel to soil in the effort to nourish themselves and their families with …
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At this time of year, people often investigate remedies for winter ailments, be it the flu, colds, or even just warming brews. Many herbalists …
The spotlight is shining on parsley this month. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for January …
A former roommate once picked on me because I saved the crumbs from the bottom of cracker, chip, and pretzel bags. A few years later, he …
I love weeds. There, I said it. Don’t worry, I do pull them (there’s a reason why they’re called weeds, after all), but I am much more likely …
When Jeremy Umansky was at culinary school in 2006, a professor took him foraging in the Hudson Valley. They were looking for fiddlehead ferns, …
In 1753, it was Carl Linnaeus who gave cacao, The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month, its botanical name: Theobroma cacao, from theos …
“Sage soothes both youth and age and brings the cook pleasing praise.” Carolyn Dille & Susan Belsinger, …
Learn how herbs make great companion plants, aid in pest control, and support welcome beneficials.
The pungent, aromatic rhizome of the galangals, greater galangal (Alpina galangal) and lesser galangal (Alpina officinarum) are used in …
Listen, children, and I will tell you how an onion by another name gave us the name of the city of Chicago. The onion in question, Allium …
Like my ancestors, I live in a bog. But I have a lot of company, and some of that company is breathtakingly beautiful. One of the most …
The Winter Solstice is once again upon us, that eternally dark and longest night of the year. If I travel even 150 years back in time it’s easy …
My first memory of the bright calendula flower (Calendula officinalis) was the cheerful patch that my first riding teacher — a tiny, feisty …
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For centuries, Italians have made pesto with a mortar and pestle, hence the name …
Finally! After late April snows, spring may be appearing in Northeast Ohio. I’m dreaming about a hike in the woods with my gathering basket, …
Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) once said, “Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is …
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 …
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