May 30, 2018 | By Katie Dubow
I’m a big fan of talk radio especially NPR. So when podcasts exploded in popularity I was thrilled. For those unfamiliar with podcasts, they are …
April 23, 2018 | By Mary Nell Jackson
The sweet innocent times of youth when everything is new and exciting is how I remember May Day celebrations with my mother and sister in Paris, …
April 16, 2018 | By Paris Wolfe
If I’m ranking my favorite things, I must admit that herbs fall second. My first love is books. I love a new book’s promise of knowledge and …
April 2, 2018 | By Paris Wolfe
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 …
August 16, 2017 | By Paris Wolfe
Given the rising cost of health care, I wonder if more people are turning to herbal medicine to address symptoms and seek treatment. While I’ve …
April 11, 2017 | By Chad Gordon
Improve your garden photography. Shoot during the “Golden Hour” …
March 8, 2017 | By Susan Liechty
A visit to the botanic garden in Padua is a step back in time. The garden was established in 1545 when a professor was hired to design a garden …
March 1, 2017 | By Paris Wolfe
Last year I started an Herb Garden Journal. I did really well in May. I listed my goals, cataloged my seeds. Then nothing. I’m not surprised. …
February 6, 2017 | By Paris Wolfe
I was at my keyboard wearing my pink Eiffel Tower pajamas, a bit overwhelmed by the dozen stories on my to-do list and chilled by the snowy Ohio …
December 8, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
I learned about tea as a young child, My lessons weren’t sophisticated, but they were an essential part of my mixed-European (and English) …
March 26, 2016
Equinox, Easter, spring formalize the beginning of gardening season here in the northeast Midwest. They also foreshadow a plague of garden …
March 21, 2016 | By Paris Wolfe
After crafting a few batches of home brew, Ted Dalheim wanted to grow one of the key ingredients – hops.
“The natural progression for me was to …
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Four speakers highlight the agenda for the The Herb Society of America Annual Meeting on April 29, 2016, in Asheville, North Carolina.
Members …
August 19, 2015 | By Paris Wolfe
My son Dante, 18, is heading off to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, within minutes of this post. He’s a powerhouse of fitness and energy. He …
March 17, 2015 | By Susan Liechty
The Pharmacia of Santa Maria Novella is one of the oldest pharmacies in the world, still in operation. The origin of the ancient pharmacy …
May 1, 2013 | By Lorraine Kiefer
I love all herbs. In my mind’s garden, I picture them in little compartments, just like in a real herb patch.
While teaching English in Poland …