
May 19, 2025 | By Robert Mattera III, MS
If you’ve ever grown basil at home, whether in the garden, a pot on the patio, or a kitchen windowsill, you know how rewarding it is to pick ...

December 4, 2023 | By Maryann Readal
My mother always flavored her delicious apple pies with allspice. She did this with good reason since allspice carries the flavors of cinnamon, ...

August 1, 2022 | By Karen Cottingham
Lemon balm, that delightfully lemony herb, has been used medicinally for centuries. The many beneficial properties of Melissa officinalis were ...

June 6, 2022 | By Maryann Readal
Basil, Ocimum basilicum, still reigns today as the King of Herbs. Its royalty was established by the Greeks, when they gave the herb its name ...

June 6, 2022 | By Maryann Readal
Basil, Ocimum basilicum, still reigns today as the King of Herbs. Its royalty was established by the Greeks, when they gave the herb its name ...
February 4, 2019
On a recent Herb Society of America webinar, William Varney inspired viewers with a talk about enhancing life using herbs in the home, kitchen, ...

September 4, 2018 | By Susan Belsinger
Reposted with permission from www.vegetablegardener.com.
For centuries, Italians have made pesto with a mortar and pestle, hence the name ...

October 16, 2017 | By Maryann Readal
It seems almost sacrilegious to be talking about spring already, but that is exactly what gardeners do—they plan for the season ahead.
As I ...
July 10, 2017 | By Maggie Fusco
At the Willoughby, Ohio, Farmers Market my farmer friend Maggie Fusco handed me a blue plastic grocery bag half full of garlic scapes. There ...

July 11, 2016
An avid outdoors-woman, Heather Housekeeper is the author of A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mountains to Sea Trail (Hither ...

July 1, 2015 | By Linda Franzo
Many have said, “You can only be happy if you look to the future," "Be in the moment," and "Breathe!"
Well, I'm happy to report that you can ...