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
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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 …