That’s the real enchantment of herbs, how all the gifts of aroma, flavor, and healing capture us!
Category: harvest
Make these easy Herb Drying Screens!
Pick, pick, pick…are you harvesting your herbs? As summer gives us it’s late summer heat, it seems like every day … More
Herbal Hydration!
Why buy flavored waters when you can make your own? Cool, herb-infused waters are a healthy alternative to sugary or caffeine-laden drinks. Use fresh summer herbs from the garden with fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh-made herbal waters are a great way to stay hydrated through the day with some micro benefits from the fresh herbs.
Easy Herbal Hair Rinse!
It’s spring! Pick a small bundle of newly emerged perennial herbs and try this easy, refreshing recipe for a clean, healthy shine to freshly washed hair.
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Grow Flavor! Create herb seasoning salt mixes using herbs from your garden.
Get your flavor on!
When I started the manuscript on this book, it had 48 recipes…by the time it was sent off for editing … More
Sweet and Simple Pot Marigold
The flower petals are edible with a tangy almost peppery taste that can be sprinkled in soups, scrambled eggs, herb butters, and salads. Harvest the flower petals for use, either fresh or dried, to make soothing skin treatments.
Seasonings from the Garden
Perk up salads, make your own meat rubs and sweeten up your Iced tea with herbs from your garden.
Well, that’s just Minty!
Notice the edges of this mint? It is a hint for an easy way to identify Spearmint. The leaf edges are … More
Seed Collecting
I have decided if I ever cease to be mesmerized by the simple act of planting a tiny seed that turns into bushels of food, I should stop gardening.
