Parsley is a powerful herb. It provides unique health benefits and is an excellent addition to juices. But as with any potent herb, it is best used wisely. In this article, I’ll share with you the reasons you’ll want to include this leafy green in your juices, as well as the cautions to be aware [...]
Their slender, spiky green leaves and cheery yellow heads pop up in lawns every spring. For perfect-turf loving homeowners, the dandelion is an evil weed to be eradicated by any means possible. For those in the know, this humble “weed” is actually a valued medicinal herb with centuries of use all over the world. Dandelion [...]
Each spring I start my kitchen garden by planting some culinary herbs. It’s enjoyable work, out on the back deck with the warm spring sun on my back. I pull the remnants of last season’s dead plants from the pots, add some organic fertilizer and mix it around with a hand trowel. Then I pull [...]
I have a large, leggy thyme plant in my kitchen. It grew to abundance over the summer, and I rescued it from the back deck when the first snows hit in late October. This time of year, it spends most days on my kitchen floor, near the sliding glass door, surviving on [...]
