There’s nothing quite like fresh mint. I try to keep at least one peppermint plant going in my kitchen herb garden, and I also grow it in out outdoor herb garden. Freezing weather has arrived here in North Idaho, so I recently had to rescue the last of our plants. There are many ways to …
Motion sickness is just plain no fun, and once it sets in, it can be difficult to get rid of. Prevention is best; and there are a number of herbs that can help. Ginger is one well-known motion sickness ally, but it’s not the only tool in your herbal arsenal. Keep reading to learn how …
Products I use and recommend: Copper Alembic Still and Hydrosols: The Next Aromatherapy book Hydrosols used to be quite a popular item – even more so than essential oils, if you can believe that! You’ve probably heard of rose water, lilac water, lavender water; these are all hydrosols if produced through the distillation process. …
Nothing is quite a refreshing as the smell and taste of fresh cucumber… except maybe the smell and taste of cucumber paired with mint! Throw them together with a little sparkling white wine and and you’ve got yourself the perfect, fizzy summer treat! Keep reading to learn how to make a cucumber-mint wine spritzer that …
Do you have a backyard full of rhubarb and no clue what to do with it? Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum) is a member of the buckwheat family, and is not related to celery, despite obvious similarities in the edible stalks. It’s also one of the few perennial vegetables, meaning that once established, it will come back …
