Come learn how to make medicinal herb infused oils with fresh or dry herbs using a slow cold infusion or quick heat method.
When it feels like you're drowning in herbs, make this handy condiment.
A quick recipe for flavored chive oil. Preserve your herbs for the Fall and Winter seasons, this chive oil is great in marinades and vinaigrette's.
Learn how to make basil oil with the bounty of basil overflowing from your garden this summer. Basil is an incredibly healthy herb, learn more here!
Rosemary is one of the most aromatic and pungent herbs around, here are 20 creative ways to use this wonderful versatile herb and not just in recipes.
Did you know you can use essential oils to help your garden grow better? Learn how to use essential oils for gardening plus recipes to get you started!
Infusing herbs into oils is a great way to add flavor, color and medicinal value to oils. Learn how to make and use infused oils as both food and medicine.
One way to preserve fresh parsley is to freeze it. This parsley log makes it easy to remove the parsley you need and return the rest to the freezer.
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What to do with sage when you don't want your bountiful harvest to go to waste! There are so many ways that you an use it, as food and medicine!
This homemade herb butter is versatile and easy to make. Plus, it's a fantastic way to preserve your fresh summer herbs to enjoy all year long!
Discover what neem oil is, how it works, and what pests it fights. Most importantly, learn how to properly emulsify neem oil to create an effective, non-toxic spray for your garden.
Feverfew is making a comeback in modern gardens for both its medicinal value and attractive daisy-like blooms. Learn how to harvest and use feverfew now.
Medicinal plants and healing herbs are a great addition to the garden. Find out which ones are best to grow.
Making mullein flower oil is one of the easiest herbal infused oils you can make and have on hand. Here are 5 ways to use this great oil in your home.
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Rosemary is one of the most aromatic and pungent herbs around, here are 20 creative ways to use this wonderful versatile herb and not just in recipes.
Rue is a fascinating herb that provides ornamental interest and support for pollinators. But beware, it has some hidden dangers.
Make the most of the over-productive herb garden with these 10 ways to use oregano for food, medicine, cleaning, and more.
Drying and preserving herbs is a great way to ensuring that you can enjoy their delightful essence year-round.
Freezing fresh herbs is a simple and quick option for preserving your herb harvest for year round use with no expensive equipment required.
Living in California, worrying about not having access to the fresh local herbs in the winter, isn’t exactly an issue, but I do remember what it was like living in New York. The minute the first frost hits in the early fall, there is a scramble to save plants and there is a huge sense...
Medicinal uses for rosemary. Rosemary is an anti-inflammatory & antibacterial herb that is easy to use and gives amazing health benefits! Fresh & EO
Have you ever foraged chickweed? This common wild plant is tasty and medicinal. Learn more about chickweed benefits and uses in the kitchen and home remedy toolkit.
Preserving fresh herbs from the garden or store is easy, and a good way to save money. Learn about 9 different ways to save them for later.
FacebookTweetPin As we get to the end of summer, your herbs may need their final pruning before it gets cold. A great way to use up your fresh herbs is to make a flavourful herb infused olive oil. It’s quick and easy and can be…
Learn how to make calendula salve, and treat yourself and others to this nourishing herbal moisturizer made with calendula infused oil.
Learning how to make peppermint oil is easy. This infused oil is made with fresh mint from the farmers market and grapeseed oil.
Five uses for comfrey.
This hops plant guide covers everything from its beauty, the best way to harvest the plant, and how to use hops for insomnia and anxiety.
There are more ways to preserve herbs than just drying them.These creative ideas will preserve the freshness of the herb garden all year.
Botanical Name:: Inula helenium. Other Common Names: Scabwort, marchalan, elf dock, wild sunflower, horseheal, velvet dock. Habitat: Elecampane can be found throughout Great Britain, central and southern Europe, the temperate zones of Asia west of the Himalayas, and the eastern and central regions of North America. It is found growing wild in damp meadows, wet-mesic pastures, old fields, and roadsides. It prefers a moist, well-drained clay loam in a damp, partly shaded environment and is easily grown from seed and from cuttings. Plant Description: Elecampane is a large beautiful plant with leaves that are similar to the downy leaves of
Calendula is a miracle herb with some amazing uses. Learn 30 different uses for calendula- from acne to curing bacterial infections!
Neem oil is a substance that has risen in popularity over the years as people search for more natural alternatives.
Homemade fresh basil oil is easy to make, effortless, cost-saving, and a fantastic way to use up all the extra basil. Plenty of uses for this basil infused olive oil and they make delicious edible gifts too!
In this post, I explain the process for making herb salt from start to finish, so you may adapt it to your own recipes. Have fun and see what you can come up with.
Five uses for comfrey.
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Do you always have herbs left after buying them for a recipe? Us too! Here are 4 ways to use leftover herbs - because herbs are too expensive to waste!
