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10 Dual-purpose perennial culinary Herbs for your homestead It can be confusing when you are just starting your homestead herb garden, to know which herbal remedies to plant. Of all the many perennial herbs available, how do you decide which ones you need and which ones you should wait on. You’re limited by your climate […]
Identifying the Medicinal plant – Mullein Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a medicinal plant of fields and waste places. Its easy to recognize by its soft, fuzzy leaves, and tall flower spike. This medicinal plant is a biennial and grows a soft rosette of succulent, fuzzy leaves in its first year. In its second year, or […]
Growing your own food and medicinal herbs is a worthy use of garden space. But, what happens when you have limited garden space and want to add natural dye plants to the mix as well? One solution is to find plants that will pull double duty for your herbal medicine cabinet, and your natural dye […]
A review of the Herbarium Community at HANES Ten, nine, eight, seven…. The Herbal Academy of New England launched the Herbarium this week. I’m excited about this new way to learn about herbs. I learn best by immersion. When I am passionate about something, I plunge in with both feet, buy books, scope out internet […]
St. Johns Wort A bright yellow flower brightens the highway shoulder in Western North America every July. It seems the hotter it gets the brighter the flowers look. St. Johns Wort is a European import to North America that has naturalized wherever the roads are laid down, on dry ground, open pasture, road allowances, and […]
Stress has a pay day Have you noticed how our culture glorifies stress? People even encourage the release of stress hormones in their bodies by watching scary movies, jumping out of airplanes or off cliffs, or watching other people do these things, listening to loud music, watching sports, or working lots of overtime. There seems […]
Natural help for a lamb with a broken leg A month ago we had a day old lamb come in the house with a broken leg. It was a clean break, just below the knee joint of his left hind leg. At a day old, common farm wisdom says, “he doesn’t stand a chance. Put […]
What are essential oils? Essential oils are the concentrated oils found in leaves and flowers that are responsible for their fragrance. They are highly volatile and evaporate into the air easily. They degrade in bright light. This is why they are sold in dark glass bottles with tightly capped lids. They are usually used by […]
