The Benefits of Growing Your Own Ginger Plants
Many people may recognize ginger root in the store, or the powdered ginger spice in a bottle, and yet wouldn't be able to identify a ginger plant....
An Overview on Using Herbal & Essential Oils for Your Skin: How They Work and Which Ones Work Best
Herbal & essential oils have become an increasingly popular way to treat a variety of ailments. They have potential uses for everything from...
White Sage is a Winner With Us! – How to Make a Cleansing Stick
Have you ever seen someone burn a rustic-looking bundle of dried herbs to cleanse their new home or work space? Well, that herb was most likely white sage. Though some people may find this practice a little odd, burning sacred herbs as a safeguard against evil or negative energy actually dates centuries back.
One Day Isn’t Enough
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, we will be celebrating Earth Day. I’d like to suggest that we celebrate Earth Day every day. What do Richard Nixon, Teddy Roosevelt and Rachel Carson have in common? No, not all presidents. We haven’t gotten that yet … a woman in the...
Why You Shouldn’t Push Parsley Aside Anymore
If you asked most people what role they thought that parsley plays in cooking, health and nutrition, they would most likely say that it is used as a garnish or decoration for other foods. It is that often ignored tuft of green bits on your plate that you have, for...
Healing Herbs for a Healing Garden
My guilty secret? Binge watching bad TV on Sunday afternoons after I've put the greenhouses ‘to bed'. I get the biggest kick out of the commercials, especially the one for a well-known heartburn medication. Basically, the message is this: stuff your face until your...
The Importance of Monarch Butterflies
"Nature is not a luxury, it is an investment" ~ Mark Tercek CEO, The Nature Conservancy The time is running out for many native habitats, but there is so much you can do. I have been working my land for the past 35 years, and I can now look over my conservation...
Phytonutrients, Why They’re so Good for You
As a grower, I tend to focus on the more garden-worthy properties of herbs. What attributes it brings to my many garden beds. The impact of those big white blooms of Angelica, the steadfastness of a reliable rosemary hedge, the mystery of Passion Flower, or the...
Success: The Growers Exchange
"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." -Mark Twain Couldn't have said it better myself However, I'd say it a bit differently: "If I knew then what I know now, I may not have ever tried" -Briscoe White Which is just another way of saying...