When you think about herb gardening, you probably imagine a large spot of healthy soil in a space with abundant sunshine. Unfortunately, many gardeners don’t have that. But did you…
Bits of Wisdom | When Iron Sharpens Iron
Note: Bits of Wisdom posts are normally posts taken from my social media accounts and placed here to reference back to easily. Click on the “Bits of Wisdom” tag to…
Using Herbs as Tomato Companion Plants
There is so much possibility when you grow tomatoes in your vegetable garden, especially when using herbs as tomato companion plants. From eating raw slices on a sandwich, to processing…
Yellow Rocket Cress | Wild Edible & Medicinal Plant
Yellow Rocket Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) is the wild edible, much like broccoli, that most people see in open fields each spring. It can bloom from spring through summer, and is…
6 Medicinal Herbs to Forage in Spring
What to forage in spring—that’s a hot question this time of year. The herbalist’s medicinal year doesn’t begin in the fall with cold and flu season. It begins in the…
Is It Safe to Reuse Egg Cartons? Yes! | Eggs and Salmonella
A few years back I remember the great egg carton debate. The question was asked by many backyard chicken keepers and farmers—can I reuse egg cartons? As with everything safety…
