After doing a bit of hunting around Seattle, I set out at night to collect the herbs that I had located. The various items I would be collecting (and I did get all of the ones I set out to get) were: Sage Mint Rosemary Lavender Sunflower Petals Fen...

A ha! A tisane. Tisane. I'm wild about the idea, of course, of fresh herbs from back yards (lemon verbena or mint or... ) used to make quick herbal teas, muddled a bit and served hot, cold, in between. For this task though I wanted stronger! Som...

I think I'm getting a cold, so tomorrow I will go out and try to find some herbs to make rosemary mint tea. The recipe is as follows: Ingredients * 2 tablespoons rosemary, minced * 2 tablespoons mint, minced * 1 teaspoon grated orange z...

I started gardening, which is an awesome thing. Unfortunately I am extremely allergic to something that grows in the community garden I work out of. It could be the weird Hemlock plants, it could be the slightly touched hippy chick that stands in the...

In Boston, January is not the best time to gather wild herbs. I have a reasonable chance of recognizing common plants during the summer, but I was not at all certain that I could identify them and find usable components this time of the year. But, a ...