Wild Edibles
Winter’s still hanging on and with it, all of the usual germs that thrive in shut-up environments, breeding like crazy in the same warmth we bask in. No fear –the elderberry plant is here! Meet Sam Sambucus of the...
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History is full of accounts where someone was on the brink of death from a viral infection -like typhoid or dengue or influenza- and because someone knew to use boneset to inhibit the virus’ ability to multiply and cause a...
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Goldenrod has such a bum rap because when fall allergies flare, people look for who’s to blame. They see golden yellow flowers and deduce they MUST be the culprit! And so, the goldenrod herb has carried a criminal record for...
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“Oh, honey! You ate garlic......” Such a whine is heard in our home when my husband eats something containing garlic and I do not. Basically having a major olfactory overload forces me to go grab something with garlic in it...
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Did you know that there is an edible and almost magical "weed" which grows freely in backyards, meadows and along roadsides that has a history of use as far back as the ancient Persians? Alexander the Great Used it...
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