Chickweed and salve-making 101

Spring has arrived, finally, at Chez Zen and so has the Chickweed.  Time to go gathering! Chickweed ( Stellaria media ) is a fast…

Time to Dig up Outdoor Herbs and Bring them Indoors

Image: freedigitalphotos.net Fall is here and we all know what that means; an end all be all frost is soon to follow here in the…

How to Dry Herbs in 5 Steps

Image: KVDP @ Wikipedia   Drying herbs straight from the garden is a tasty and cost effective way to preserve them. All you need …

How to Freeze Herbs in 4 Easy Steps

Image: freedigitalphotos.net Freezing herbs is easy, plain and simple. All it takes is a few minutes of prep work and a couple of…

Herbs: Lemon Balm

As promised, here's a post to start telling you a little about some of the herbs I'm growing for medicinal purposes.  I d…

HERB HUNTER - How to get started

While there are a lot of edible plants out in the wild, there are also many medicinal plants. Those are the ones I'm talking…