Plant Families – Food, Medicine and Poison! Featuring the Umbelliferae (carrot family)

This article was inspired by the common occurrence of wild carrot, aka Queen Anne’s Lace, lining roadsides at this time. It offers us food and medicine, and is

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Medicinal Herbs in the Garden

The Garden Pharmacy   Gardens are a source of beauty, tranquility, and sustenance; they also provide us with medicine. Chances are you have a pharmacy in your back

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Medicinal Benefits of Culinary Herbs

  Did you know that most common culinary herbs also have medicinal benefits?   Enliven your food with easy-to-find fresh herbs this summer. Fresh herbs often have a

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