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The Good Earth Garden Party
Last Spring I started working at The Good Earth Organic Gardening Center in Hope, RI. A beautiful place just outside of Providence (but seemingly...
Herbal Root Stew
A couple of months ago I made an herbal root stew for my Farmacy Herbs "graduation potluck". Everyone really liked it and one of...
GARLIC
I am admittedly obsessed with garlic. I usually double or triple the recommended amount in cooking recipes and I also love to eat it...
Caulifower and Parsnip Whipped Dip!
I am the one at the holiday family dinners who pushes the "weird" food on my mainstream minded relatives. I try not to be...
Herb Balls!
I recently made some immune boosting herb balls for a brunch potluck and got rave reviews! They are very easy to make and, in...
Catnip, Not just for Cats!
I haven't shared some herbal info in a little while, so here I go with an overview of Catnip:
Catnip is not just for cats!...
Levelling up!
Last night was the last day of my Level 1 HEAT Class (Herbal Education and Training) at Farmacy Herbs! We each presented our final...
White Bean & Kale Soup
I make soup a lot, but all too often I find myself comfortably drifting back to familiar flavor profiles. I felt the need to...
Fermentation!
Broadly defined, "fermentation is the transformative action of micro-organisms" - Sandor Katz, author of both The Art of Fermentation and Wild Fermentation.
Fermented foods...
Omega-3’s and Brain Health
A lot of my nutritional research has been focused on omega-3 fatty acids. They are essential nutrients that modern diets often do not include...