| Field Notes from the Editor Is it time to stop thinking of herbs and herbalists as strange? |
About the cover, KJ Hickman This issue's artist bio. |
| Easy Ways to Preserve Elderberries, Tina Sams You\'ve got a basket (or 10) of berries. Now what? |
The Homestead, Michele Brown There have been many twists and turns on this herbfarmer's path. |
| Herbal Remedies, Compilation Favorite concoctions from several readers and contributors. |
Fun, Sillies and Puns for the Happy Herbalist, Jessica Morgan A talented herbalist with a silly side makes us all smile (with a groan or two). |
| Fresh Herbs and Fried Oreos, Alicia Allen Starting out with a new business isn't all it's cracked up to be. It is hard work and lots of humility. |
How to Store Seeds, Heddy Johannesen Now more than ever we need to be keeping our seeds safe and viable. |
| A Love/Hate Relationship with Herbs - A Gardening Critique, Barbara Steele Are you sure you want to plant that there? Not all plants play nice in the garden. |
Community Herbalism, Stephany Hoffelt What does it really mean to help your community? Stephany pulls back the lace curtains in this poignant piece |
| Lovage - a New/Old Herb, Sandy Michelsen Learn some uses for this stately beauty in the garden. |
Herbal Smoothie Soap And Mucilaginous Plants, Marci Tsohonis A soothing, healing bar with information about the plants that make it so. |
| Finding Herb Companions, Susanna Reppert You don\'t have to feel all alone out there! |
Sarah's Overstuffed Artichokes, Sarah Liberta A luscious meal from the bayou from our Louisiana culinary herbalist. |
| Fall Weather Signs, Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh Nature\'s prognotications abound. Just look around and start stacking the wood! |
Cranberry Nut Relish, Tina Sams Simple and delicious accompaniment to fall dishes. |
| HERBS OF THE FOREST - Cultivating a Forest Garden, Suzan T. Scholl The woods around you can be your herb garden too. |
50 Herbal Essentials for your Kitchen & Garden What do you need? What do you want? And what will make an herbie's life easier? |
| Talking to Plants, Lalanya Bodenbender Do you speak the language? Or do you feel like you are missing something? Maybe it isn\'t what you think. |
The Witches Garden, Jackie Johnson ND Wander among the plants that have been gathered in an imaginary witch\'s garden. |
| Using the Mint Harvest, Mary Ellen Wilcox Lore and uses for the unassuming but vastly important mint plant. |
Elderberry Shrub Concentrate, Tina Sams Make up this concentrate and have this refreshing beverage all year long. |
