May 19th, 2011
St. John's Wort, Yarrow, Vetch, Ox-eye Daisy, Plantain, Milkweed, Thistle, Joe Pie Weed, Bluet, Rose and many more potent and helpful herbs abound in the alpine meadows of the famous pristine Catskills of New York.
Having the opportunity to get to know these friendly herbs in this wild environmen ...
March 25th, 2011
I'm really worried about the levels of radiation and the situation in Japan. The sad thing is there are already high levels of radiation in our world--higher than they were ten years ago at any rate. They come from increased use of cellphones, wireless networks, electrical equipment, medical equipme ...
June 4th, 2009
Yarrow, Vetch, Ox-eye Daisy, Plantain, Milkweed, Thistle, Joe Pie Weed, Indian Pipe, Bluet, Rose and many more potent and helpful herbs abound in the alpine meadows of the famous pristine Catskills of New York.
Having the opportunity to get to know these friendly herbs in this wild environment ha ...
June 1st, 2009
--Recipe for Rose Hip Soup--
Unlike people, roses probably do not consider themselves as having a purpose in life. But if a rose bush did have a mission, I expect its greatest sense of achievement would come from creating, not just a whole lot of beautiful flowers, but the grand array of round, r ...
May 6th, 2009
Refreshing recipe for Fenugreek and Fennel Salad
Fenugreek: (Trigonella foenum-graecum) called methi in the Ayurvedic tradition, has been a trusted friend of mankind for a long time, perhaps even before crops were cultivated. It is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine and cooking, which dates back a ...
April 29th, 2009
serves 4.
This refreshing and balancing salad will cool you down on a hot summer day.
2 bulbs fennel, sliced as thin as possible and placed in ice water while preparing remaining ingredients
1 bu fenugreek leaves, chopped (1c)
1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
2 t lemon juice
1 t harissa
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April 4th, 2009
Published in the column A Flirtation With Herbs in Healthy Options Magazine, New Zealand, April 2009
I was away for much of the summer, helping my sister with her newest addition to the family. As a result, my balcony garden didn't do so well. My spaghetti squash died, my nasturtiums were ...
February 23rd, 2009
Another of the famous Burmese lethok literally "mixed by hand" salads.
This one was first brought to my attention by my little sister who was a mad fan of eating Naw Rosie's Min Kwa Yuet Salad on her home-made brown bread while she was going to high school in Myanmar.
It is definitely addictin ...
September 10th, 2008
Balcony garden bar overlooking Vancouver, BC. Coriander, tomatoes, chilli, calendula, passionflower, nasturtiums, basil, sage, green-beans and corn.
This is the first year with the garden in this location, and the corn didn't do very well--not enough dirt for their roots, they did a good job, co ...
In order to understand what is going on with all the recent crack downs on cowshares, private food clubs and restrictions on herbal remedies it is important to know about the set of food regulations called Codex Alimentarius which are now in play in both the EU and North America. Gaia-Health is a website that has very well written articles explaining some of the crazy laws and regulations that are being pushed on us, I highly recommend spending some time on her site and checking out some of the info there. This article helps to understand codex alimentarius, where it comes from, it’s historical significance as well as where these regulations are taking us. Please click here for the full article.
