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Kitchen GardeningThe Essential Ingredient of Pesto is Basil
Often referred to as Pesto alla Genovese, the essential ingredients of pesto are an Italian green basil (preferably ‘Genoa Green’ or something similar), olive oil, garlic, parmesan, and pine nuts.…
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ArticleQuintessential Summer Food: Deviled Eggs
What food do we think of for picnics, barbecues, potlucks and cool summer fare on hot summer days? Yep, deviled eggs are perhaps more American than apple pie. And every…
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Kitchen GardeningPlant Heirloom Flowers to Grow More Vegetables
If you’d like to add more beauty, fragrance and vegetables to your garden, Chris McLaughlin’s new book is for you. “Growing Heirloom Flowers” is a new approach to local and…
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ArticleHow to Create a Dream Pillow from Dried Herbs
Hops have been used for centuries to brew beers and in infusions for medicinal purposes, however hops have many other uses as you can see in the following recipe for…
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ArticleHop-Happy Teas
Last weekend at our Celebrate Hops, Herb of the Year 2018 event at the US National Arboretum, we served lots of hop infusions and some herb tea blends and folks…
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Kitchen Gardening5 Easy Vegetable Garden Hacks
Vegetable gardeners are known for their clever work arounds to take some of the work out of growing their gardens. Here are five of the easiest garden hacks to start…
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ArticleUnited States National Arboretum Celebrates Hops, Herb of the Year 2018
Once a month, during the gardening season the Herb Society of America sponsors "Under the "Arbor", a series of herb-related events held at the US National Arboretum. Last weekend we…
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ArticleCelebrate National HerbDay with a Dozen Favorite Perennial Herbs
On this last day of April, we are heading into the merry month of May and spring has finally arrived for real. Gardeners across the country are rejoicing--and I am…
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ArticleEveryday is Earth Day in the Garden
After a very cold spring, this gardener decided to spend Earth Day in the garden with my hands in the earth. It was a perfect spring day--sunny and cool--at least…
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Kitchen GardeningCultivating and Harvesting Hops (Humulus lupulus)
Since hops are Herb of the Year for 2018, I figure I ought to tell you about growing them--actually they are fairly easy to cultivate. Some gardeners find them to…
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