This helps keep feet dry and also improves foot odor. Dust in shoes and socks before putting them on for the day. • 3/4 cup cornstarch • 2 tablespoons baking soda (not baking powder) • 10 drops peppermint essential oil • 10 drops tea tree essential ...
This helps absorb oils on the skin and helps hide blemishes. You can adjust the ingredients according to your skin tone.• 2 tablespoon cornstarch • 1 teaspoon cocoa Mix and lightly dust some on your face. If it’s too dark, add more cornstarch. If too ...
Herbal hair rinses are easy to make and pleasant to use. They are like a strong herbal tea and are used to rinse out soap residue—leaving your hair shiny, clean, and smelling pleasantly herbal. If your hair is damaged from the sun, or from bleaching and coloring, this is a good rinse ...
Slow Food International was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986. Promoting local foods and preserving food traditions and production as an alternative to fast foods and industrial farming is at the very heart of the organization. The goal of producing sustainable food and promoting local ...
While some people might not think of the linden tree as an herb, I embrace the Herb Society of America’s definition of an herb that includes trees, shrubs, and other plants “valued for their flavor, fragrance, medicinal and healthful qualities, economic and industrial uses, ...
In ancient times, rue was an important culinary and medicinal herb. It’s mentioned in the Bible by its Greek name, “peganon.” Rue was a common cooking herb for the Romans and commonly used in a spicy seasoning paste that contained garlic, hard cheese, coriander, ...
“Why are there no pink or white flowers in your garden?” my friend the late Betty Wold asked me one summer morning. Betty was a lifelong herbalist and educator from Oklahoma, and we were taking a tour of my gardens.I explained I didn’t really care for pink or white ...
Our taste in food often determines what we grow in our garden and our exposure to a wide variety of ethnic foods reflects that. With easy access to Thai, Mexican, Ethiopian, Indian, and other foods, the flavors of those entice us to grow the ingredients that make those foods distinctive. Chile ...
This very ancient herb goes by a variety of common, but somewhat confusing names. "Mexican mint marigold" is the most common, but you’ll also find it listed as Texas tarragon, Mexican’ tarragon, cloud plant, coronilla, winter tarragon, sweet mace, sweet marigold and Spanish ...
I’m convinced the world would simply quit turning if it weren’t for the alliums. At the very least, food as we know it would cease to exist. Throughout history, the onion family has held enormous importance in everyday life. There are reportedly over 500 species of alliums, ...
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