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When the farm goes downtown....

Blog: Creation Herb Farm   -   Tuesday January 31, 2012   -   By Mike

Well it's been a year since I posted  and what a year it was!  We figured out several new ways to use the herbs we grow in combinations of extracts, infusions, essential oils, hydrosols, and pastes to create a much larger variety of therapeutic...

Midwestern Herb and Garden Show is coming Feb. 10,...

Blog: Wilsons Gourds   -   Wednesday January 25, 2012   -   By Karen and Paul

Earth Mother Pottery and Wilsons Gourds invite you to the Midwestern Herb and Garden Show, Times Square Mall, 42nd and Broadway, Mt. Vernon, IL on February 12, 2012 to take four wonderful workshops, Glass Mosiacs by Dave Wilson at 10:30 a.m. fee for supplies,...

Soup time at Herb'n Renewal!

Blog: Good Season'n With Herb'n Renewal   -   Saturday January 14, 2012   -   By Karin

As a child, I would have been thrilled to wake up and see that there was no school and the hills had snow on them. I could spend the day sledding and then come in to the house and find that my mom had opened a can of soup, heated it and that sure helped warm...

More on NOT taking HERBS and VITAMINS BEFORE SURGE...

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Wednesday January 11, 2012   -   By Elaynn

  I have made three blogs on medication vs herbs. My last blog had to do with taking herbs AND vitamins before a known surgery date. In that blog, I suggested that if you are scheduled for surgery to NOT take ANY herbs or vitamins for two weeks...

Oh Goodie! New Herbal Additions

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Saturday December 03, 2011   -   By Jessica

I'm thrilled to finally be adding some new herbals to the website that I spent all Spring, Summer and Fall growing, loving, tickling, singing too, harvesting and now are ready to be shared!    Even though I had to leave behind my ever so loved...

My Herbal Journey Is Just Beginning

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Thursday December 01, 2011   -   By Jessica

It's good to be home! They say one of the most stressful events in ones' life is moving, and I must say those are some very real words.  It's been scary, exciting, nerve-racking, silly, gorgeous...you name it. From California to Colorado. I'm so excited...

Pick up a Pumpkin at the Williamsburg Farmers Mark...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Wednesday October 12, 2011   -   By WFM

Williamsburg Farmers Market 402 W Duke of Gloucester St. in Merchants Square Saturday, October 15 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon Jim Gay of Colonial Williamsburg Foodways will be at the Chefs Tent; Flute Frenzy will perform; and Master Gardeners will...

There’s Just Something About Clary

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Sunday September 11, 2011   -   By Jessica

Clary sage was once thought to make people immortal and many believed that it could clarify the brain, the eyes and even the “inner eye”, and that those who drank a tea of the leaves and flowers could see the future. Today, clary sage is used as a...

Bringing in Fall at the Williamsburg Farmers Marke...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Thursday September 08, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, September 10 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. Jean Monaco of MARTINS will be at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. The Master Gardeners will attend and the Runaway String Band will perform from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.. Apples, pork, organic...

Labor Day Gathering at the Williamsburg Farmers Ma...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday August 30, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, September 3 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.   The final presentation in the Discover You Can series will feature apple sauce. The Master Naturalists will attend and David Moran will perform 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.. Apples, pork, organic...

Market Calendar for July 23, 2011

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday July 19, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, July 23 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon Peaches, apples, blackberries, goat meat, herb plants and a knife sharpener are among the many products and services available at the Williamsburg Farmers Market .  A Thyme to Plant Herb Farm will be at...

Hot Sizzling Summer is Here!

Blog: Owens Acres - Lavender, Herbs, and Tea   -   Wednesday June 22, 2011   -   By Laura & Mike

It was a long and cold winter for most of the US, but the hot sizzling summer days have finally arrived! Natural Insect Repelling: Along with hot days come annoying insects that drive us crazy while we're trying to enjoy the great outdoors! ...

dangerous herbs, older adults

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Tuesday May 24, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  As we grow older we find that we are more and more affected by pollution, viruses, aches and pains. Many herbs can help alleviate much of the distress that we may feel. On the other hand, many herbs are the cause of the distress that we feel....

More Mullein Please!

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Friday April 08, 2011   -   By Jessica

Since antiquity, mankind has used the velvety mullein plant for many purposes. From Roman times, the stem- stripped of the leaves and flowers and dipped in tallow- was carried as a torch in religious processions. Why not make a giant torch eh? Well, they...

Absinthe: It's Just A Pretty Way Of Saying Wormwoo...

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Tuesday March 29, 2011   -   By Jessica

“A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world, what difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset.” - Oscar Wilde I tend to have interest in anything historical and/or herb related and I'm a great fan of herbal liqures, wines,...

Wanna See What I Do Behind The Scenes?

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Tuesday January 25, 2011   -   By Jessica

If you'd like to take a peek at some of the stuff I do, like my garden, wild-crafting, my workshop, product making, or keep up on sales and updates for Morgan Botanicals, you can find it all on facebook. This is where I post all my pictures~ Come check it out!...

Winter is colder this year?!

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday January 22, 2011   -   By Chickadee1

Winter is colder this year than it's been for a while! Or maybe I just forget from year to year? I compare it to having a baby in some respects, as you forget about the pain as soon as you see those beautiful green "baby" shoots coming up out of the...

Winter in the Hoophouse

Blog: Creation Herb Farm   -   Friday January 21, 2011   -   By Mike

Winter Hoophouse January 21 2011 A couple more weeks and we will start seeing a little sun! Hoophouse currently looks like it is part igloo on the sides - however I think the snow may be insulating the sides from the below zero windchills this week....

Papaya: More Than Just A Digestive Enzyme

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Tuesday January 18, 2011   -   By Jessica

  The papaya has been regarded as one of the most valuable of tropical fruits and was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerian classic cultures, but is native to the tropics of the Americas. Christopher...

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