Looking for a fun summer craft activity? Consider doing some plant rubbings! Plant rubbings are a great way to capture a quick image of a plant if your kids don’t like drawing. The rubbings can be added to their nature or herb journal along with notes about the...
Last week I talked about starting to plan your herb garden and lessons for the year. I shared how to decide which plants to decide to grow and options for how to grow them. And how to start gathering resources for both your garden and lesson plans. This week I’m going...
February finds me wistfully longing to plunge my hands into the soil and starting my garden for the year. It’s also a time when kids are bored and tired of being cooped indoors. Harness this energy and plan out what you’ll grow and learn about this year!...
Native to the Mediterranean, Milk Thistle is a popular herb in the herbal world but can be an invasive nightmare for farmers, especially in the southern part of the United States where Milk Thistle grows uninhibited if left unchecked. Milk Thistle has naturalized in...
Native Americans referred to Plantain as Englishman’s Foot or White man’s Foot because of how he sprouted up everywhere that white man appeared on the land. This was because the seeds were in their boots (from walking through it in Europe) and would scatter wherever...
