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I wanted to talk about herbs that are common, easy to find, not thought of as cooking herbs. I believe as many do that a good deal of food is medicinal in some way. So I’m not going to tell you to grow dill or cilantro or oregano. I’ve already told you that. I think . . . → Read More: Episode 141 Essential Practical Medicinal Herbs Tune in today as I talk about one of my favorite garden crops for cooler weather: Lettuce! *The history of lettuce. Its older than you might think. *Why hippies in the 60′s really liked lettuce. *Lettuce’s medicinal properties and why those properties have been mostly bred out. *How to grow lettuce, how to save . . . → Read More: Episode 137 All About Lettuce Ok, the title may be a little melodramatic. But I’ve spoken about the beneficial powers of herbs in the past. I saw an interesting article on Yahoo! that takes it a little deeper listing some of the healthiest herbs which may, in fact, treat specific conditions. The links below each herb are to previous shows I’ve done . . . → Read More: Herbs to Save Your LIFE! Since I’ve been kind of out of step, going to the fair and all I thought it appropriate to do a show today about a topical and specific subject: Persimmons. Tune in today to learn: *The origins of the proper names for persimmons and the family. *How the Native Americans gave them their common . . . → Read More: Episode 127 Persimmon Today I talk all about peppers. I don’t grow peppers as often as I probably should. Its a shame really. There are so many varieties out there and so many neat tastes. Join me today as I discuss: Hot!
Not so much… *The origin of peppers.
*Why they were . . . → Read More: Episode 106 Peppers In today’s episode I talk about the tea plant. The tea plant is a very unique and storied plant with a lot of history and mythology behind it. Not only is the plant itself interesting but also the many ways that the leaves can be processed to determine the type of tea. Tune in . . . → Read More: Episode 82 Tea Plant |
 
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