Herbs

Homesteading Herbs articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Check Out These Seeds! Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library

Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish

Look to the Weeds: Using Weeds as Soil Indicators

Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a…

Diana Barker Diana Barker

6 Tips for Dividing Perennials in the Spring

Perennials offer great value in the flower or shade garden. These plants…

Jackson Perkins Jackson Perkins

Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest

Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle.…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Make Money with Specialty Herbs and Cut Flowers 

If you are looking for another income opportunity for your homestead, consider…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Designing an Herb Garden

Herbs are easy to grow as most of them are generally undemanding,…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Getting Greasy: A Beginner’s Guide to Infusing Oils

Ready to get your hands dirty this winter? Infusing oils is a…

Lyza Hayn Lyza Hayn

Say “Yes” to Oregano

Oregano’s name means “joy of the mountain” derived from two Greek words,…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram

Chive Talkin’: Facts About Chives

When the colonists arrived on the shores of America, among the kitchen…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram

Artemisia: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

The genus of Artemisia, consisting of over two hundred mostly aromatic plants…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram

Catch the Feverfew

Since the time of Plutarch, feverfew has been used in the Western…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram

Parsley: It’s Actually Good For Something

Don’t despise parsley, that sprig of green that usually sits as a…

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram

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