Monday, August 25th, 2008
Can you afford to get sick? Boost Your Health with Herbs
You work, run a family, you have a myriad of commitments - if you are like the average person today then you just can not afford to get sick.
Our immune system is negatively affected by physical and emotional stress, as well as poor diet or lifestyle choices.
Mother Nature has thought way ahead of us [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Family Health by anke
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Herbs can harm as well as heal
I couldn’t agree more with Tina Sams’ The Essential Herbal Blog: Self Diagnosis, or Dr. Who? when she says “Is it because healthcare has become so expensive that it is out of the reach of middle America, nevermind our poor? Is it because the internet has put so much information at our fingertips that we [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Cautions by anke
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Lemon Balm Liqueur - Making your own is easy
Hello Herb Lovers,
I already mentioned my glut of lemon balm to you so I thought I would subject you to more lemon balm posts.
A few months ago I made some lemon balm liqueur - for medicinal purposes you understand. I found a recipe I really liked the sound of and it was really an easy [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Recipes by anke
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Winter Herbs - Planting Guide
Hello Herb Lovers,
If you think your herb gardening days slow down now that winter has set in you might be surprised to hear that the cold season is a busy one indeed.
No matter what area and what climate, now is the perfect time to update your garden with new herbs. Try these herbs for your [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Garden by anke
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Lemon Balm - Great Flavour and good for you too
Hello Herb Lovers,
I have a great bunch of Lemon Balm (aka, balsam, melissa) that can be picked now.
While looking for inspirational recipes I came across this Lemon Balm Vinegar recipe on The Herb Gardener blog.
This sounds like a recipe that would really work for my taste buds, not to forget the medicinal benefits of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Garden, Recipes by anke
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Herb Awareness - The weekend that was
Hello Herb Lovers,
Last weekend was the annual Herb Awareness Weekend hosted by the Qld Herb Society. I visited on the Sunday and the turn out was great! Compared to the previous year there certainly seemed to be an increase in numbers of visitors, even thought it appeared that there were less stalls this time. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, herbs by anke
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Healtheries Herbal Tea - A Product Review
While grocery shopping at the supermarket, Spawn (teenage son) asked for some rosehip tea - good boy - and since I was out of dried rosehips at home I agreed to some teabags. I always like having a look at what the conventional shops stock and this time was pleasantly surprised by the selection [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Family Health, General, Review by anke
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Prevent Colds & Flu with Herbs
Hello Herb Lovers,
On TV recently, the month of May was announced as being the month of colds, flu and various other viral nasties. Well, if that is the case then I have decided that April is the month to use our herbal knowledge to PREVENT all those bugs taking hold in the first [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Family Health, General, Recipes by anke
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Herb Garden - After
The weather has been perfect for planting. With all those lovely showers the water restrictions were no bother at all
After all that time preparing the soil, then waiting for my “Gardening with the Goddess” book and then extended herb buying trips it was finally time to put my little darlings in the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Garden, General, herbs by anke
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Mint Sauce revelation & Success
Me again herb lovers,
After the last post I tried to look up the origin of mint sauce. While I didnt actually get anywhere with that, I did get distracted with the fact that it is supposed to be thick and resemble thick cream in consistency. Uhm……mine didnt look like that. So I looked [...]
