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Vanilla is anything but ordinary; in fact, it is the second most expensive spice in the world, after saffron. Different grades and types...

..with the right approach, you can take proactive steps to improve your bone health and reduce your risk of fractures. Here are some tips:

Spring is rushing into summer here in the US Pacific Northwest. We’re still getting rain, drizzle, and intermittent showers. The lilacs...

It’s the end of the short lilac season. The botanical name, Syringa, harkens to the beautiful wood nymph of Greek mythology. Lilac...

It’s a crazy season. Winter leaves slowly, haltingly. Spring crocus and freckled hellebore flowers appear out of nowhere. Chard and kale...

Soup of Sun and Shadow The shadows of the momentary sunshine reach across the newly planted field and beyond the deer grazing there; a...

Choose a sweet potato which is firm and has no sign or smell of mold. Scrub just before cooking and enjoy those skins.

Last Spring I was invited to give a talk at the Kingston Garden Club's September meeting. Questions loomed including, Would we still be...

Here are the steps and resources to get beautiful, rich, living, friable soil from your compost.

I enjoy the taste and scent of roses in my jello.

Between the fall and spring equinox and beyond 37 degrees latitude the sun’s energy is too diffused for our bodies to manufacture Vitamin D3

I was pleased and surprised to find about eight large ripe yellow green quinces ready to pick. I brought my floral smelling bounty inside,

Ancient and New, Slow Cook or Instant Pot Bone Broth Provides Nutrients