Blog – Herbaceous Living

Health and Wellbeing

Life!

Our heart is a central element, both energetically and physically, that must be kept healthy and functioning in order for all the other systems to operate.

Herbs

Lavender

Lavender is probably the best well known herb. It has many culinary and medicinal benefits — many books have been written about it. This is just…

Herbs

Parsley

Cultivated for more than 2,000 years, parsley was first used medicinally, prior to being consumed as a food.

Health and Wellbeing

Choices!

Consciousness has the capacity to reside in two different states, one is centered in the mind and the other is centered in the heart.

Herbs

Dried Herbs

Drying herbs is an excellent way to get the benefits of the herb outside of the herbs growing season.

Herbs

Chickweed

Chickweed is a winter gift for salads or pesto — a super plant in terms of its nutritional acclaim, and delicious with it.

Herbs

Calendula

Bright yellow and orange flowers, historically used for medicinal and culinary purposes, come from easy calendula care when growing this simple flower.

Recipes

Revitalising drink

This garlic and ginger infusion will set you up for the day and stimulate your body's immune system!

Herbs

Olives

Traditionally olives were cured by first cutting the olives, putting them in a sack and hanging it off the wharf into sea water.