Originally posted on The Herb Society of America Blog:
2021 Virtual Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members By Jen Munson, Education Chair Registration is now open for The Herb Society of America’s 2021 Virtual Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members (Virtual EdCon). This year, we are meeting online from June 10th – 12th and our host is Zoom. For…
Monthly Archives: May 2021
HSA Webinar: Exploration of Spice
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Sponsored by The New York Unit by Jen Munson, HSA Education Chair The Herb Society embraces spices as herbs, but what distinguishes an herb from a spice? An herb is the leafy part of a plant, whereas a spice is the “hard” part. So, herbs might include oregano, sage, rosemary, sorrel,…
Free Webinar: Equity and Wild-Harvested Plants Co-Hosted by the FairWild Foundation – American Botanical Council
We are happy to announce the next webinar in the Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) Toolkit Webinar Series: Equity and Wild-Harvested Plants: Building Mutually Beneficial Relationships. This webinar will discuss what it takes to create and maintain mutually beneficial long term trade relations among those wild-harvesting plants for the global supply network, including equitable sharing of the costs of sustainable production. The
Read morePropagating Rosemary Plants with Stem Cuttings
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By Peggy Riccio Plant propagation is just a fancy word for making more plants from what you have. I love to propagate the plants in my garden. To me, it is magical that an entire shrub can be created from cutting six inches off the stem. Taking stem cuttings is an…
Pineapple Mint – Herb of the Month
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A Two-Color Mint by Maryann Readal The Herb Society of America’s Herb of the Month for May is pineapple mint, Mentha suaveolens ‘Variegata’. With its lime green leaves edged with a creamy white ruffle, pineapple mint is a perfect plant for the spring garden. This mint is a variegated cultivar of…
