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21 Reasons to Get Orange Peel into Your Diet!

Mar 16, 2021

"An anthology is like all the plums and orange peel picked out a cake." Walter Raleigh Orange Peels... Eat orange peels? Now most of us will drink orange juice or eat the inside slices of an orange. But the peel? Too bitter! But before tossing that orange peel into...

Is CBD for You?

Feb 9, 2021

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." Ralph Waldo Emerson I thought there were probably only a few people out there that haven't heard of CBD. Because friends and neighbors talk about it, it is advertised on the television, you can...

Yarrow – Over Twelve Medicinal Uses

Aug 1, 2020

Yarrow Yarrow is one of the world's oldest medicinal plants and has been used for centuries. It was found among other medicinal herbs in a Neanderthal burial site in Iraq, which dates from around 60,000 BC. Throughout history, it has been used for treating wounds,...

Lambs Quarters & Zucchini Casserole

Jun 28, 2020

Lambs Quarters & Zucchini Casserole I'm the type of person who doesn't like to waste anything I don't have to. So when I saw all the lambs quarters in my mom's garden that she wanted pulled out, I knew I had to step in and utilize them. Mom's garden Now my mother...

Virginia Waterleaf – edible and medicinal

Jun 4, 2020

Virginia Waterleaf I love seeing virginia waterleaf coming up because I know that spring is here and winter is behind me. Here in central Minnesota, it is one of the first spring ephemeral plants to emerge from the cold ground. Sam Thayer calls it an "optional...

Creeping Charlie – aka ground ivy – edible and medicinal

May 20, 2020

Creeping Charlie - not so creepy Glechoma hederacea Photo by Pam Broekemeier Earth Crown Creeping Charlie, also known as ground ivy, has had a bad rap for quite some time. Because it "creeps" up in lawns and yards, in places where it is not wanted, it has...