Medicinal Plants
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Ornamental Plants That Are Edible and/or Edible Plants That Are Ornamental
When I first began growing food and working with ideas of permaculture, I lived in the tropics where many edible…
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Health Benefits of the Miracle Tree or Moringa Tree
It seems like every year or two a new “superfood” hits the shelves of health food stores around the country.…
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The Health Benefits of Growing and Eating Turmeric
Turmeric is a root that grows well in tropical climates and is the main ingredient in the Indian spice curry.…
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Unique Little Creatures
Mushrooms aren’t plants or animals. In fact, mushrooms are within their very own kingdom known as Fungi. They appear to…
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Anne Stobart – Medicinal Forest Gardens – A New Quality In Permaculture
Anne and Kay created and nurture the Holt Wood (https://www.holtwoodherbs.com/) – a 3.5 acre piece of woodland, which they transformed…
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Basil: What Every Permaculturalist Should Know
In a design system in which we are looking for each element to perform multiple functions, there are few plants…
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Top 10 Herbs and their Health Benefits
Herbs and spices is at the foreground of our history. These have been integrated into our rich culture and tradition…
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10-Plus Healthful Teas from the Herb Garden
What’s not to like about tea? And, what’s not to like about being healthy? For that matter, what’s not to…
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8 Common Plants to Grow for Their Medicinal Benefits (All Great for Indoor Container Gardens)
Just about the same time I started getting into permaculture, I began developing an interest in the power of food…
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Magic in the Garden: Five Plants with Medicinal Properties
Recently, when visiting family at my grandmother’s home on the old country road where I grew up, my son was…
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5 Areas of Health Positively Affected by Brahmi
Bacopa Monnieri, also known as Brahmi, is an herb used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. This flowering plant is found in…
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6 Magical and Medicinal Trees to Grow in the Tropics
Truth be told, my wife Emma and I believe that just about any plant we come across has some sort…
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