Herbs Roots and Seeds

Southern Discomfort: a tour through early African-American foodways

8 Feb 2012

Culinary historian Michael Twitty's love affair with his ancestors' cuisine sprouted early. By age 5, the Washington, D.C., native was his family's Official Taster; as a tween, he'd become so skilled at shucking, cutting, mixing and seasoning that he was cooking dinner -- from scratch -- a couple nights a week.

Botanicus co-founder Dana Hradecká: planting the seeds of success

8 Feb 2012

The Botanicus chain of stores offering herbal soaps, extracts and delicacies is a Czech, and growing international, success story. Most tourists will have probably bought something from one of their outlets in the country. The small business was founded in the early 1990’s after the restitution of a family farm around 40 kilometres north-east of Prague. That has become the centre for the ...

Finish January garden chores in February

7 Feb 2012

We hope you enjoyed the recent rains and have prepared for a possible downpour.