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Learning How to Grow Herbs for Many Uses

Herbs play many roles in a permaculture garden, from attracting and sheltering biodiversity to enriching soil to providing culinary and medicinal properties for wellness. Learn about selecting and using herbs to meet your needs.

How to Make Herbal Salve with Calendula and Comfrey: Herbal salve is often used for healing skin ailments. Learn how to use herbs from your garden to make a healing herbal salve. #microfarm #herbalism #herbalsalve

Herbal salve is often used for healing skin ailments. Learn how to use herbs from your garden to make a healing herbal salve.

Growing rosemary indoors is a little tricky. If you experience cold winters, follow these tips to keep your potted rosemary alive inside. #growingherbs

Growing rosemary indoors is a little tricky. If you experience cold winters, follow these tips to keep your potted rosemary alive inside.

How to Make Calendula Infused Herbal Oil

Herbal infused oils are simple to make at home. Learn how to make your own healing calendula oil to keep in your first aid kit for use on skin ailments.

5 Weeds You Want In Your Garden: Do you know which garden weeds are beneficial? Increase the productivity of your garden by knowing how to harness the power of these five weeds.

Do you know which garden weeds are beneficial? Increase the productivity of your garden by knowing how to harness the power of these five weeds.

Comfrey fertilizer has long been touted as a miracle by permaculture enthusiasts. Does it really have soil-boosting properties? Let’s weigh the research.

How to Save Cilantro Seeds

Saving cilantro seeds, also called coriander, is super easy! Here’s how to save and grow this delicious herb for yourself as well as beneficial insects.

Grow Chives for the Best Strawberries: Strawberries are a favorite in the garden. Here's how to grow your best strawberries using herbs like chives to fertilize and deter pests. #microfarm #growfruit #strawberries #ediblelandscaping #perennialcrops #gardening #gardentips

Strawberries are a favorite in the garden. Here’s how to grow your best strawberries using herbs like chives to fertilize and deter pests.

There are many benefits to growing comfrey. Learn how to grow this perennial herb and why it’s making its way into permaculture gardens everywhere.

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