People have used herbs for thousands of years in their everyday lives from medicine to seasoning people have used herbs. Today people sometimes take inspiration from older herb garden landscape designs to create something new from a classic idea.

Choosing herb for herb garden landscaping design is very personal; one needs to plan the desired focus of the garden. This is a very basic gardening theory but a good one; think of a sing (more…)

An organic herb farm can be rewarding financially, physically, and emotionally. Even a small organic herb farm can produce a good harvest. You can use the herbs yourself, or sell them for profit at a farmer’s market. You will want to plan, of course. You will need to learn a number of things before getting started with an organic herb farm.

Organic Herb Farm Plans

Organic herb farm plans begin with determining (more…)

The cultivation and use of herbs as flavorings and medicines can be traced back to ancient Egyptians, the ancient Chinese and early Greeks and Romans.  Bible references and medieval documents reveal that most households used herbs in some way – whether to enhance and preserve food, as dyestuffs, or to keep odors at bay.

Today, we grow herbs for several different purposes – to flavor food, for potpourris to scent our homes, for ref (more…)

For thousands and thousands of years we have turned to plants we call herbs for flavor, dye, perfume and cosmetics. We have believed that individual herbs held the power to repel insects, evil and vampires, while others attracted the perfect lover, good luck or bees to pollinate our crops. For some, the use of herbs can cure headaches and burns. And, of course, what would fine dining be without the culinary herbs?

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Okanagan College Culinary Arts program offers students the opportunity to pursue their culinary education in one of Canada’s top vacation destinations, located in the heart of Okanagan wine country.  Kelowna and the entire Okanagan Valley is becoming known all over the world for its many wonderful wineries.  In some world class magazines their calling the Kelowna area “The Toscanini of Canada.”

As students prepare for a culinary caree (more…)