Herbs
In general use, herbs are plants with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances; excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits. Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, and in some cases, spiritual. General usage of the term "herb" differs between culinary herbs …
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FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene …
to tide them through the winter months. We dried herbs from the garden, and prepared frozen stocks for …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 July 2024 English
Invisible Lives chronicles cycles of dysfunction and domestic violence. Using experimental hybrid poetry, Cristalle Smith breaks generational silence in lyric resonance, reflecting on a childhood rife with upheaval and poverty, …
for my mom’s business. Cardboard barrels full of herbs and spices. Rosehips fragrant next to powdered …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 18 June 2024 English
The word "pharmacopoeia" has come to have many meanings, although it is commonly understood to be a book describing approved compositions and standards for drugs. In 1813 the Royal College …
home. Sloane noted that whilst useful West Indian herbs did not grow naturally in England, many were brought … included herbs that were used by the curanderos (traditional Native healers or shamans).22 Herbs were used … to maintain the general knowledge of medicinal herbs. Korčula stood out as an island with an active local … This island had the longest list of medicinal herbs in active use, as well as the most widespread use …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 11 June 2024 English
Leadership for the Great Transition—a changemaker’s toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilience The Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring …
progression begins. Certain types of annual grasses, herbs, and flowers are the first flora to arrive, and …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 21 May 2024 English
We must cut carbon emissions to halt climate change. But they aren't just produced by driving a car or heating a home. Upfront carbon – all emissions involved in manufacturing …
etables in our front yards, chickens in the rear, and herbs on our balconies. Clothing: Alexander writes that …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 21 May 2024 English
An enchanting tale of the complex and fascinating life of Luisa Abrego of Seville, an emancipated woman who forges a new future for herself in colonial Mexico and gets caught …
his gratitude by bring- ing me little packages of herbs and a compound for head- ache, which he had probably …
IHRP: International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto · 10 April 2024 English
The granting of such a permit primarily depends on ZKHWKHU WKH FRPSDQ\¶V proposed activities align with the purpose of the community forest, the goals of the Forest Management Plan and …
the least destruction to their lands, including herbs and plants vital to sustenance and cultural practices …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 9 April 2024 English
illustrated, this accessible, in-depth resource features: Accurate and detailed descriptions of herbs, mushrooms, berries, and other wild plants to avoid confusion and inspire confidence when determining …
anything. I sometimes bring water, sometimes dried herbs, at other times I might offer a song. When I can …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 April 2024 English
“Inspiring, healing, and future-facing, this long overdue book gives us valuable new insights into the histories and identities of Métis people.”
black wood stove in the kitchen, the medicines and herbs that hung on the walls, the wide planks of floors …
FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 April 2024 English
From award-winning poet Catherine Owen, a collection of poems about one woman's journey from BC to a new life in Alberta, where she buys an old house and creates a …
fit myself in too – a shout of tomatoes, that hum herbs make and definitely sunflowers singing, “I’ve arrived … peppers or cukes. Some beans suggest themselves. The herbs have peaked. Tomatoes: green. Who knows about the …