With the Oregon Lavender Festival and the Lavender DAZE Festival both taking place this weekend, it's a good time to take a closer look at lavender. Lavender is a quintessential cottage-garden plant, ...

While lavender essential oil is difficult to make at home on a small scale, homemade lavender-infused oil is easy and accessible. With just four simple steps and materials you likely already have in ...

Bernadette Machard de Gramont is a writer specializing in food, wine, and kitchen products, specifically cookware. The ECOS brand prides itself on biodegradable ingredients and sustainable ...

I want to take this opportunity to thank all my faithful readers over the past twenty-two and a half years, with 268 articles written on a variety of herbal topics. I just turned s75 years old and ...

Finding a soap you love can make washing your hands for the CDC-recommended 20 seconds at a time, a more pleasant experience. After all, we wash our hands constantly throughout the day to stay healthy ...