July/August 2002

Table of Contents

• Field Notes                       
  The happy ramblings of your editor.

• Letters to the Editor          

• Echinacea: medicinal uses ... 
  What is it, how and when to use it, even how to say it!   By David Brill

• Summertime is Tomato Time  
  Read about tomatoes in prose that will actually make you taste them.  To die for.  By Steven Lee

• Ginseng Recipes              
  Ever consider seasoning chicken with ginseng?  Here are some truly unique and tempting recipes.  By Kristin Deputy

• Herbs Everyday                
  A compilation of herbal pleasantries and necessities with an emphasis on lavender.  By Tina Sams

• Planting Patio Herbs in Containers  
  A question from a reader set Johann McKee loose!  Its not too late to enjoy herbs from the patio this year.

• Ah, Lavender! .....          
  The history of lavender, uses and lore.  How lavender essential oil can be a part of everyday life.  By Maggie Savory-Posselius

• Herbs that Love Tea, Rosemary
   Rosemary inside and out... recipes included.  By (who else?) Susanna Reppert of the Rosemary House.

• Incense from Scratch .....  
  A brief instruction on the making of incense from raw materials.  By Tina Sams

• Ask the Herbalists            
  Maureen Rogers and Sarah Campbell discuss different ways to increase energy levels naturally and safely.

• Lavender Wands              
  Harder to draw than one might think (nobody is taking credit for this one), but a joy to make, use, and give to friends.