In early June, I spent a day in the company of “some fungi,” three men that are members of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club www.wpamushroomclub.org I apologize for the bit of a pun, but I couldn’t help myself. The fun guys, better known as Dick Dougall, Jim Tunney and John Stuart, taught an Introduction to Mushrooms class [...]
Tagged Mushrooms, Western PA Mushroom ClubThe first installment of “A Garden Witches’ Herbal,” on Basil is below. It originally was published in an employee newsletter about 8 years ago in similar form. I enjoyed writing these pieces then and will bring them back here. There are several more, such as Lavender and Rosemary that will be coming soon. I will [...]
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) There are over 60 species of Basil (Ocimum spp.), which have various culinary and miscellaneous uses. Basil folklore is often contradictory, depending on which geographic or cultural information is consulted. Even the origin of the name of basil has been disputed since ancient times. The Greek word “baslikon” means “kingly” or [...]
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