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All About Herbs
 

Here you will find out the culinary and medicinal uses of the herbs we grow in our garden.

Herbs are good for you, and yummy too!

 

Chives

 

Derived from the Latin word "cepa" meaning onion.

  • Culinary

It is used in salad dressings, soups, potato dishes, and with poultry and fish.

 

Try adding finely chopped chives and some butter to your cooked carrots.

 

  • Medicinal?

Sage

 

The name Sage is derived from the Latin word"salvia" which means to heal.

 

  • Culinary

The leaves of this herb has been used in cooking for a long time - it is a favorite for pultry and fish - either frsh ofr dried & powered.

 

  • Medicinal

It can help digestive problems and anxiety when taken in tea form.

When used topically it can relieve the discomfort of insect bites.

 

 

Thyme

 

  • Medicinal

With its tiny leaves on strong thin stems, it has purifying properties. It is antibacterial and anti-fungal.

 

  • Culinary?

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