Archive for July, 2009

Mint condition: Tangy edible herbs (San Francisco Chronicle)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Imagine the Kentucky Derby without a mint julep. Imagine Simon and Garfunkel singing about parsley without sage, rosemary or thyme. No basil, oregano, marjoram, savory nor catnip. These culinary staples are among the best-known of the Lamiaceae, or mint,...

Nature’s Sunshine Products Issues Statement Relating to SEC Action (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
PROVO, Utah----Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, today issued the following statement in connection with a settlement announced today by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by one foreign subsidiary of the Company in 2000 and 2001:

Stock your herb gardens at island plant sale (Galveston County Daily News)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
GALVESTON Local cooks can stock up on their favorite herbs at the Sunshine Center's annual plant sale.

Americans Spend $33.9B On Alt. Medicine (WJXT Jacksonville)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Americans now spend $33.9 billion a year -- from their own pockets -- on treatments not used by the general medical establishment such as herbs, meditation, chiropractic and acupuncture.

Blue Moon aims to inspire the greater Exeter community to grow (Exeter News-Letter)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Cucumbers, zucchinis, herbs, lettuce and more are once again growing at the top of the hill at Kimball Farm in Kensington.

Blue Moon aims to inspire the greater Exeter community to grow (Portsmouth Herald)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Cucumbers, zucchini, herbs, lettuce and more are once again growing at the top of the hill at Kimball Farm in Kensington.

Chef loses 65 pounds (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Shawn McCoy is surrounded by food all day long. As the owner and chef of the Brown Dog Café in Blue Ash, he could eat whatever and whenever he wants. There is a nearly inexhaustible source of french fries on one hand, and a walk-in cooler full of cheese on the other.

Bumper crop of produce at fair (The Springfield News-Leader)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Chris Essick brought wagonloads of pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, herbs and more to the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds on Wednesday to enter in the Family Living competition .

Pizza for the discerning crowd (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Arguments over the best pizza in cities such as New York and Chicago have been going on for decades. But nowadays, crust, tomato sauce and mozzarella are debated in terms once reserved for vintage wine and extra virgin olive oil.

Gardening: Herbs are ancient remedies, easy on the eyes (Muskogee Phoenix)

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Growing herbs is popular and deserves to be more popular. Many annual and perennial herbs grow well in Oklahoma, their flowers provide nectar for butterflies and they are useful in the kitchen.
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