by Jocelyn J Murray | Jul 14, 2020 | Recipes
Winter salad – fresh from my garden This delicious healthy winter salad is easy to grow, easy to make and easy to gobble up. The various herbs give the warmth we look for in the winter. handful of lettuce – pick a mixture of the outside leaves and a few...
by Jocelyn J Murray | Feb 13, 2020 | Garden
Microgreens add colour, texture, flavour, crunch and class to salads, soups, sandwiches, stir-fries, pizzas, pies and dips. These simple greens can be a cook’s delight and a gardener’s thrill. Growing is quick. The greens make delightful fresh explosions...
by Jocelyn J Murray | Nov 28, 2019 | Health Tips, Recipes, Well Being
I love mint – the helpful herb of health – which is great because mint is good for you. And you don’t even need a green thumb to grow this ancient friend of the Aztecs. Once you get it into a pot, it’ll grow you proud. And, if you have a profusion of mint in...
by Jocelyn J Murray | Nov 25, 2018 | Guest blog, Health Tips, Recipes
Herbs for Nutrition to Benefit Brain Function – Common Culinary Herbs – by Minette Tonoli Herbs are busy little plant factories, producing a myriad of phytochemicals that benefit the body and mind in different ways. Alongside the undeniable nutritive benefit...
by Jocelyn J Murray | Aug 7, 2018 | Garden
This season’s crop Calendula is a flowering plant I have been fond of since I was a small child because my mother fancied them, and she always planted a row along the pathway to the back door. I’m sure it’s because they are bright, and hardy, as well...
