the Buds blog - on being friends with plants

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Pondering herbs, the medicine of place, and being friends with plants. From the perspective of a zone 8 herbalist, gardener, and natural skincare maker.

Posts on herbs - seaweed - recipes - natural skincare ingredients

Wooden bowl of dried basil surrounded by fresh basil leaves

Wear your herbs: Basil Hair Rinse

When I say “basil”, do you think “pesto”? Pesto made with sweet basil happens to be my enduring obsession, but with over 50 different varieties (possibly as many as 150!) distributed around the world, basil is about much, much more.

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Tags: basil, herbs, recipes