May June 2020 Essential Herbal (digital)

About the CoverKatie Eberts (.com) provided this beautiful, joyous vision of springtime with plants, birds, and bees. Field Notes from the Editor, Tina Sams      Here’s how COVID-19 hit us.  How the PDF zine will work.                                Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, Alicia Foster Allen      Get comfy with these herbs in the kitchen!  How to use them and some great recipes. Coltsfoot, Gale LaScala      This early riser has lots to offer.  Stake out the flowers now to find the leaves later.       Menopause, Rebekah Bailey      This can be a tough journey.  Expect herbal suggestions in future issues.  Check out Vitex (below) in the meantime.  Herb Basket Gift, Rita Richardson      Have you ever put together an herbal gift basket?  Fun and interesting ideas!   Vital Vitex, Kristine Brown, RH(AHG)      Lots of terrific information and one of Kristine’s beautiful stories of how vitex was created.       Basil for Everybody, Kathy Musser      So many basils!  Which one