Medicine in your kitchen

Medicine in your kitchen

All kitchen herbs have medicinal value. Many of them were incorporated into food not only for their flavour, but for their ability to assist digestion. For example, Sage helps us to digest fats, making it ideal to eat with meats (as with traditional turkey stuffing)....
Herbal Healthcare in our Community

Herbal Healthcare in our Community

There was a time when each household had plant-based medicines on hand for simple, acute conditions, such as colds and flus. Medicines were sourced from kitchen spices, gardens, and local herbalists. Each household had someone with knowledge from previous generations...
The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

Living Christmas trees restore local forest ›› Mark Dickerson Christmas is coming! Many environmentally conscious people do not like the idea of using a cut Christmas tree. They would prefer to have a live Christmas tree that smells of the holidays. A problem urban...
buzz: Good Food Drive

buzz: Good Food Drive

Good Food Box is ­collecting donations to feed Fernwood families in ­need ›› Micqualyn Waldie   Please consider donating to Give the Gift of Good Food, our holiday drive to ­provide fresh produce to ­families who might not otherwise have access to it. The great...
buzz: Studio 1313

buzz: Studio 1313

  Lenore Rankin Published October 2013 Village Vibe Newspaper  The newest addition to the ­Cornerstone Building is Studio 1313 (formerly Studio 1284), which opened its doors to ­Fernwood this past July. Now located at 1313 ­Gladstone—across from Norte Street...