Thank you for dropping by my Raising Jane Journal to participate in my giveaways! We’ve chosen a winner for this giveaway already (click here for details), but don’t be afraid to leave a comment anyway. I love reading them. And stay tuned for more great MaryJanesFarm giveaways.
Give a big farmgirl welcome to Lacey Berg of Aspen Herbals, a new Project F.A.R.M. (First-class American Rural Made) business member. Handcrafted in Baker, Montana, Aspen Herbals sprang forth from Lacey’s love of nature and desire for natural body care. Why Aspen? ” One will never find a single Aspen,” says Lacey. “They grow in communities, sharing a common root system. We thrive on community, and that’s exactly what we’re building here at Aspen Herbals.”
To win this herbal sampler (solid body lotion, eye balm, and lip tint), share with everyone here what your favorite herb is and why it’s your favorite in the comments below. We’ll put your name in a hat and draw a lucky winner soon. Stay tuned!
I guess if I had to choose a favorite, it would be Lavender. I love to make my own room freshener without harmful chemicals and Lavender is a wonderful scent.
Lavender is my favorite. I use it every night…one drop on the pillow sends me off to sleep and makes the room smell wonderful 🙂
Toss up between rosemary and sage. It all depends on what I want it for, but I love the way they smell.
Lavender i love it. It heals and the scent also calms and relaxes me. I use it in soap tea candles oil and everywhere love the scent it instantly calms this crazy world!
Oh, my… just one?!
I love my mint as well. But, I really like cooking with basil and Cillantro. Love to put them on my eggs and in any of my cooking. So, with that being said…. of those two…. I have to say Basil.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this fabulous sounding kit!!
My favorite Herb is Lavender I simply could/would not live without it. It goes in my Diffuser, my bath water and I spray it on my pillow, sleep mask and face before bed at night! I just love my Lavender!
It’s got to be lavender. So calming. . . .
Peppermint and lavender
Well, of all things, my favorite is fennel seed. It helps my digestion & tastes like licorice. What better combination could there be?
But for body products my fav is lavender.
Mmm! Do I have to choose just one? Rosemary–woodsy, piney, minty, pungent, delicious–and I actually grew a four-foot shrub from a four-inch pot. That is saying a mouthful for this less-than-green-thumbed girl.
Currently the Thieves blend of oils because my daughters are fighting a cold, and I’m trying to get them healthy again!
Peppermint! It’s delightful, refreshing, make a lovely tea and calms the tummy :))) ML, Whitney
Oh so many herbs to choose from…..I think that Chick Weed is one of my favorites. She comes out about this time and lets me know Spring is right around the corner. Lots of vitamin C and other goodness.
I love lavender and peppermint both equally. Lavender helps me to sleep and peppermint eases my occasional headaches.
Hard to pick just one. I do love Thyme in cooking.
It is between lavender and rose petals. Love how both make me feel especially after a long day.
I love ALL herbs! I use them everyday, in the kitchen or for medicinal purposes. My granddaughter(12) has been in training for a while and is doing a great job! We make salve together.
For beauty products I like lavender, for edible purposes I like basil and cilantro, and for health oregano would be my pick. How could anyone choose just ONE favorite herb?
Lavender would be my favorite herb.
Favorite is basil!! (Though I’m growing fond of lLemon Thyme)
Rosemary. I love the scent and it is great with potatoes!
Rosemary. It has a lovely scent and is great on potatoes!
Lavender. There are so many things to do with lavender. I make embroidered sachet bags. They make wonderful gifts.
Mmm, I love to scent of sweet orange. Makes me want to go take a whiff right now:)
My favorite herb is peppermint. It’s scent reminds me of summer days, iced tea, and cool balm. I love it when it rains and the scent gets stronger. We make tea with it, balms, lip balm, and bath stuff.
Easy peasy no qustion-I am a February lavender girl!! Tea, lotion, bubble bath, deodorant (haha) Lavender fairies, lavender yarn, lavender bedroom walls. Lavender sachets, lavender note paper, lavender flower fields I am swept away!!
My favorite has to be Rosemary. It is easy to grow and hardy. It is amazing for it’s culinary and medicinal uses. It is also a beautiful and fragrant landscape shrub.
I have two favorite herbs. I can’t have Thanksgiving without sage. Just the right amount in the dressing leaves an unforgettable taste. My second favorite is lavender. I have never used it for cooking but it is necessary for me on the bed linens and in the bath. I also have some lavender perfume that goes a long way … just a single spray behind the knees.
LAVENDER – I just LOVE the scent
My current favorite is rosemary, just as it is for so many other sisters here. I love the smell and the versatility of rosemary. Thanks for entering me in the giveaway.
My favorite is dill. Used it since I was a child. My mom always cooked with it. Made beet soup and boiled potatoes and a little dill. Yum
My favorite is dill. Always use it with beet soup, potatoes and cucumber salads. Yum
I love lavender! It’s my favorite because it helps me relax. I can put it in my homemade shampoo and homemade soap. I also have lavender in a diffuser.
Lemon Verbina is my favorite. The smell is so nice and it is so soothing.
Echinacea is my favorite herb because I hate being sick and it helps to keep me from getting that way—and it doesn’t taste as nasty as goldenseal root.
Peppermint! Soothes a headache, perks up a mug of hot cocoa, aids indigestion, provides a fresh wake-up scent when inhaled deeply, great addition to lotions, and keeps mice and spiders away.
I do love most herbs and spices (except caraway), but peppermint is so versatile!
I love rosemary. I always run my hands through it or pick a sprig for my purse or pocket when I fine it growing along the side walk.
I am in love with Lavender, it is so relaxing and the fragrance…..Yes.
Basil comes in second. Refreshing and just plain smells good.
I love Basil… especially tomato-basil soup… soooo yummy and healthy…
My favorite is colt’s foot, although I am not sure it is an herb as much as a very useful wild plant. It is the first flower that we in the north east see in the spring. It’s bright yellow blossom huddled on the sides of the roads. It is edible. When the flower begins to die back the leaves come. At first they are very small and by the end of the summer they are huge. They are good sinus issues and colds.
Sage–I planted sage from seed three years ago and it comes back every year. In fact, it never totally dies in the winters of Minnesota. That is some tough plant!
Once you become involved with herbs it really is hard to decide your favorite. I love Rosemary and that grows in my flower bed because they are always there to refresh me. I love Lavender because it is so calming and helps me sleep at night. I really like basil in soft soaps and candles.
Love most herbs…..favorite is lavender!
My daughter and I grow lavender because we love it’s relaxing qualities. I have fibro myalgia and a cup of lavender tea and a lavender neck warmer are blessings to me!
My favorite herb is Rosemary. I love to bake breads, make herb breads, and use it in sauces, on baked chicken. I like to simmer it to refresh the house.
So many…basil, cilantro, rosemary, rose geranium, sage….but if I have to choose just one for right now well….Chocolate mint!! Because chocolate AND mint!! Whaaat!! Lol 🙂
Lemon Balm, I love working with it in my garden and it makes such a wonderful tea.
I’ll Italian so I use lots of herbs but I love thyme! It’s yummy on chicken thighs in my cast iron pan or for my chickens outside, keeps’m healthy. I’ve loved thyme since I was in Girls Glee in 7th grade when we sang Scarborough Fair!! (parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme)
It is hard to name just one herb as a favorite!!! I love mint! Ice tea in the summer has to be made with mint!
However, I also love Bay Leaf. It is great in do many foods ……in particular beef stew!! Living and cooking with herbs adds zest to my world!!
Currently, I like and reach for the cilantro most often! I use it in so many different dishes!