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!
My favorite herb is Lavender. I love the fragrance it reminds me of my Grandmother.
Lavender, soothing and relaxing
I love lavender especially cooking with it.
My favorite herb is basil, used for so many recipes, so versatile, I love it, among many others!
It is very difficult to have a favorite herb. That said, I love lavender in my home. It has such a calming fragrance that relaxes and restores me. In food preparation, basil is my go to herb. It has this incredible ability to add another layer of flavor to pretty much all my main dishes. My very best to you in your new enterprise.
My favorite herb is Basil. It adds so much flavor to so many recipes.
I have been growing Lovage for several years now and use it rather like celery, it has that flavor, my favoritist is probably Dill. Love to put it in bread .
I love lavender! It is so soothing and relaxing.
Parsley! Such a fresh clean scent.
So many to love! I love my rosemary in the garden I can walk by and give a branch a gentle swipe and carry the scent with me while I do barn chores. In the our log house I love lavender and peppermint. Both work great at helping with keeping creepy critters at bay and lavender is great on cotton pad and tucked between pillow and case for an easy sleep.
My favorites are lavender, lemon verbena and rosemary. I use the lavender to scent the air & my bath water to relax & keep the worries away. Lemon verbena is my signature scent. I wear it daily, it is an uplifting scent & smells fresh, clean & natural. Rosemary is used in my roasted chicken dish & my favorite red potato dish.
Lavender
My favorite herb is Oregano. I love to use it for Mexican cooking and of course Italian. I love the smell of it. I makes my salsa taste yummy.
Definitely would be any in the mint family. I love snipping pieces of it off and putting it in the nesting boxes for my chickens….not only is it very good for them, but the aroma in there is amazing!
I’m Italian, so I think the top spot is shared by basil, oregano, and rosemary, as I could not cook ‘the food of my people’ without them! 🙂
Basil – I love the smell and the taste. I add it to many recipes including my smoothies
I love Rosemary because it can be used in so many different ways
My favorite herb is French tarragon! First I love the delicate aroma of the herb, but it’s also my ‘go to’ herb for all sorts of cooking. I love it in a chicken dish, but it’s equally delicious in a savory beef broth. It’s the taste that stands out and adds the zip to my homemade salad dressing. Love, love, love it!
Call me weird or crazy but I like Basil!! I use all kinds of essential oils, but Basil has a light crisp scent that makes me relax.
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Love Lavender – use it to make small “Worry Bags” just rub it between your hands & let your worries drift away!
My favorite herb is lavendar. My dream is to have it growing everywhere at my house. I always search for ways to calm down and lavendar is a good source.
My favorite herb is mint! Sooo many uses in food and drink!
Wow…really hard. A favorite…I guess maybe lemon balm. I grow a lot of it. It means a lot to me because I started it from my sisters yard. I love to see it poking up in the spring. All summer, just walking by and touching it to release it’s scent. Fresh in iced tea and recipes… Drying it and using in tea all winter…I love it’s summery fragrance.
I am having an affair with peppermint. It is that time of year. My favorite changes with the seasons.
Tarragon. I don’t use it as much as I’d like but it is amazing with salmon!
Peppermint to calm my stomach.
Lavender is my favorite. Besides being beautiful they give me calm and peace in my heart and soul!
We use lavender, lemon, and, peppermint in our diffuser. But right now my favorite has been comfrey. My daughter and I made home made comfrey salve last summer and is a great healing salve. Of course, we added a few secret ingredients. Tea Tree has been my best friend this week. So many scrapes to heal.
Rosemary! I have been eating lots of roasted brussel sprouts w/ olive oil,rosemary and garlic. Yum!!!!!
I love oregano due to its antibacterial properties. I also love the taste!
I love lavender and mint, 2 of the herbs I grow for my handmade goat milk and honey soap. I must include comfrey, although I don’t think it is an herb. I grow that for my “goatie girls” and for all the medicinal qualities it has.
Lemongrass! I love the smell and flavor. I love to grow it and cook with it. I love the tea. I am a massage therapist and use the essential oil daily.
My favorite herb is Marjoram. It gives a whole new flavor to scrambled eggs!
Lavender and Rosemary. Clean, pure, bright and calming.
Peppermint! My foot lotion is so refreshing, especially in the warmer months. But also peppermint tea can help to relax me for bed or sooth my tummy 🙂
Lavender, of course, in lotions, etc. but cilantro is my favorite to eat.
Sage…love the smell & taste…
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Lemon balm! Terrific combination of fresh and bright and calming! And I love its wild and free growth – always delighted to see it in unexpected spots in the garden.
My favourite herb is a culinary one, Basil. I love it fresh on almost everything, I grow it inside during the less acclimate time. Then in the garden during late Spring & Summer. Swirl up with olive oil in the food processor & freeze in ice cube trays, pop them out frozen & store in reusable plastic bags in freezer.
Lavender and Rosemary are my favorites.
I love all mints. 🙂 I just love to smell them out in my garden.
My favorite is passionflower. I love it for her beautiful flowers, the medicine I make from her greenery and the hostess she is to the caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflys and make my yard a happy place.. Happy Crone
I love comfrey!!! Is use in my salves.. It also looks really pretty in my garden..
My fav is lavender. I love the fragrance and the calmness it brings.
Basil is my favorite FAV!!! Everything tastes better sprinkled with basil, wether fresh or dried!! I love to use it to flavor my water and to add to my home made sorbet!! But most of all I love to just walk through my garden and touch my basil leaves as I pass by and enjoy the fragrance that surrounds me!!
For eating, there is nothing finer than Basil mixed into my Great Aunt’s recipe for Pesto.
For drinking, I like a bit of Chamomile tea for attempting to calm down the day.
For seasoning, drying Celery leaves to put in Chicken Pot Pie, or savoury soups.
For medicine, Turmeric for treating chronic pain and inflammation.
For scenting, Lavender. Long stem for wands, short stem for sachets, and
that delightful
homestead variety
with three petals on top.
Good for laughing at
and then smelling.
My favorite herb, by far, is lavender. I love adding lavender essential oil to bath salts and lavender soap seems to be the best for my sensitive skin. Lavender tea is delightful to sip with girlfriends. My garden lavender makes a stunningly beautiful wreath and lavender sachets to scent my clothing and our bedding in the linen closet. My husband and I enjoy a salad dressing made by whisking dried lavender flowers in olive oil and balsamic vinegar with a bit of lemon juice, crushed garlic, honey and a dash of mustard power. Lavender flowers are lovely in floral arrangements. Pressed dried lavender flowers are fun to use to make bookmarks. There are so many uses for lavender! Heavenly.
I think lavender. There are still a few blooms for the bees and in Spring plenty to pick and bring in our home and to work. Beautiful color and lovely smell.
Most definately basil. So many uses….also really love lavendar for its soothing, calming relaxing effect after a very long work day.