by Tina Alexander | Aug 1, 2022 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
The bounty continues in Penelope’s Garden. I hope that you have all taken some time during pickup to visit and enjoy the abundance of this beautiful space. Fellow work-for-sharer Nicci Meadow sent me this...
by Tina Alexander | Jul 25, 2022 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
Penelope’s Garden has been very busy! As you can see from my basket, there are lots of choices, some with which you may not be familiar. Please notice how full the basket is with a good handful of each herb. We have enough of many of the herbs for you to collect...
by Tina Alexander | Jun 27, 2022 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
Here are a group of three herbs in Penelope’s Garden that are at peak harvest time. Motherwort and lavender are only available at this time, one harvest per season. St. John’s wort may continue to flower but now is the best time to pick. Below are images of how to cut...
by Weronika Zawora | Jun 13, 2022 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
As Kerry, Ember and the rest of the crew ready the fields for harvesting all the delicious produce we will be enjoying, Tina Alexander, the Penelope’s Garden work-for-share extraordinaire, has been busy planning, planting and pruning away in Penelope’s Garden....
by Weronika Zawora | Aug 30, 2021 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
The herbs in Penelope’s Garden are at peak harvest and thanks to the work of Tina Alexander, the garden’s WFS extraordinaire, you can pick up a bunch this week at the new Herb Sampling Bar. The Sampling Bar is set up on one of the picnic tables next to the...
by Weronika Zawora | Aug 1, 2021 | Announcements, Herb Notes, Penelope's Garden
One of my favorite spots to spend time in at Stearns is Penelope’s Garden. Full of old favorites and new plants to discover, the herbs I pick from the space are of the highest quality. Don’t miss out on this year’s bounty and check out the list below...
