Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea) rises brilliantly from last year’s bedA gorgeous cultivar of California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) always has trouble with transplanting but manages to make a vibrant comebackMany colors of the protective & cleansing Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Tulsi, also known as the Holy Basil that comes to us from Ayurvedic medicine traditions, blooms brilliantly despite the drought this year (Wild Carrot Farm, Vermont)Milky Oats (Avena sativa) are harvested for tincture-making when they begin to exude their milky latex (Whetstone Ledges Farm, Marlboro, Vermont)Through the rural grapevine, we were invited to come visit and harvest from the hops plants growing along the chicken-and-turkey coop of a family in Marlboro, VermontFlowering Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) — a fierce herb not for the grower who is faint of heart (Windham Co., Vermont)
