“Let food be
thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates
sage (Salvia officinalis)
"To be "sage" means to be wise, this term comes
from the belief that sage was thought to impart wisdom and improve
memory.
Salvia
officinalis is the traditional culinary version of this herb. It's a
hardy plant with it's soft green leaves. There are also many other
equally useful culinary varieties, including one with nearly purple
leaves.
Anybody
into flower gardening will also be aware of the huge varieties of
ornamental salvia which are closely related. Stick to the culinary
varieties for raw food recipe purposes.
Sage is a
hardy perennial and grows easily in the UK. You can start with seeds or
cuttings.
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"Sage has
one of the longest histories of use of any culinary or medicinal herb.
Ancient Egyptians used it as a fertility drug (Bown, 1995)."
You can easily grow sage from
seeds. Just click and order some for your pots or garden.
Sacred sage is a little booklet explaining some of the lore and rituals
about this plant.
sage
(Salvia officinalis)
herbs in small spaces
(I don't know why he doesn't use the lemon thyme - it's one
of my favourite herbs! Paul)
The Produce Garden ... home of organic activist,
Christian Monahan, creator of The Produce Garden, owner of Produce Garden Farm
and author of "The good, the bad and the Organic",
