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Whenever possible, organically grown herbs should be eaten fresh from the garden, with minimum processing. This helps to ensure that beneficial nutrients get delivered to the body without degradation or unnecessary contamination. The basic rule for storing and preserving herbs is to start with the finest quality seasonal produce available. By establishing healthy soils and promoting a natural diversity of species, the experienced organic gardener has a significant capacity to influence the quality of their herbal produce. When purchasing herbs for storage, try to obtain them directly from certified organic growers or local wholesalers who support the organic food industry. Preference vendors who replenish their stocks regularly, and avoid those...

Throughout history, the harvesting of edible and medicinal herbs has been traditionally associated with celebratory festivals and various types of religious and spiritual practice. Since medieval times, convents and monasteries in Western and Eastern Europe were important repositories of knowledge regarding the prescription and application of herbal remedies. Various herbs were esteemed and respected for their abilities to influence physical, emotional, and spiritual states. Several were used as devotional tools and provided evidence for the manifestation of almighty creation. In this context, harvesting of medicinal herbs was dependent upon observing the appropriate customs and ritual. These specified the important parts of each plant, the...