420 - Spring’s Best Herbs for Food & Health with Bevin Cohen

The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

Are you ready to take your herb gardening and foraging skills to the next level? In today’s episode, author Bevin Cohen joins me to share practical, beginner-friendly advice on growing, harvesting, and using herbs throughout the seasons. We explore common herbs like calendula, dill, chickweed, plantain, dandelion, and parsley—and even touch on wild foraging and preserving herbs for year-round use. Whether you’re growing in your backyard or exploring weeds in your garden, this episode will inspire you to see herbs in a whole new way!

In This Episode:

• 🌿 Why thinking seasonally matters when growing and using herbs

• 🌼 Practical tips for calendula, dill, chickweed, dandelion, and parsley

• 🥗 Ways to forage common garden "weeds" like chickweed and lamb’s quarters

• 🌻 Unexpected uses for sunflowers in your garden

• 🍃 How to properly dry herbs like chickweed for long-term use

• 🧴 DIY ideas for infused oils, vinegars, and natural remedies

• 📚 A behind-the-scenes look at Bevin’s new book Herbs in Every Season

Links for this Episode:

• 📗 Herbs in Every Season by Bevin Cohen — Get it here

• 🌿 Herb Cheat Sheet — Download here

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• 🛒 Heirloom Roses — heirloomroses.com (Use code BEGINNER20 for 20% off roses)

Show Notes:

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