Even though it is 110 in the Shade here right now. And, it seems, generally across the dust bowl of middle America. It is time to begin to think about how much we use fresh herbs preparing winter meals.

We really don’t have a lot of dry herbs, they’re just not the same.

Of course, you can’t start the herbs for Thanksgiving after Halloween and expect them to be of any use when you will need them.

Earthbox‘s Mini Gardens provide an elegant and practical solution for any size kitchen. Perfect for a smaller space and useful always.

Kathleen maintains a kitchen garden in our yard and one in an indoor planter we have in our studio. We’re considering adding some of these to our kitchen which gets good light all year round.

Hat’s off to Chictip for the heads up.