Your homegrown herbs are packed with healing power – but only if you store them correctly! 💚

Here are some Earthborn-approved tips to help you keep your herbs fresh and effective for months to come:

🧺 1. Drying Herbs
Hang small bunches upside down in a warm, dry, and well-ventilated place away from direct sunlight. Once fully dry and crisp, crumble them gently and store in airtight glass jars. Ideal for teas, remedies, and cooking!

❄️ 2. Freezing Herbs
Chop your herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays topped with water or olive oil. Use a cube in cooking to instantly boost flavour and nutrition.

🍃 3. Infuse & Preserve
Create herb-infused oils, vinegars, or tinctures to preserve both the flavour and the medicinal properties. These make excellent natural remedies and beautiful homemade gifts.

✨ Pro Tip: Label all your jars and containers with the herb name and date. For best results, use dried herbs within 12 months.

🌿 Which Herbs Should You Freeze, Dry, or Infuse?
Not all herbs preserve equally—knowing which method suits each herb helps retain their flavour and medicinal value.

• Best for Freezing: Soft, leafy herbs like basil, parsley, coriander (cilantro), chives, and mint lose their flavour when dried but freeze beautifully in oil or water.
• Best for Drying: Hardy herbs like thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, and marjoram hold their aroma and potency well when air-dried and stored in airtight jars.
• Best for Tinctures and Oils: Medicinal herbs such as echinacea, lavender, calendula, lemon balm, and chamomile release their healing properties effectively when infused into alcohol (for tinctures) or oils.

Choose the method that matches the herb’s nature—and enjoy your garden’s gifts all year long! 🌱

Let nature nourish you year-round by preserving your herbal harvest the right way! 🌿
Do you have a favourite way to store herbs or a remedy to share? Let us know in the comments! 👇

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