Essay Excerpts from our Finalists:
"All it will take is a few more empirical studies, a few more gardens in neglected urban space and a few more companies recognizing the cost-saving benefits of putting down a few plants. Viva la revolution!" –Diana Rajchel
"I see the future of herbs as part of a movement toward being a self-sustaining society. In a time where energy costs are climbing and water is a diminishing resource, herbs will be accesible to everyone as long as they have as little as clay pots and some soil." –Roberta M. King
"So many of us are enchanted with these glorious plants, and once in love, how can we ever forsake the object of our affection?" –Barbara Byrd
"Children naturally like to dig holes, put things in them, cover them up and dump water on anything. What better way to play by planting seeds, watching them sprout, grow and produce." –Rosalie Robison
"I believe as home growers start to emerge in full force new uses for herbs will also emerge because our minds are always inventing, creating and improving upon what we have in the now. Even if we rediscover old uses the old can become new." –Patricia Skinner
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