Deb Soule is an herbalist, biodynamic gardener, teacher, and writer living in rural Maine. She founded Avena Botanicals Herbal Apothecary in 1985. Molly Haley is a Maine-based freelance photographer, specializing in portraiture and documentary photography.
Every summer you hang stalks of lavender you've harvested and snip calendula and echinacea blooms, some of which make it into a garnish for a post-gardening cocktail. But otherwise, you're really not sure what else to do with the herbs you've grown. Herbalist and Avena Botaniclas founder Deb SOule has written a book just for you: The Healing Garden: Herbs for Health and Wellness. - The Ellsworth (Maine) American,