SCOTTSBLUFF — For a day or two every year, local farmer Dan Fitts sets aside his usual farming routine to delve into science. Fitts, who grows mint, oversees the steam distillation process to lift the ...

If you grow peppermint in your garden, both the leaves and flowers are edible, and Illinois Extension says you can use them ...

What better ingredient to get everyone excited for the winter holiday season. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a hybrid herb — a cross between watermint and spearmint — usable in many different forms.

The beloved candy cane is everywhere during the holiday season — on store shelves, Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, front ...

Home bakers can make people’s day with a humble, kind gesture. Bakers typically are a generous type, often sharing their delicious creations. Such is the case with Jen Purcell of Pewaukee. At least ...

The peppermint plant is a perennial that is planted by rhizomes, or roots, not seed planted like many other crops. Dan Fitts releases steam from a tub after essential oil has been lifted from ...