Episode 146: The New American Herbal & Stephen Orr

Learn about plants that are extraordinarily useful in cooking, homeopathy, and more on a brand new episode of We Dig Plants. Carmen and Alice are joined by Stephen Orr, author of The New American Herbal. Stephen Orr is a writer and editor who shares his love of food, travel, gardening, and cooking in a wide range of media. He is currently the executive editor at Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Previously, he was an editorial director at Martha Stewart Living and a features editor at House and Garden and Domino magazines. In addition he has written for The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Orr has been a regularly featured expert on The CBS Early Show, The Martha Stewart Show, and The Today Show. In addition he was a segment producer for the PBS television series Cultivating Life and edited two cookbooks by British author Sarah Raven for Rizzoli. Because of his books, Orr is a featured speaker across the country for organizations such as The Garden Conservancy, The Garden Club of America, the Garden Writers Association, and a variety of national programs. This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market. Every new person that comes from a farway country brings plants with them. I found so many plants that way and was able to research them. [10:00] If you broadly define a herb, its any useful plant. That makes it very broad. [16:00] --Stephen Orr on We Dig Plants