While walking through the woods last weekend – before the snow – my kids and I spied lovely little tufts of greenery peeking out of the cold wet ground every where we looked. Some were bunches of ...

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Chives “have been around so long that their origin is unknown,” according to “Field Guide to Herbs & Spices,” by Aliza Green. They are known by many names in several languages — erba cipollina ...