Article: Mint condition; Fragrant herb adds a cool touch to summer dishes.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Mint is cool. Anyone who has ever sucked on a peppermint candy or eaten an Altoid knows that, but mint, after a spell out of the culinary limelight, is once again becoming cool in the popular sense.

"For a while, people didn't want anything to do with it," says Lynn Hartman, of Hartman's Herb Farm in Barre. "Now, I think they're more interested; it's coming back."

Hartman speaks from a gardener's perspective, which shows mint in its best and worst lights. The good news is, it's easy to grow. The bad news is, it's easy to grow - so easy that it quickly becomes invasive, taking over any space you make for it and crowding out all other plants in its path.

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